The Importance of Accuracy and Compliance in Billing and Coding
Posted Dec 15, 2017
Always Ensure Accurate and Compliant Billing and Coding
When managing a medical practice, you undoubtedly have several things to worry about at any given time. Medical billing and coding is difficult to keep up with, especially with evolving laws, regulations, and medical codes. These changes make it difficult to be compliant even for the most astute practices. Unfortunately, failure to have accurate and compliant medical billing and coding can result in several negative ramifications for your practice. Here are the top three reasons it is vital to be accurate and compliant in billing and coding all of the time, and some of our tips for achieving greater accuracy and compliance.
Read More3 Ways to Start Increasing Healthcare Revenue Today
Posted Apr 19, 2016
You know there are times when you need to make something fit but it just won't. Like a time when all of your information had to fit on a single page but just didn't? When this happens it's not time for a complete overhaul. Instead, some subtle tweaks are needed...
First you might, tighten the margins. This helps, but margins can only get so narrow before creating larger issues. So then, you examine the text itself. Find places where it could be tightened up, made more efficient. You might encounter a few areas where unnecessary phrasing took up valuable page real-estate.
Similarly, your clinic’s profit margins can only tighten so far....
3 Red Flags to Look for When Outsourcing Billing
Posted Apr 14, 2016
You and your practice are ready to outsource your revenue cycle. Whether it was staff turn-over, claim denial rates, slow turn-around on reimbursements, or too much time spent on paperwork instead of patient care, we’re here to help you with the next steps.
Converting your Top Ortho ICD9 Codes to ICD10
There are many orthopedic coding that will come with the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10.This free guide will help you understand ICD-10, prepare for it, and give you the resources to guide your transition.
ICD-10 Impact on Radiology Billing
Posted Mar 11, 2016
Now that ICD-10 is officially in full effect, radiology practices have had to fully integrate with the implementation of ICD-10. To make the conversion both swift and successful (and to avoid losing money), practices will need to implement new strategies and education. Setting up, performing, testing, and training on the new system will take some time - hopefully you've got the hang of most of it since the October 2015 switch. But what kind of impact is ICD-10 going to have on radiology billing? Good question.
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Report: CMS underpays Medicare Advantage plans for treating chronic conditions
Posted Feb 1, 2016
This content was originally posted on Jan. 22, 2016 by Katherine Moody on FierceHealthPayer. Click here to see the original source.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) underpaid Medicare Advantage health plans for the costs of treating individuals with multiple chronic conditions, according to a new analysis from Avalere Health.
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