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Emily Pasternak
Medicaid Coverage for Pregnancy, Postpartum & Newborns
I wanted to do a special announcement for all Medicaid providers and families about Denali Care's Pregnancy and Newborn coverage. A lot...
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Emily Pasternak
- Sep 28
- 2 min
Alaska Medicaid Provider Self-Audits
If you have not already received your audit report from me, you can expect it within the next few weeks. I will provide the full...
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Emily Pasternak
- Sep 1
- 1 min
October Office Hours & Announcements
Regular in-office hours are 10-4 Monday - Thursday. Days that may close call centers and slow claim follow-up: Indigenous Peoples Day,...
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Emily Pasternak
- May 5
- 1 min
Medicaid Travel Authorizations
If you have a Medicaid patient who may require travel reimbursement (out-of-area or within their community), they may be eligible for...
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Emily Pasternak
- Mar 30
- 2 min
2022 Provider Contract Updates
A summary of updates and an opportunity for feedback was emailed to everyone on March 10th, 2022 for the following: Incomplete patient...
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Emily Pasternak
- Mar 24
- 1 min
August Office Hours
Regular hours are Monday-Thursday, 10am-4pm AKST. I will be out-of-office until the end of August but this should not effect routine...
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Emily Pasternak
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Federal No Surprises Act
I have sent out an email on 1/20/2022 regarding some changes to help implement protections from the Federal No Surprises Act. Effective...
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Emily Pasternak
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
Individual Vs. Global Billing Tree
I get questions about when individual or global codes are appropriate a lot so I figured I would make an easy reference for future use!...
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Emily Pasternak
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Medical Necessity and Justification
Definition*: Health care services or supplies needed to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease or its symptoms and that...
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Emily Pasternak
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
Global Vs. Individual Billing
Global billing for contracted midwives with "carve outs" can result in higher payment for services from major insurance companies like...
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Emily Pasternak
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
New Patient Vs. Established Patient
By CPT definition, a new patient is “one who has not received any professional services from the physician, or another physician of the...
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Emily Pasternak
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
March Closures
I will be out of office on Tuesday, March 16th. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience! -Emily
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Emily Pasternak
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
February Office Hours
Happy February Everyone! Regular Office Hours are Mon-Thurs, 10-4 Modified office hours for Tuesday, 2/9 10-12 and 2-4. Closed for mid...
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Emily Pasternak
- Dec 30, 2020
- 1 min
January Office Hours
Regular Office Hours: M-TH, 10-4 Billing Assistant Hours: Wednesdays ONLY, 10-6 We will be closed... December 31 - Jan 3rd for the...
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Emily Pasternak
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Patient Balance Adjustment Waiver
Providers wishing to adjust or "write-off" patient balances must sign and submit the waiver on a case-by-case basis to your biller. The...
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Emily Pasternak
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
2020 Medicare/Medicaid Fee Schedules
For anyone wanting to review your fee schedule or reimbursement rates against the 2020 Medicare Fee Schedule, I've attached the link...
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Emily Pasternak
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
November Office Hours
Happy Holidays, Everyone! My regular office hours are 10-4, Monday - Thursdays with the following exceptions: November 10th; Partial Day...
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Emily Pasternak
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
October Office Hours
Thursday, October 1st: Modified hours 11-4 I will have family visiting and therefore office hours may vary between October 5th-16th....
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Emily Pasternak
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Incomplete Claims & Patients
A common delay for claims this year has been missing patient information resulting in claims. This usually happens when the patient is...
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Emily Pasternak
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
September office Hours
I will be out of the office on Monday, September 7th for Labor Day and available for a partial day on Tuesday, September 8th due to...
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