by Private Eye Care Practice | Oct 6, 2020 | Community, Practice Building
Blended rates for paying evaluation & management codes have been postponed. It was proposed and part of the Final Rule in 2019 to pay a single rate for levels 2 through 4 and use time as the determining factor. Medicare’s new plan is to continue paying distinct...
by Private Eye Care Practice | Oct 6, 2020 | Community, Practice Building
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is adding $20 billion in new funding for providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Under this Phase 3 General Distribution...
by Private Eye Care Practice | Sep 21, 2020 | Community, Practice Building
Annie is not one to leave a project unfinished. She is borderline obsessive about finishing what she started. One of her favorite things to do is to make a list, just to be able to mark things off that list. (She has a feeling that her husband doesn’t feel the same...
by Private Eye Care Practice | Aug 17, 2020 | Community, Innovations, Practice Building
The ABN, Form CMS-R-131, and instructions have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal. Due to COVID-19 concerns, CMS has expanded the deadline for use of the renewed ABN, Form CMS-R-131 (exp. 6/30/2023). At this time, the renewed ABN...
by Private Eye Care Practice | Jun 16, 2020 | Community
A lady came into the office to buy sunglasses for her daughter. We will call her “Mrs. A.” After carefully choosing her new sunglasses she discovered that her vision plan benefits covered the entire cost of the new eyeglasses. Needless to say, she was very excited...
by Private Eye Care Practice | Jun 8, 2020 | Community
For practice owners across the country, the third week of March is one they will never forget. News of a spreading pandemic turned into solid guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control to limit non-essential health care services, especially “routine eye exams”...
