Not all chiropractors will receive this report. If you do, you are encouraged to look at it closely as it indicates your statistics are considered unusual.
On Monday, September 26, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release a national provider Comparative Billing Report (CBR) centered on Chiropractors who practice in the office setting. It’s a similar study equivalent to the one distributed last fall except this current study will focus on 2010 data and is being sent to 5,000 different Providers.
If you have not updated your Medicare enrollment information since March 25, 2011, you will have to revalidate your information.However, you must wait until instructed to do so by FCSO.
Palmetto (GBA) is the Medicare contractor for processing claims of beneficiaries with railroad retirement benefits. See links below
Rules for completing and processing Chiropractic claims for Medicare Railroad follow National Medicare guidelines, as do Medicare Advantage Plans. These rules differ from Florida regular Medicare claims.
Consider the benefits of using less paper. Medicare providers who bill electronically can now sign up to receive their remittance advice electronically, as well.
There are changes coming regarding electronic billing that will eventually affect all providers serving Medicare patients. The second page of the notice explains what questions to ask your billing vendor.
Providers must use certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology in order to earn incentives under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.How can you be sure which EHR technology has been certified?
