Going by the recent statistical result 208 million visits to family physicians each year the relevance of family medicine to the U.S. health care system had never been more pronounced. Family Physicians delivering a range of acute, chronic and preventive medical care services have a patient base unmatched by any other medical specialty. Family Medicine enormous reach entails judicious billing and coding for optimum reimbursement of medical bills, absence of which will adversely impact physicians revenues and medical efficiency, and the healthcare system at large.
Fortunately, Family Physicians can fall back on qualified and experienced billers and coders – certified by AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders), well versed in ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS coding based on CMS and AMA guidelines, and HIPAA privacy compliance– to mitigate such an adverse scenario. Our billers and coders, who fit the bill, have been favorites of a majority of leading Family Physicians, clinics, diagnostic centers, and hospitals.
Did you know?
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Family Practitioners using consultation CPT Codes 90241 to 99248, will be accepted by commercial payers but not be accepted by Medicare; hence Family Practitioners engaging Medicare Patients should be aware of this fact to avoid denials.
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Family Practitioners providing an office visit take a decision of surgery on the same day; need to use modifier 57 for the decision of surgery in order to be reimbursed.
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E&M Modifiers 24, 25 and 57 if used accurately provide 100% reimbursement- to Family Practitioners providing any additional service to patients along with an office visit. Hence Family Practitioners can benefit with maximum reimbursements; by making optimal use of these modifiers.
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.
Ideally Phasing Family Medicine Medical Reimbursement Cycle
Traversing the comprehensive procedures involved in billing and coding, our Family Medicine reimbursement experts have been known for their ideal phasing of reimbursement process into:
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Primary Phase
Patient enrolling, insurance verification and authorization are carried out.
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Secondary Phase
Billing Family Physicians’ diverse services are translated into honest bills using advanced medical billing softwares like EHR Software: NextGen Healthcare, Epic, Cerner, AthenaOne, NueMD, TherapyNotes, DrChrono, eClinicalWorks, Allscripts, Athenahealth, Practice Fusion, TherapyNotes etc.
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Tertiary Phase
Family Medicine billing and coding experts translate aptly billed diverse services – acute, chronic and preventive medical care services; diagnosis and treatment of internal illness, preventive care, including routine checkups, health-risk assessments, immunization and screening tests; personalized counseling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle; treatment of chronic illness, often in coordination with other subspecialists; and prenatal care services – into complying codes (as per AMA and CMS guidelines)for error-free, denial-free, and optimum reimbursement of Family Physicians’ Medical bills.
There has also been diligent application of suitable modifiers to mitigate undesirable return of claimsform insurance carriers. Consequently, there has been a successful track-record of processing Family Medicine bills with the leading private insurance carriers such as Unitedhealth, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, HCSC, Blue Cross Group, and Government sponsored Medicare and Medicaid as well.
MBC Objective
With the sole objective of achieving maximum end-to-end Family Medicine services claim reimbursement, our Family Medicine Coding and Billing Specialists set themselves high standards in professional efficiency. Having to meet the Family Medicine Practitioners’ expectancy level amidst stringent coding and billing system, our professionals continually upgrade their competence to match ‘best practices in medical coding and billing’ for Family Medicine services.
Family Medicine physicians who opted for outsourcing their medical billing with our efficient billing and coding services, have stood to gain in terms of revenues, patient influx and referrals, and benchmarking their medical efficiency.
