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Welcome to the HBMA Public News area. The HBMA website includes a great deal of news and resources for our members as well as the general public in the area of health care. Please feel free to browse our public news and view samples of our Member and Government News areas, as well as samples of our monthly 'Billing' journal.

01/30/2012 - Competing in an EHR-Driven Business Environment By Ron Sterling

01/26/2012 - Payer Contracting

With skyrocketing costs and declining payer reimbursements, practices are struggling to find ways to increase – or just maintain – the bottom line. Practices can improve their revenues through an aggressive payer contracting strategy. How?

01/24/2012 - OIG Posts HEAT PCT Videos / OIG Reports / State Enforcement Actions

OIG posts a new video and an audio podcast, “Tips for Implementing an Effective Compliance Program,” the seventh of 11 HEAT Provider Compliance Training video and audio presentations on top health care compliance topics.

01/12/2012 - Compliance FAQs

How much information can a biller leave on an answering machine when calling for address or insurance updates? Check out our 'Compliance FAQs' for more information

01/04/2012 - The Only Constant is Change ...

Another year has quickly flown by and it is already time to prepare for 2012. In today's environment, it is impossible to predict exactly what is going to happen in the world of physician reimbursement. One thing we know for sure, change is constant.

01/03/2012 - Patient Portals, EHRs, and Third Party Billing

Patient portals provide cost effective tools to interact with patients on a wide range of administrative, billing, and scheduling issues at lower costs for your organization. They offer an added value benefit to your clients.

12/19/2011 - Medicare's Provider Enrollment Revalidation Process

Over the coming months and years, CMS's Medicare Administrative Contractors will begin to request that practitioners revalidate their Medicare provider enrollment information. Between now and April 2012, CMS will continue to improve internet-based PECOS to make it easier for the providers to update their information and submit their revalidation application.

12/15/2011 - Tips on Preparing for 5010

Be Proactive: Prepare Now for 5010 Data Reporting Changes!
If you use the current version of the HIPAA electronic administrative transactions, such as checking a patient's eligibility, filing a claim, or receiving a remittance advice, you are required by federal regulation to use the updated version of these transactions, version 005010 (5010), by Jan. 1, 2012. There are data reporting changes in these transactions that will impact the data that you send and receive. It is important for you to make these changes and test the 5010 transactions to be certain that they will process correctly on Jan. 1, 2012. Be prepared for the 5010 transactions to avoid claim rejections and interrupted cash flow.

11/23/2011 - AMA - Get Paid FAster

11/23/2011 - HBMA Goes Social!

11/01/2011 - AMA - Heal the Claims

10/17/2011 - 5010 Readiness Defined

10/12/2011 - Register Today for the ICD-10 and Version 5010 Webinar: October 20, 2011, 1 pm ET

10/12/2011 - Medicare’s Provider Enrollment Revalidation Process

09/08/2011 - Medicare Learning Network® (MLN)

09/06/2011 - Government Relations - CMS Meetings

09/01/2011 - HBMA Comments – Medicare Physician Fee Schedule NPRM

08/24/2011 - HBMA 2010 Annual Report

08/02/2011 - HIPAA Privacy Rule: Accounting of Disclosures under HITECH

03/22/2010 - Meaningful Use Criteria