tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 10

ABNs: Game of Musical Diagnoses Leaves Patient Without Chair

A signed advance beneficiary notice gives you the right to tell a patient, "I told you so" after a denial. It doesn't guarantee, however, that your Medicare woes are over when that bill bounces back unpaid. Physician offices are still naive when it comes to ABNs, which they've only recently started using in force, according to experts. Physicians lose out on significant rightful reimbursement because they are hesitant to encourage patients to sign ABNs where appropriate, or fail to use the forms properly, experts say. But even if you use ABNs immaculately, you still can run into problems with...

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