Month: November 2011
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Dermatologists’ Shortage in the US – a Medical Billing Perspective
Contrary to mounting demand, US healthcare industry continues to be plagued by shortage of dermatologists – the physician-patient ratio has…
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Standards of Ethical Medical Coding: Part 3
Healthcare Insurance industry requires stringent guidelines and ethical practices for the protection of patient information. The field of medical coding…
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Mastering the Reimbursement Battle Against Payers
Physicians are likely to face another cut in Medicare reimbursements of 27% in 2012, in a scenario where doctors state…
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CMS to Delay Enforcing 5010 Compliance
Center of Medicare and Medicaid announced that it will delay enforcing HIPAA 5010 transaction sets requiring hospitals, physician practices, health…
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Evaluating the Procedural Constituents of Medical Claim Management Cycle
Given the alarming statistics about medical billing industry average – 14% of all claims submitted to the payers are denied…
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Strategic Management of Physicians’ Day-to-Day Operational Issues
Unlike physician practices of yesteryear’s, physician practices today have found themselves surrounded by a larger pool of stakeholders: patients, government,…
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New Analytics Model for Future Fraud and Abuse System
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services is poised to take bigger steps in preventing fraud and abuse by increasing…
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