Middle names and suffixes of ordering or referring providers
Effective May 1, 2013, CMS will turn on the edits to deny Part B, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and Part A Home Health Agency (HHA) claims that fail the ordering/referring provider edits. Physicians and others who are eligible to order and refer items or services need to establish their Medicare enrollment record with a valid NPI and must be of a specialty that is eligible to order and refer.
If the ordering/referring provider is listed …
Andrew Levy Assumes Role As Executive Vice President of Client Relations for Vantage Clinical Solutions
It is my pleasure to announce that Vantage principal, Andrew Levy (“Andy”) has assumed the role of Executive Vice President of Client Relations for Vantage Clinical Solutions. EVP of Client Relations is a role new to Vantage, and has been borne of our desire to further enhance our focus on the relationship between our team and that of our clients.
In this role, Andy will serve as an executive liaison to our clients’ practices, providing …
Happy National Medical Biller’s Day!
Today marks this year’s National Medical Biller’s Day, and we have a LOT to celebrate here at Vantage. Not only do we most certainly have the best team of medical and physical therapy billers, but they ALL recently became Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialists—no small task!
Each day, our medical billers act as an extension of your brand, interact with patients, and work hard to bring in as much revenue as possible. We try to thank …
Develop with authority
We as business owners grow through the pressures placed upon us in our positions of authority, and our team members grow in a similar manner.
The entrusting of progressive levels of authority to our personnel allows our team the chance to grow through the pride and challenge associated with being accountable to others, while expanding our own capacity through the delegation of responsibility. It is truly a win-win.
Put some thought into those on your …
Brand confusion at its best: Physical therapy students host massage-a-thon
The physical therapy brand is something I care about – quite a lot, actually. As a physical therapist, business owner, and self-professed brand nerd, I believe that preserving the integrity of the physical therapy brand while advancing our position in the consumer marketplace is critical to the future of our profession.
So, when I read the March 19th headline in The Marquette Tribune, “Physical therapy students to host annual Massage-A-Thon,” I pumped …
Physical therapists need to promote like promoters
It’s easy to do things the way they’ve been done before. What’s not so easy is charting a new course and deciding to take a risk. Marketing is an area where taking risks can be relatively safe (I mean, how often are you going to lose the farm by placing an ad that doesn’t pan out), and the rewards of stumbling onto something new that REALLY works can be a goldmine.
When marketing, I like to challenge myself by …
Spitballing in your physical therapy practice
Spitballing is the tossing around of ideas without fear of repercussion or embarrassment. If the idea is good, it sticks. If not, no harm done. It’s my favorite kind of work.
The beauty of spitballing for the physical therapy practice owner is that it provides a safe means through which staff and ownership can be comfortable getting ideas out in the open. This free pass of sorts can work wonders for the quietly creative within …
Physical Therapy Medical Billing in Oregon
Physical therapy medical billing in Oregon is a specialty service which exists at the intersection of knowledge, technology, process, and geography. Each of these facets are critical to receiving prompt payment from insurance companies and patients, and failure of any area can result in critical delays to practice cash flow. Unfortunately, there have been many private practices within Oregon, the Pacific Northwest and beyond, who have failed to master the physical therapy medical billing process, …
PT in Motion quotes Vantage principal, Andrew Levy on topic of mergers and acquisitions
The current health care landscape is seeing a surge in consolidations and mergers, according to a news-feature article on the March 2013 edition of PT in Motion, a trade publication of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This could be a double-edged sword for PTs, says our own Andrew Levy, partner/consultant at our Vantage Clinical Solutions Denver office who was quoted extensively in the article.
Titled “Surviving and Thriving in an Era of Mergers …
Step & Spine Physical Therapy Celebrates Recent Expansion
We at Vantage Clinical Solutions are thrilled to share the news that one of our valuable clients, Step & Spine Physical Therapy, has recently expanded the size of their home facility in Sisters, Oregon … by a whopping 1,000 percent!
Once located in a modest 200-square-foot clinic adjacent to a fitness center, Step & Spine now boasts 2,100 square feet of clinic space – 10 times the space they’ve grown accustomed to working in over their …
