March 29th, 2013
Since the creation of incident-to billing for non-physician providers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), there has been significant confusion regarding proper billing and reimbursement for claims. Lisa Shock busts the myths behind incident-to issues in this post.
September 26th, 2012
How can billing be maximized in the hospital setting? The concept of "incident-to" billing is an outpatient-only application. While physician assistants (PAs) may not bill incident-to in a hospital, they may bill under the physician they are working with and collect 100 percent reimbursement if the shared billing criteria are met.