Owing to its interdisciplinary nature – integration of knowledge in the biological, behavioral, psychological, and social sciences relevant to health and illness – Behavior Medicine physicians hardly find time to manage their medical bills filed and reimbursed efficiently.
Outsourced Excellence
Alternatively, our Behavior Medicine Billing Advisory – comprising AAPC certified medical coders, who are proficient in generating diverse behavior medicine bills on advanced software such as Lytec, Medic, Misys, Medisoft, NextGen, IDX, etc., and applying specific CPT, ICD-10, & HCPCS; complying with HIPAA privacy norms; and processing the prepared bills with leading private insurance carriers such as United health, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, HCSC, Blue Cross Group, and Government sponsored Medicare and Medicaid as well – has been able fill in the void successfully, and ensure greater revenue generation for Behavior Medicine physicians, patient inflow and referrals, and medical efficiency.
Our medical billing services in Florida can help you to increase your revenue with the reduction in the number of denied and unpaid claims. Our billers present in all the major cities like Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersberg and Orlando can provide you with less paperwork and more accurate medical claims to improve the efficiency of your practice. Here are some of the services which our billers have shown their proficiency in:
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Claims are processed on the same day
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Analysis of accounts receivables
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Weekly as well as monthly reports on productivity
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Analysis of codes and procedures on a regular basis
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Review of fee schedules for updates
Comprehensive Medical Billing Services in Florida
As a Leading Medical Billing and Coding Service provider, we offer specialized medical billing services in Florida to optimize your revenue and reduce denied claims. We have a strong presence in major cities like Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Orlando. Our billers and coders are experts in streamlining workflows and ensuring accurate claims submission.
They have over two decades of expertise in:
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Same-day claims processing to expedite payments.
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Detailed accounts receivables analysis to minimize A/R days
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Weekly and monthly productivity reports
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Regular code audits to maximize reimbursements
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Updating fee schedules for compliance and accuracy
Florida Medical Billing Experts Maximizing Your Practice Revenue
Our Florida-based professionals understand the state’s unique healthcare dynamics, including its extensive Medicaid Institutional Care Program (ICP) and high elderly population. By navigating state reimbursement statutes effectively, our coding specialists ensure compliance and better cash flow for your practice.
MBC’s medical billing experts in Florida offer tailored solutions:
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HIPAA-compliant processes to safeguard patient data
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Credentialing services to streamline payer enrolment
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Handling complex specialties like Cardiology, OB-GYN, Pediatrics, and more
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Expertise in EMRs and top billing software, including Medisoft, eClinicalWorks, and GE Centricity
Against Florida’s ongoing physician shortage, we help reduce administrative burdens while ensuring steady growth and profitability. By utilizing EMRs and advanced practice management systems, a Revenue Cycle Management Company optimizes operations and boosts collections significantly.
Our medical billers in Florida have been tracking the rate of reimbursements, which has been dipping in the state over the past decade. They have also analyzed the solution to this dip; the answer lies in the state of Florida’s reimbursement statutes themselves. These local Florida billers are the key to unlocking blocked cash flows and can provide you with updated methods to improve the efficiency of your practice.
Value Our Florida Billers Bring:
Our medical billing and coding services in Florida are not limited to major cities such as Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Orlando. They also extend to almost all other towns and smaller cities in Florida. These medical coders and billers surpass HIPAA compliance and are trained in preferred languages such as Spanish. They have been recommended in their past engagements for their medical billing administrative skills, excellent Data Entry management, and good written and oral communication skills.
Our medical billers and coders in Florida perform specialized tasks such as reviewing encounter forms for accuracy in ICD-10 and CPT coding, maintain records of existing billing and coverage rules, posting charges and payments to accounts, make follow up calls to insurance companies to resolve any inconsistency in payments and to patients whose accounts were past due to set up a payment plan, report to physicians regularly, offer customer support by comprehending and elucidating insurance EOBs, co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles to patients and enter and revise patient demographics.
Our Specialties:
Our medical billing specialists in Florida can help increase your income and guarantee suitable reimbursement. They provide medical billing and coding services in specialties including Otolaryngology, Primary Care, Optometry, Family Practice, Hospitalist Billing, Cardiology, OB-Gyn, Physical Therapy, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Dental.
Our Software Experience:
Physician shortage will always be a problem in Florida, affecting doctors and more prominent hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, nurses, and resident doctors. The shortage would mean long working hours and more accurate medical coding and billing practices. However, implementing EMRs is proving to be of immense help since most of the paperwork is diminished, and doctors have real-time information about patients and other related data. Our coders and billers are experts in software such as Medisoft, Misys Tiger, eClinicalWorks, Advance MD, GE Centricity, and Altapoint.
Difficulties & Challenges Florida Physicians Face:
One of the unique challenges that physicians and healthcare providers in Florida deal with is the Florida Medicaid Institutional Care Program (ICP). This is because Florida has a large elderly population (65 years and older), which is projected to grow to nearly 26% of the state’s total population, the highest among all states in the US.
These elderly patients are either disabled or fighting chronic illnesses, making them frequent visitors to physicians’ offices and various hospitals. This fact, coupled with the recent healthcare reform, would ensure that health care providers are required to ensure accuracy and compliance with legal guidelines to avoid a drop in revenue or negative legal repercussions. Our medical billing specialists ensure that problems such as inadequate reimbursement due to claim denial and other related factors do not take their toll on your practice.
Our Medical Billers and Coders can improve your practice's efficiency by employing the best methods of optimally using your EMR. Their exposure to various Practice Management Systems also provides greater collections for your practice.
Extensive Coverage of Behavior Medicine Procedures
Our billing advisory has been able to cater to a majority of Behavior Medicine professionals comprising of psychologists, physicians, and qualified nurses by employing a comprehensive billing and coding approach that covers the whole gamut of behavior medicine procedures including:
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Biofeedback, hypnosis, and bio-behavioral therapy of physical disorders
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Aspects of occupational therapy, rehabilitation medicine, and physiatry
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Preventive medicine
Enabling Accurate and Refined Medical Billing
A thorough knowledge of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system covering the comprehensive health and behavior assessment and intervention of medical services has been pivotal in enabling accurate and refined medical billing on our clients’ behalf. Following list of CPT codes used in coding Behavior Medicine procedures is a valid endorsement of our integrity in compliant coding system:
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Corresponding Behavior Assessment and Intervention Medical Services |
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96150 |
For initial assessment of the patient to determine the biological, psychological, and social factors affecting the patient’s physical health and any treatment problems |
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96151 |
For re-assessment of the patient to evaluate the patient’s condition and determine the need for further treatment; a re-assessment may be performed by a clinician other than the one who conducted the patient’s initial assessment |
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96152 |
For interventional service provided to an individual to modify the psychological, behavioral, cognitive, and social factors affecting the patient’s physical health and well being |
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96153 |
For interventional service provided to a group; an example is a smoking-cessation program that includes educational information, cognitive-behavioral treatment and social support |
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96154 |
To code interventional service provided to a family with the patient present |
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96155 |
To code interventional service provided to a family without the patient being present |
Infusing Modifiers for Mitigating Delay/Denial
Coupling a competent coding regimen with timely and accurate modifiers, our Behavior Medicine Billing Advisory has been able to mitigate undesirable delay/denial of its clients’ medical reimbursements. Modifier 22 for Extended Service and Modifier 52 for Reduced Service (where in the provider reduces or eliminates a portion of the service or procedure, which results in a reduction in reimbursement. The reduced service is identified by its CPT code and the addition of the modifier-52) are prime examples of Modifiers adopted in our billing management.
Multiple Benefits
The Behavior Medicine physicians, who lent preference to our billing and coding competencies – complete with accurate charge-capture, intricate procedure coding, electronic filing of claims, patient billing, multi-tiered appeal process, denial elimination initiatives, and compliance standards – have been able to witness simplification of revenue cycle, appreciable increase in collection rates, more patient inflow and referrals, and Increased avenue for medical research and development.
