Vachette Pathology

Who’s Watching Your Wallet?

Vachette Pathology is a team of specialists whose sole purpose is to help protect your revenue.

For the price of a few specimens per month — you can work with someone who specializes in pathology
and laboratory management. Someone who understands the business side of the industry.
Someone with your best interests in mind.

You Need Us Now More Than Ever.

Many pathologists and laboratories are suffering from a simple lack of revenue management. Your payments will get worse if you choose to do nothing. You need to start auditing your billing and collection process and negotiate for more revenue.

Vachette Pathology is a pathology and laboratory practice management and consulting firm. We currently manage over 50 pathology and laboratory practices coast-to-coast. They range from single man pathology practices to independent laboratories to 35 hospital based practices. Our Practice Managers have extensive experience in the field of hospital and laboratory billing. We can help to increase your revenue and secure your income.

 
CMS/Medicare Scam Alert Print E-mail
Written by CMS   
Monday, 22 June 2009 07:23
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare administrative contractor (MAC). The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a questionnaire to provide an account information update within 48 hours in order to prevent a gap in Medicare payments. The fax may have the CMS logo and/or the contractor logo to enhance the appearance of authenticity.

Medicare FFS providers, including physicians, non-physician practitioners, should be wary of this type of request. If you receive a request for information in the manner described above, please check with your contractor before submitting any information. Medicare providers should only send information to a Medicare contractor using the address found in the download section of the CMS.gov Web site found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/ orhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll
 
Wisconsin Pathologists Taking a Pay Cut from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Print E-mail
Written by Mick Raich   
Monday, 08 June 2009 14:17

Anthem BCBS in Wisconsin has drastically cut their fee schedule from 2008 and is paying on average 12% less in 2009.

While performing a quarterly audit for one of our clients, Vachette Pathology found that Anthem BCBS had changed their payment. Comparing the fees from 2008 to the fees being paid in 2009, it appears Wisconsin pathologists are getting a 11.6% pay cut from Anthem BCBS.

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How the New Anti-Markup Rules May Change Your Practice Print E-mail
Written by Michelle Miller and Mick Raich   
Monday, 04 May 2009 08:27

Given the current business environment for laboratory and pathology practices, it is imperative that they be aware of any changes that may affect their revenue streams.

The new Medicare anti-markup rules present some unique opportunities for laboratories and pathology practice to increase their revenue and at the same time recoup some lost specimen volume.

In the past, if a laboratory or pathology group wanted to bill Medicare work out of a hospital, the group would set up the negotiated rate(s) for purchase of the technical component (TC) with their hospital. The pathologist had to itemize the bill, splitting out the professional component (PC) and the technical component.

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Hiring Vachette Pathology was one of the best business decisions that we have ever made.”

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