Cardiologists Handle New Regulations and Coding Changes in 2013 with Efficient Medical Billing

Cardiologists are likely to face an entirely new scenario with respect to regulations and coding in the upcoming future. With healthcare industry implementing constant reforms and the government as well as private insurers subscribing to increasingly efficient methods of medical billing and claim filing, cardiologists can’t afford to lag behind. In addition to providing quality […]

How Crucial are Cardiology Billing Specialists during Reporting and Following-Up Cardiology Medical Bills?

In the last few years, cardiology has had to manage with negligible fee increase while having to cope up with numerous coding and billing changes. While cardiologists may have seen an increase of 1 to 2 percent increase in Medicare’s fees, they have had put up with reduction in medical reimbursements beyond permissible limits. To […]

The Necessity of Experience & Expertise in Cardiology Billing

Over the years cardiology has branched out into an impressive array of sub-specialties – general clinical cardiology, interventional cardiology, echo-cardiology, nuclear cardiology specialty, heart failure, transplant and cardiology surgery to name a few. Within each of these sub-specialties, cardiologists are often called upon to carry out clinically critical and highly expensive diagnostic and preventive cardiology […]

How to Prevent Shrinking Bottom-Line with Streamlined Cardiology Billing Process?

Cardiologists are reported to have been writing off a considerable chunk of medical bills that could otherwise have been realized if they had a more responsible cardiology medical billing in place. If the industry sources are to be believed, over 20 percent of claims are left unrealized. What is even more worrying is that Account […]

The Value of Outsourcing Cardiology Specialty Billing Amidst Changes to Medicare Reimbursement Rates

Any revision in Medicare reimbursement rates will have a direct impact on physicians’ medical billing, and cardiologists are not immune to the effects of frequent changes in Medicare reimbursement rates, announced by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from time to time. While cardiologists or their billers could anticipate the extent of earlier […]