EFT Sign-up with CAQH for multiple insurers

EFT and ERA Enrollment Simplified   If you are submitting claims to insurance, you should be enrolled for EFT payments.  With this, the payments are deposited electronically to you checking account.  With one signup, you may receive electronic payments from many insurers.  A few of the national insurers are listed; Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and selection…

Florida Lawmakers Pushing Bill to Expand Telehealth Services

By Ryan Mcaskill on February 18, 2015 A new bill working its way through the Florida senate would increase the use of telehealth service throughout the state. While the use of telemedicine is starting to pick up across the healthcare landscape, federal and state policy is still playing catch-up. The biggest hurdle facing these strategies…

Patients’ Insurance are resetting

Patients’ Insurance are resetting   Many Patients’ Insurance are resetting or changing on January 1, 2015.  Employers have closed open enrollment for benefits and the employees, your patients, have selected their health insurance for the new year.   Have you asked your patients for their new insurance card for 2015? If not, you should.. This…

Can you waive/ reduce PATATIENT’S copay or coinsurance

Can you waive/ reduce PATATIENT’S copay or coinsurance   The simple answer is NO!  When you submit a claim to insurance you agree to the terms of the insurance contract, or individual policy.  In the agreed upon policy the patient has agreed upon their financial responsibility for care. Medicare & Medicare consider it FRAUDULENT to…