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Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

Proposed Changes to Medicare PFS 2019

CMS published their Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019 on July...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

#NewCardNewNumber

Safeguarding against identify theft has been important aspect to Medicare. All we need to do is to take a quick glance at HIPAA, and...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

Quality First Medical Billing acquires Horizon Medical Billing

Quality First Medical Billing is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Horizon Medical Billing (formerly known as Priority...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

Medicare Advantage Can Be Complex for Patients and Providers

I wrote an article for Nerdwallet, and it was published. This is a link to the article: Medicare Advantage Can be Complex for Patients...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

Quoted in US News & World Report

I was recently asked to give my thoughts on the importance of keeping medical records as a financial tool. My reasons centered on using...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

Mysteries of the IPA

The Independent Physician Association (IPA) has become a staple in the western states, and most notably California. According to...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

Lean Manufacturing & Health Care by Chuck Freeman

Lean manufacturing and health care seems like two different concepts that do not belong together. Lean manu facturing is a concept found...

Claire Freeman, BS, CPC

How will the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Affect Healthcar

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is here. It was implemented on October 1, 2010, and to say that the roll-out has been shakey is a...