Peter Cass, Author at Practice Performance Partners

MIPS 2025 Update

by Peter Cass | Feb 5, 2025 | Billing, Legislation, Practice Management

Not many providers understand MIPS and few ODs choose to participate in MIPS, but we do get questions about it. If you wonder how it applies to you, this article should help. Does MIPS apply to you? MIPS does apply to optometrists who bill Medicare and generally...

Salt Typhoon, Text Messaging and HIPAA

by Peter Cass | Dec 12, 2024 | HIPAA, IT, Security

Several telecommunications companies, including AT&T, Verizon, and others, recently experienced an unprecedented cyberattack. The attack, labeled “Salt Typhoon” by Microsoft, is one of the largest in U.S. history. The hackers were and, in some cases,...

Ending Windows 10 – What To Do

by Peter Cass | Nov 19, 2024 | HIPAA, IT, Practice Management, Security

Microsoft has announced they will discontinue support for Windows 10 effective October 14, 2025. This will include ALL versions of Windows 10. Microsoft cites the significant advances in security in Windows 11 as the prevailing reason. Windows 10 is the most common...

Update on the Corporate Transparency Act

by Peter Cass | Sep 13, 2024 | Billing, Legislation, Practice Management

PCS receives many questions about the Corporate Transparency Act. Here is the most recent information. To review, the Corporate Transparency Act was passed to document ownership in US corporations. Several parties filed class action lawsuits against this law; one...

Update on FTC Eyeglass Rule

by Peter Cass | Sep 13, 2024 | Fraud & Abuse, Legislation, Practice Management

A little history… Based on reluctance on the part of too many eye care practitioners to provide patients with a copy of their glasses prescriptions, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) promulgated the Eyeglass Rule in 1978 – over 45 years ago. PCS provided a review of...