This tutorial discusses an important compliance related topic that impacts all clinics that accept and treat Medicare beneficiaries. Sadly, in most clinics, the requirements surrounding a Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) is often ignored resulting in serious violations of Medicare regulations.
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It’s important to understand the difference between true verification and an eligibility check. There are so many layers to understanding the coverage a Medicare patient has that you must follow each step methodically. Whether the patient has Medicare Part B or Medicare Part C is the first critical bit of information you must be aware…
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Where to Find Medicare Provider Numbers When a clinic needs to obtain information from Medicare, whether it be verifying primary status or following up on an appeal or reconsideration, the Medicare representative or phone prompt will ask for the Medicare provider number. Staff will hit a dead end if they do not know where to…
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Beyond Traditional Medicare Part B As healthcare costs increase, patients will look for insurance with more benefits and less out of pocket cost. That is why many Medicare beneficiaries look at replacing their traditional Medicare coverage with a replacement plan such as a Medicare Part C also known as Medicare Advantage. These plans are very…
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Download Reference Documents Medicare publishes helpful documents and alerts to keep providers in the know about important topics. Included here are several documents that relate specifically to the rules of properly signing the medical record notes of patients. These tools relate to the elements of signatures, authentication, and attestation, should that be necessary. We’ve also…
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Download Support Tool Mistakes happen. Unintentional errors that include unsigned notes or notes that are not signed in a timely fashion are inevitable in a busy office. Because signatures are a requirement, once the error is found, it’s critical to correct it, learn from it, re-train, and check again. A Signature Log is a very…
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