Basics of Preventive Care Preventive care helps detect or prevent serious diseases and medical problems before they can become major. Annual check-ups, immunizations, and flu shots, as well as certain tests and screenings, are a few examples of preventive care. This may also be called routine care. While coding, you need to understand the difference […]
Increased Scope of Telemedicine Telemedicine and telehealth describe the use of telecommunication tools including the Internet, video, and email to exchange information in the context of health care between patients, providers, consultants, and content for the purpose of education, evaluation, decision-making, and treatment. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine applications had evolved to broadly cover […]
Understanding External Payer Audits An external payer audit is an examination of a healthcare practice’s finances or processes conducted at the will of payers. These payers are either the government or a commercial insurance company looking to ensure correct payments were provided to the practices for past cases. Government audits can be broken down even […]
Basics of Telehealth Physical Therapy Medicare covers three types of telehealth physical therapy services i.e., telehealth services, e-visits, and virtual check-ins. But physical therapist still needs to follow a few basic practices for getting paid for telehealth physical therapy, let’s discuss them. During the c, the federal government has broadened access to telehealth services including […]
Revised Role of Prior Authorization So far insurance carriers have been using prior authorization as a tool to control spending and promote cost-effective care. But in changing billing scenarios role of prior authorizations has changed drastically. There is little information about how often prior authorization is used and for what treatments, how often authorization is […]
COVID-19 Fraud The federal government is broadening its multi-agency law enforcement effort to address pandemic-related fraud beyond Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) related cases to encompass alleged instances of healthcare-related COVID-19 fraud. The subjects and targets of these investigations and prosecutions include alleged bogus telemedicine encounters, falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards, and the misuse of healthcare provider […]
Medicare TPE audits: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is resuming the Targeted Probe & Educate (TPE) audit, effective September 1, 2021. Based on data analysis of claims payment, CMS will identify areas with the greatest risk of inappropriate program payment. CMS’s Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) program is designed to help providers […]
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is a pulse generator, similar to a pacemaker, that is surgically implanted under the skin of the left chest and an electrical lead (wire) is connected from the generator to the left vagus nerve. Electrical signals are sent from the battery-powered generator to the vagus nerve via the lead. These signals […]
Receiving accurate insurance reimbursement for delivered services is always been a challenge for healthcare providers. Practice owners spend most of their time and energy on doing administrative tasks of medical billing to receive sufficient insurance reimbursements to cover overhead expenses and provide quality care. But often they make this task even harder by doing sloppy […]
Outsourcing your revenue cycle operations to a medical billing company is the right move toward securing the financial stability of your practice. However, choosing any medical billing company could cause more headaches than benefits. Medical Billers and Coders is a leading medical billing company providing complete medical billing and coding services. While interacting with our […]
Connect with us by filling out this form. Let’s tailor a
solution that fits your needs perfectly.
Specialities
Services
Resource Center
Pricing
About
Contact
