ABNs: Tackle Non-Covered, Non-Medicare Services With ABN-Style Waiver

Skipping this step may lead to angry patients and lost reimbursement.

You know that you need to have a Medicare patient sign an advance beneficiary notice (ABN) when your carrier won't cover a procedure or service your podiatrist is going to perform. But what about non-Medicare patients -- should you use an ABN? Follow this expert guidance to ensure you get paid for every service your podiatrist performs while avoiding patient problems by sending bills the patient wasn't expecting.

Don't Skip ABNs for Private Payers

You should, in fact, use some form of waiver or ABN-inspired document for patients who do not have Medicare [...]

- Published on 2011-07-22