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                                    <title>CMS Issues Date of Death Occurrence Code</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/cms-issues-date-of-death-occurrence-code/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Government benefits being paid to deceased beneficiaries is a growing problem in the U.S.
The National Uniform Billing Committee has created a new "occurrence" code to help capture deaths on ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Don't "Slip and Fall" Off of Medicare Rolls</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/dont-slip-and-fall-off-of-medicare-rolls/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[With all the paper that flows through your office, it would be easy to overlook a letter from CMS asking you to revalidate your Medicare enrollment.  Failure to do so could result in you falling ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Ah-Choo!  Coding for Allergy Injections</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/ah-choo--coding-for-allergy-injections/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[If a patient presents at your office for an allergy injection, don't forget to capture all billable charges.
Per CPT 2012, Allergy Immunotherapy Codes 95115 through 95117 ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>You Say MSN, I Say EOMB</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/you-say-msn-i-say-eomb/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Do you remember when an explanation of the benefits provided to a patient covered by Medicare was called an Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB)? 
I do.  In fact, I completely ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>So You Thought HIPAA Wasn't Such a Big Deal?!?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/so-you-thought-hipaa-wasnt-such-a-big-deal/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Thanks to Attorney Erin Brisbay McMahon, a partner with the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant &amp; Combs with offices in Memphis, for sharing the information below:
Some of you may remember that ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Have You Visited the AMA Website Recently?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/have-you-visited-the-ama-website-recently/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The AMA has recently started an online outreach for Practice Management called the Practice Management Center.
The Center offers a variety of tools to assist providers navigate the the ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Sexually Transmitted Infections and High Intensity Behavioral Counseling to Prevent STIs are now Preventive Services</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/sexually-transmitted-infections-and-high-intensity-behavioral-counseling-to-prevent-stis-are-now-preventive-services/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurors are now required to pay for screening for STIs and High Intensity Behavioral Counseling (HIBC) to prevent STIs. The tests are not subject to ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/sexually-transmitted-infections-and-high-intensity-behavioral-counseling-to-prevent-stis-are-now-preventive-services/</guid>
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                                    <title>ERx - The Carrot and the Stick</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/erx---the-carrot-and-the-stick/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A few of our clients received letters yesterday from CMS saying their reimbursement would be decreased by 1% because they had not complied with Medicare ERx guidelines.  The letters also said ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Medicare, Secondary Insurance and Coordination of Benefits</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/medicare-secondary-insurance-and-coordination-of-benefits/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Medicare, Secondary Insurance and Coordination of Benefit problems may not be at the very top of our list of reimbursements issue, but it's very close.

We see it when Medicare denies ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>CMS Issues Proposed Requirements for Stage 2 EHR</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/cms-issues-proposed-requirements-for-stage-2-ehr/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[On February 24, CMS released a Fact Sheet about its proposal for the Stage 2 meaningful use requirements of electronic health records (EHRs).
The new proposed rule primarily expands on ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>AMA Issues CPT Errata for 2012</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/ama-issues-cpt-errata-for-2012/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Remember...it's impossible to be perfect!
Despite the AMA's best efforts, 2012 CPT did have errors...so far 12 pages of them!
The errata may be found ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Place of Service for Distant Site </title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/place-of-service-for-distant-site-/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[It's not always easy to know where services to a patient are rendered where the physician component of a diagnostic procedure is done at a site distant from the technical component.
CMS has ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Compliance Tools for Beginners</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/compliance-tools-for-beginners/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Failing to be "in compliance" is costing many providers' offices tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Regardless of how you feel about the politics of the overhead burden on ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>2012 Welcomes New Waived Labs</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/2012-welcomes-new-waived-labs/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[CMS updated it's list of waived laboratories on January 24.  The entire list may be found at: https://www.cms.gov/CLIA/downloads/waivetbl.pdf.
Be sure to check with insurance carriers ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Affordable Care Act &amp; Preventive Services</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/affordable-care-act--preventive-services/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The first of the year is the time most providers are challenged by huge first of the year expenses and slow downs in cash flow because of deductibles.
As mentioned before, it's the perfect ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Alcohol Misuse Screening and Counseling Now Covered by Medicare In Primary Care Setting</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-now-covered-by-medicare-in-primary-care-setting/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Effective October 14, 2011, Medicare is covering two new G codes, G0442 (Annual Alcohol Misuse Screening, 15 minutes), and G0443 (Brief face-to-face behavioral counseling for Alcohol Misuse, 15 ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Medicare To Pay for Behavioral Therapy for Obesity</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/medicare-to-pay-for-behavioral-therapy-for-obesity/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Medicare will now pay for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for patients with obesity.
According to Medicare, obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 kg/m2.  This counseling is not subject to ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Modifier 33?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/blog_post-49544/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Having problems being paid for preventive testing?  Medicare anticipated such problems when it added modifier 33 as a HCPCS II code to be effective January 1, 2011.
Modifier 33 should ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>OIG Healthcare Targets for 2012</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/oig-healthcare-targets-for-2012/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[On October 5, the Office of Inspector General released it's 2012 work plan. 
Medicare Part B areas that will be investigated include:

Incident to services--specifically for ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Reminder:  It's Against the Law to Bill Medicare QMB Patients</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/reminder--its-against-the-law-to-bill-medicare-qmb-patients/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Dollars are tight.  Many Medicaid programs are putting limitations on the number of visits they will pay in a year.
Confusion reigns as to whether or not you can balance bill a Medicaid ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Baffled by Preventive Services?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/baffled-by-preventive-services/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Are you confused by the new Preventive Services offered by Medicare?
The Medicare Learning Network has recently updated several of their brochures to include changes from the Affordable ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/baffled-by-preventive-services/</guid>
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                                    <title>Your Future and ACOs</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/your-future-and-acos/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The proposed ACO guidelines were issued today.  They remain extremely vague not even defining who will be in charge of administering the health care dollar in ACOs. The guidelines do say ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/your-future-and-acos/</guid>
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                                    <title>CMS's New Waived Labs</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/cmss-new-waived-labs/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Change request 7266 from Medicare adds some new waived labs and changes the codes on others.  To view the change request, visit:  ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/cmss-new-waived-labs/</guid>
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                                    <title>Do You Feel Bullied?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/do-you-feel-bullied/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Ok, this might not be the best medical office management topic.
Still, many of us who love kids have run into the dilemma of what to do about bullying.  Sometimes, as adults we may face ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/do-you-feel-bullied/</guid>
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                                    <title>HHS Report on ACA and State Funding</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/hhs-report-on-aca-and-state-funding/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[HHS released a new report showing that the Affordable Care Act provides states with significant flexibility and resources to improve health care benefits and protect consumers. Per HHS, the law ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/hhs-report-on-aca-and-state-funding/</guid>
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                                    <title>Avoiding the eRx 2% Swing</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/avoiding-the-erx-2-swing/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Time to get on board the eRx express.  Even if you aren't fully sold on the advantages of electronic prescribing, failure to do so will cost you one percent of your Medicare dollars beginning in ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/avoiding-the-erx-2-swing/</guid>
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                                    <title>Charting With iPad, Android</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/charting-with-ipad-android/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[For those of you that are using Practice Fusion, one of the most requested features is now available.  You can now access your account from your iPhone or Android telephone/mobile ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/charting-with-ipad-android/</guid>
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                                    <title>RAC Auditors Approved Issue List</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/rac-auditors-approved-issue-list/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Concerned about a visit from RAC auditors. 
You can be a little better prepared by knowing what areas they are authorized to audit.  A list of current approved issus may be found ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/rac-auditors-approved-issue-list/</guid>
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                                    <title>TennCare Cuts?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/tenncare-cuts/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Several of our Tennessee clients have expressed concerns over the TennCare cuts that may go into effect July 1.
For a summary of cuts, visit:  ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/tenncare-cuts/</guid>
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                                    <title>Templates for Medicare Wellness Visits, CANS-MCI for Cognitive Impairment</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/templates-for-medicare-wellness-visits-cans-mci-for-cognitive-impairment/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[This one is going to be a long one; but it's important to your bottom line, so please take a minute to read.
Several of our primary care clients have told us that the reporting requirements ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/templates-for-medicare-wellness-visits-cans-mci-for-cognitive-impairment/</guid>
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                                    <title>Are Your Informed Consent Forms Bullet Proof?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/resources/forms/are-your-informed-consent-forms-bullet-proof/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Some patients are litigious.
It’s an unfortunate fact of a doctor’s life that they must look at every patient as a possible plaintiff in a malpractice suit.
And, juries ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/resources/forms/are-your-informed-consent-forms-bullet-proof/</guid>
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                                    <title>Advance Care Directives</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/advance-care-directives/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Part of Medicare's requirements for its new Annual Wellness Visit is the opportunity for the patient to discuss advanced care planning with a provider. 
Yes, it seems providers are now ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/advance-care-directives/</guid>
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                                    <title>National Safety Goals - Medication Reconciliation</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/national-safety-goals---medication-reconciliation/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[How long has it been since you've reviewed your medication reconciliation procedures? 
Although most of us associate the Joint Commissions with the hospitals: their authority ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/national-safety-goals---medication-reconciliation/</guid>
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                                    <title>Day One for EHR Bonuses</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/day-one-for-ehr-bonuses/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Today is the first day providers may sign up for bonuses available for the meaningful use of EHR.
The final regs were published today about requirements to qualify for incentive bonsues for ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/day-one-for-ehr-bonuses/</guid>
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                                    <title>Changes for ESRD Capitation for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/changes-for-esrd-capitation-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[If your receive Medicare Monthly Capitation Payments (MCPs) to manage ESRD patients remember these requirements for ESRD beneficiaries to access ESRD-related drugs that go into effect January 1, ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/changes-for-esrd-capitation-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>Are Practices Really Exempt from Red Flag Rules?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/most-practices-exempt-from-red-flag-rules/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[We received this today from healthcare attorney, Charles Key.
Clients and Friends: According to a recent posting by the American Medical Association, President Obama on ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/most-practices-exempt-from-red-flag-rules/</guid>
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                                    <title>Debridement Codes "Excised" for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/debridement-codes-excised-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[For 2011, the AMA has expanded the Integumentary System subsection to include new guidelines to define debridement.  The Excision and Debridement subsection (11000-11047) went through extensive ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/debridement-codes-excised-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>Changed Requirements for Home Health Care Certification for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/changed-requirements-for-home-health-care-certification-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Beginning January 1, 2011 a physician who certifies Medicare home health services must see the patient within 90 days before or 30 days after the home health certification.  ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/changed-requirements-for-home-health-care-certification-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>Services With Waived Deductibles and Coinsurance for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/services-with-waived-deductibles-and-coinsurance-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Yes, we're starting to sound like a broken record...but this is so important to your bottom line. 
If you want to avoid a little of the cash flow crunch in early 2011, book and ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/services-with-waived-deductibles-and-coinsurance-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), Including Personalized Prevention Plan Services (PPPS)</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/annual-wellness-visit-awv-including-personalized-prevention-plan-services-ppps/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[We waited and waited on a Medicare Learning Network publication on the annual wellness visits before publishing yesterday's newsletter.  Guess what?  Today one was finally ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/annual-wellness-visit-awv-including-personalized-prevention-plan-services-ppps/</guid>
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                                    <title>Health Care Law Found Unconstitutional by Federal Judge</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/health-care-law-found-unconstitutional-by-federal-judge/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Today's New York Times reports:
"A federal district judge in Virginia ruled on Monday that the keystone provision in the Obama health care law is unconstitutional, becoming the first court ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/health-care-law-found-unconstitutional-by-federal-judge/</guid>
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                                    <title>Congress Passes One Year SGR Fix.  President Obama Promises to Sign</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/congress-passes-one-year-sgr-fix--president-obama-promises-to-sign/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives passed legislation this morning that prevents a 24.9 percent Medicare payment cut to providers that was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2011 under the SGR ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Finally - Medical Practices Aren't Creditors</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/finally---medical-practices-arent-creditors/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[It's not completely official yet, but On December 7, the House passed the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. The Red Flags Rule requires financial institutions and creditors to develop ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>New Q Codes Required For Billing Flu Vaccines to Medicare</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/new-q-codes-required-for-billing-flu-vaccines-to-medicare/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[CMS has created specific HCPCS codes and payment rates for Medicare billing purposes for this flu season. Effective for claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2011, CPT code 90658 will ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/new-q-codes-required-for-billing-flu-vaccines-to-medicare/</guid>
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                                    <title>For 2011 Home Dialysis Patients Must Have Face to Face Visit</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/for-2011-home-dialysis-patients-must-have-face-to-face-visit/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, 2011, the dialysis monthly capitation payment requires the provider to have at least one face-to-face patient visit per month with the patient for the home ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>PreAuthorizations Impact Care Negatively</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/preauthorizations-impact-care-negatively/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The AMA has recently published findings from a survey querying over 2,400 physicians on the impact preauthorizations with an insurance company had on overall patient care.  For those endlessly ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Three New Subsequent Observation Codes for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/three-new-subsequent-observation-codes-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[CPT 2011 has a new section for Subsequent Observation Codes in the Hospital Care sections.  Observation Codes are a hot topic with the OIG.  It's not enough for the patient to be in the ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/three-new-subsequent-observation-codes-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>A Little New, More Old for Sleep Studies for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/a-little-new-more-old-for-sleep-studies-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[There are two new codes for unattended sleep studies for 2011 that pay significantly more than attended sleep studies by CMS.  
According to the AMA’s 2011 CPT Code ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/a-little-new-more-old-for-sleep-studies-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>New Coding for Administration of Immunization for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/new-coding-for-administration-of-immunization-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, 2011, immunization codes 90465-90468 will be gone. 
Replacing them are new codes 90460 and add-on code 90461.   The new codes recognize the counseling ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/new-coding-for-administration-of-immunization-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>2011 CPT Introduces New Ophthalmological Codes, Revises Others</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/2011-cpt-introduces-new-ophthalmic-cpt-codes-revises-others/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The following new and revised codes will be listed in the 2011 CPT Coding Manual and are effective January 1, 2011.
Code 92135 was one identified by the AMA as subject to misuse.  ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/2011-cpt-introduces-new-ophthalmic-cpt-codes-revises-others/</guid>
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                                    <title>New CLIA Waived Labs for 2010</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/blog_post-26097/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[CMS has issued an MLN Matters article about new CLIA Waived Labs for 2010.  You may view the article at: 
http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7184.pdf.
The ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/blog_post-26097/</guid>
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                                    <title>2011 CPT Changes</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/blog_post-26309/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[
This excellent recap of 2011 changes is from http://codingahead.blogspot.com/2010/11/2011-cpt-code-changes.html
2011 CPT CODE CHANGES Evaluation and Management – 3 New Codes]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/blog_post-26309/</guid>
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                                    <title>E-Prescribing Incentive Checks ALMOST in the Mail </title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/e-prescribing-incentive-checks-almost-in-the-mail-/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[E-prescribing incentive program are currently being processed, and should be wrapped up by the end of October. incentive payments will be paid as lump-sum to the TIN or the taxpayer ID under which ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/e-prescribing-incentive-checks-almost-in-the-mail-/</guid>
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                                    <title>Interim Relief for Reporting Cost of Group Healthcare Costs on W-2s</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/interim-relief-for-reporting-cost-of-group-healthcare-costs-on-w-2s/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires employers to report the cost of healthcare coverage paid by the employer on their employees on Form W-2 beginning ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/interim-relief-for-reporting-cost-of-group-healthcare-costs-on-w-2s/</guid>
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                                    <title>Are You Capturing Nebulizer Education Codes?</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/are-you-capturing-nebulizer-education-codes/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[ 
We admit it.  We're on a quest. 
We want to help you increase your reimbursement by capturing all the dollars you are entitled to but leave on the ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/are-you-capturing-nebulizer-education-codes/</guid>
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                                    <title>Legal and Practical Issues of Billing and Collection Practices</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/legal-and-practical-issues-of-billing-and-collection-practices/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[One of my favorite resources for staying up to date is the Med Law Blog published by Tucker Arsenberg Attorneys.  Michael Cassidy does a very nice job of keeping the blog updated with the ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/legal-and-practical-issues-of-billing-and-collection-practices/</guid>
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                                    <title>2011 Neurology CPT Code Changes</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/2011-neurology-cpt-code-changes/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Sleep Studies
CPT 2011 replaces the temporary G codes used for unattended sleep studies with new permanent codes:
95800 Sleep study, unattended, simultaneous recording; heart ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/2011-neurology-cpt-code-changes/</guid>
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                                    <title>Smoking Related Disease No Longer Required For Tobacco Cessation Counseling</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/smoking-related-disease-no-longer-required-for-tobacco-cessation-counseling/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[On August 25 CMS announced a change in reimbursement policy for tobacco cessation counseling.  In the past, to bill for Tobacco Cessation Counseling, a smoking related disease diagnosis had ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/smoking-related-disease-no-longer-required-for-tobacco-cessation-counseling/</guid>
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                                    <title>CMS Expands Covered Telehealth Services for 2011</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/cms-expands-covered-telehealth-services-for-2011/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[CMS is adding the following requested services to the list of Medicare telehealth Services for 2011:
• Individual and group KDE services (HCPCS codes G0420 and G0421, ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/cms-expands-covered-telehealth-services-for-2011/</guid>
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                                    <title>Outstanding Review of Meaningful Use Published by NEJM</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/outstanding-review-of-meaningful-use-published-by-nejm/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The New England Journal of Medicine has published an outstanding description of the requirements for Meaningful Use in Electronic Health Records.  The article itemizes the objectives and the ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/outstanding-review-of-meaningful-use-published-by-nejm/</guid>
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                                    <title>"Meaningful Use" For EHR Now Defined</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/meaningful-use-for-ehr-now-defined/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Yesterdary (July 13, 2010) CMS and ONC announced the final rules on Meaningful Use and Standards and Certification under the HITECH Act’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentive program.]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/meaningful-use-for-ehr-now-defined/</guid>
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                                    <title>No Signature Means No Order for Medicare Auditors</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/no-signature-means-no-order-for-medicare-auditors/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[One of the areas Medicare auditors are instructed to review during audits is the signatures of medical records.  In fact, if a required physician's signature is missing from an order that ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/no-signature-means-no-order-for-medicare-auditors/</guid>
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                                    <title>ICD-9 Changes for 2011 Released</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/icd-9-changes-for-2011-released/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The ICD-9 2011 codes will take effect October 1, 2010.  For diagnosis codes CMS does NOT allow a grace period to the first of 2011.  The codes must be used beginning October 1, ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/icd-9-changes-for-2011-released/</guid>
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                                    <title>June 1 - Red Flag Warning!</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/june-1---red-flag-warning/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[For over a year, we've been told by major medical associations that Red Flag Rules shouldn't apply to medical practices.  After all, most medical practices aren't very aggressive with their ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/june-1---red-flag-warning/</guid>
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                                    <title>Evaluating a Billing Company</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/evaluating-a-billing-company/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[I received an email today from Chris Thorman of Software Advice about "How to Evaluate a Billing Company."  It was well done.  My only criticism was his failure to recognize HBMA as a ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/evaluating-a-billing-company/</guid>
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                                    <title>Online Appointment Scheduling</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/online-appointment-scheduling/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I needed to make an eye appointment.  When doing a Google search to find my eye doctor's phone number,  I found she had an online scheduler.  The scheduler ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
                                    <guid>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/online-appointment-scheduling/</guid>
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                                    <title>Our Updated Website</title>
                                    <link>http://www.klahealthcare.com/blog/test-blog/</link>
                                    <description><![CDATA[KLA Healthcare Consultants is excited about our new website designed by the extraordinary RocketFuel.  The Rocket Fuel team is what they promise:  Intergalactic Web Experts In Our ...]]></description>
                                    
                                    <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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