Revenue cycle management (RCM) is the commercial process that uses medical billing software, which healthcare facilities use to track patient care episodes from registration and appointment scheduling to the final payment of a balance. In simple terms, it refers to the process of tracking the payments for the services rendered at a provider’s office, from […]
Not to be confused with traditional ideas of patient care, patient-centered care pushes the boundary of healthcare to create systems and processes that are truly custom-made to enhance the health, well being, and treatment plans for both health professionals and patients. Recently, the Mountain State Healthcare Alliance (MSHA) received the 2012 National Healthcare Award from […]
Surprise Medical Bill or Balance Bills account for the balance amount that results from the difference between what the insurer pays to the out-of-network provider and what the provider charges for the services. These bills are required to be paid by the patient themselves. Instances of surprise bills are common because sometimes the care that […]
Medical billing and coding is complicated and not an easy straightforward process. The multitude of rules and regulations, the introduction of the Affordable care Act (ACA) or popularly called as Obamacare, and the present switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding system, has only added to the complications to medical billing and coding. It takes awareness, […]
MBC has recently launched a job board to lessen the complexity of bringing physicians and coders together, eventually working as an easy-to-use interface between them through the facility on job listing. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Medical billers and coders are considered to be in high demand among the allied health […]