APRIL 2008
INSURANCE
ISSUES
NPI Changes for Medicare Claims
Effective March 1, 2008 Palmetto GBA began rejecting claims that contained ONLY a PTAN in the billing and rendering provider fields (Also called “primary provider fields).
CLINICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Are You Prepared For Emergency Calls To the Office? Whenever you answer an incoming telephone call, always ask permission before putting the caller on hold. This allows the caller the opportunity to tell you whether or not the call is emergent or urgent. Time is critical in an emergency situation. The information following may help you save someone’s life. Always write down the caller’s name and telephone number just in case you get disconnected. Decide if the situation is potentially life threatening. The common signs and symptoms of medical emergencies are: |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. How long will it take before I receive a provider billing number? 2. What are the different Medicare provider enrollment applications? 3. What does it mean to be a Medicare participating provider? 4. How do I apply for an NPI number? 5. How do I know if Medicare and NPI registry have to correct information?
For the answers to these questions, click here: Read More
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OFFICE
TIPS Are you waiting for someone to recognize your worth and give you the raise you deserve or are you giving other people the power to decide your income and career?
Don't think “it will happen someday if only your keep your nose to the grindstone. |
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EVENT SCHEDULE Local P.A.H.C.O.M. chapters from Akron and Cleveland would like to invite you to network with other professionals and learn some valuable tips from their speakers.
Meetings for both groups can be found on the O'Sullivan Consulting Group website by clicking below.
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| PERSONNEL CORNER |
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Performance Appraisals? Absolutely!!
Performance evaluations are very often ignored because most people don't like to do them. If we examine why most people avoid them, it is typically stated I don't like confrontation.” But does an evaluation of an employe's performance need to be perceived as “negative? If every effort is made to present the information in a positive light, the employee should learn from the experience. How to begin: The performance appraisal happens throughout the year. For example, do we express “Thanks, provide informal feedback sessions and give ongoing status reports? By the time the appraisal comes around there should be very few surprises in the interaction. |
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