by Charles James Jr. | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
It is critical for all of us to be aware of how our browsing practices affect our exposure to Ransomware. This is an excellent article from Malwarebytes on how to avoid easy mistakes. The biggest vulnerability is our human curiosity. Hackers and bad-actors will...
by Charles James Jr. | Mar 1, 2016 | Billing Help, RHC Help
CMS has issued another update to the Rural Health Clinic Line-Item billing requirements being implemented on April 1, 2016. Many Rural Health Clinics, independent and provider-based, will have to make significant software changes to deal with this. The change is...
by Charles James Jr. | Nov 9, 2015 | RHC Help
As we all know, there has been a large migration of Freestanding Rural Health Clinic certifications to Provider-Based Rural Health Clinic status. Provider-Based Rural Health Clinics attached to a parent hospital – and it is required to be a hospital – of...
by Charles James Jr. | Jun 19, 2015 | RHC Help
Dear Rural Health Clinics – I presented the following information to the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) Spring Conference in 2015. This presentation provides and overview of the Merit-Based Incentive Program announced by CMS. This program...
by Charles James Jr. | Feb 10, 2015 | RHC Help
The following Rural Health Clinic Survey and Certification Letter was released updating some CMS guidance relative to staffing. • Definitions, §491.2 The definition of a “physician” has been revised to include a doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine, a doctor of...
by Charles James Jr. | Feb 9, 2015 | Billing Help
Incident-To Services – Supervising Provider Billing Instructions In the office, among other criteria, incident-to services must be rendered by a qualified provider who is directly supervised. To meet supervision requirements for incident-to, the billing provider...
by Charles James Jr. | Jan 28, 2015 | RHC Help
Many Rural Health Clinics were surprised by the PQRS Penalty Letters which were received in late 2014 have generated significant confusion. We, as Rural Health Clinics, were under the impression that RHCs are exempt from PQRS and the associated penalties. This IS...