Archive for The Day of September 18th, 2006
Archive for the Day of September 18th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of September 18th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during September 18th, 2006.
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9-Day Delay May Turn Into 12 Days
No doubt you’ve heard about Medicare holding all claims from Sept. 22 through Sept. 30, as required by the Medicare Modernization Act. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had claimed that all of those claims would be paid promptly on Oct. 2. But now it turns out that may not be strictly true. Some larger carriers have reported they may have been notified that there may be a delay in mailing out checks, so this may turn into a 12 day holding. Make sure your office staff knows about the September delays in medical billing so they don’t waste time tracking claims. Additionally, make sure on your Medicare claims, …