Patient Accounting Tools
Q: How are you currently accounting for unpaid balances for QMB's with Medicaid Secondary
As the PM documents, unpaid balances are a qualified Medicare Bad Debt Expense, and are therefore eligible for inclusion into your Medicare Bad Debt Log. Unpaid balances are "deemed" uncollectible at time of remit, and are therefore excluded from the "cycle" of collections requirement.
Q: What items should be entered into the Medicare Bad Debt Log?
We recommend:
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Patient Demo Detail |
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Visit Detail (DOS, Status, etc) |
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Medicare Payment Details |
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Medicaid Payment Details |
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Bad Debt Source Calculation |
Medicare Bad Debt
Accounting for Medicaid Unpaid Balance
