Healthcare

10 Questions to Ask when Interviewing a Medical Billing Company

Millin Associates is a leading provider of billing services and software for Health & Human Service agencies – OMH, OASAS, OPWDD, DOH, Health Homes, and OCFS providers. Millin’s state-of-the-art technology (MillinPro™) is used by over 150 agencies throughout NY State...

Guest Article: Home Safety Tips

A friend of mine recently became a caregiver and asked me about some important items to address in the home that would help to create a safer environment for her parents. I put together a list of the following tips, which have been broken down by room and topic. These...

HIPAA Phase 2 Audits 2016

Earlier this year (2016), the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alerted healthcare providers that the second phase of HIPAA compliance audits would be taking place during the year. The OCR has been under significant pressure from the Office...

New Stark Law Changes – Physicians Sharing Office Space

Effective January 1, 2016, new changes to the Stark Law became effective and include an exception to existing law for office sharing arrangements that involve a physician’s use of another person or entity’s premises, equipment, personnel, items, supplies, or services....

Medicaid in Education Alert

An important Medicaid reimbursement processing change will take place during the 2016-17 school year. The contract with the Central New York Regional Information Center (CNYRIC) that provides a system for the submission of school district claims for Medicaid...

Improving Profitability in Your Medical Practice

Running a successful medical practice, whether small or large, goes far beyond giving patients a high level of care. Like any business, there are administrative, legal, financial, and technological needs that should be addressed. All of these take time and money,...

OPWDD’s Transition to Value Based Payments

Under the current fee-for-service payment structure, volume is incentivized over value. In order to keep volume levels high enough to maintain operations, providers may be delivering a lesser quality of service. This results in higher readmission rates and an increase...

Rate Correction Deadlines Approaching:

The deadline to request a rate correction from the New York State Department of Health (DOH) is February 15, 2016 for organizations that received their new rates as of November 16, 2015. If there are errors in the DOH’s rate calculation that results in a change of...

OMIG: Medicaid Compliance Plan

It’s that time of year again. If you are a provider generating over $500,000 of Medicaid funding in any consecutive twelve-month period, you need to certify, with OMIG, as to the existence of your Medicaid Compliance Program. Your certifications must be done during...

ONE-TIME $10 MILLION HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO NON-PROFITS

It has been announced that the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has released a Request for Proposal that will create a one-time $10 million Non-Profit Behavioral Health / Developmental Disability Providers Health Information Technology (BH-DD HIT) Investment Program....
OPWDD Rate Update

OPWDD Rate Update

A systemic error has been identified in the calculation of draft Supervised and Supportive IRA rates that were distributed for the July 1, 2017 year. See below for the notification directly from OPWDD. We’ll keep you posted as new rates are posted and updated. The...

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MACRA – The Essentials of the New Legislation

MACRA – The Essentials of the New Legislation

The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was introduced in 2015 to replace the Standard Growth Rate in the Medicare Part B Reimbursement Rates. The precedent for the MACRA program is to incentivize health care providers to adopt the Advanced Payment...

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A Primer on Medical Practice Financing

A Primer on Medical Practice Financing

Whether you are trying to decide how to facilitate the acquisition of new equipment or the purchase of real estate, or you need additional working capital, at some point a successful medical practice will need to obtain financing. Understanding the process, and when...

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Medical Office Technology

Medical Office Technology

Technology is a crucial element of any business or organization’s daily operations, especially in the healthcare industry. Finding new ways to improve the efficiency of operations is critical for both meeting the demands of patients as well as maintaining a smooth...

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10 Questions to Ask when Interviewing a Medical Billing Company

10 Questions to Ask when Interviewing a Medical Billing Company

Millin Associates is a leading provider of billing services and software for Health & Human Service agencies – OMH, OASAS, OPWDD, DOH, Health Homes, and OCFS providers. Millin’s state-of-the-art technology (MillinPro™) is used by over 150 agencies throughout NY State...

read more
Guest Article: Home Safety Tips

Guest Article: Home Safety Tips

A friend of mine recently became a caregiver and asked me about some important items to address in the home that would help to create a safer environment for her parents. I put together a list of the following tips, which have been broken down by room and topic. These...

read more