Affordable Care Act has increased work pressure for physicians but it has also created various new job opportunities for medical coders. As millions of new patients will be entering the US healthcare industry this year, practices will be ne;eding skilled coders to sail through billing challenges and ensure timely payments for rendered services. With the […]
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Best Strategies for your Medical Practice to Deal with the ICD-10 Delay
ICD 10 coding changes are going to introduce new diagnostic and procedural codes, completely transformed at a granular level. This in turn is likely to benefit healthcare providers in terms of – Improved medical coding and billing efficiency. Better integration of pay for performance or fee for service model in the billing models of medical […]
Is Your Practice Prepared for the ICD-10 Changeover?
Implementation of ICD-10 will not only affect staff, payers, vendors and physicians but it will also impact revenue cycle for medical practices. Physicians have the most to lose because claim submission with coding errors will result in delayed or no payment. As the new coding system is round the corner, it has become vital for […]
Top Medical Billing and Coding concerns in 2014 for Doctors
Every year in healthcare over the last decade has been nothing short of exciting. But 2014 is in particular going to be the most ground breaking one for the healthcare industry. Physicians can look forward to maximizing their reimbursements rates with regulation adherence or can face serious penalties and risk of medical audit due to […]
2014 Medicare Therapy Cap and its Medical Billing and Coding Implications
The healthcare industry has been continually evolving over the last decade with EMR reforms, Medicare inclusion, pay-for-performance reimbursement standards and ICD 10 coding changes. But there is one change that has been repeatedly causing government and care providers to worry about reimbursement rates and growth of their practices. The Balanced Budget Act of ’97 introduced […]
Preparing Your Medical Practice For Intricate Procedure Coding
The medical field is rapidly evolving and subsequently has regular advances in medical billing and coding procedures. Even though your medical practice might be using the latest RCM and ICD codes it can be caught unawares of these changes. The relevant numerical code must be assigned to a specific procedure or treatment carried out enabling […]
Keeping your Gastroenterology Practice Updated with Changing Billing & Coding Practice
The importance of keeping abreast with the rapidly changing medical coding and billing practices cannot be emphasized enough as Gastroenterology is a rapidly growing area of patient care. Every day new and detailed surgical procedures and relevant codes are added to the ever-growing list of gastroenterology practices. It is paramount to avoid the dreaded audit […]
Solve ICD-10 coding Problems with a Multi- Specialty Coding Expert
ICD-10 is all set to increase pressure on medical practices that are already dealing with challenges related to EHR, HIPAA, meaningful use and interoperability. Even though ICD-10 will pave the way for accuracy in new procedure payments, improved patient care and administrative performance, it will also cause coding problems and other challenges which will affect […]
Prepare Your Practice for ICD-10 Coding Challenges and Documentation
ICD-10 will be reshaping the coding and documentation procedure to a great extent and failing to prepare for the same will result in lost revenue. Poor quality documentation and coding will not just affect providers but it will also have a negative impact on payers and patients. One of the best ways to start preparing […]
Outsource OB/GYN Billing and Increase Your Revenue
Medical billing has become a challenging task for OB/GYN practices. Complexities have started taking a toll on revenue generation because multiple codes, rules and phases involved in OB/GYN practices are difficult to understand and handle amidst time constraint. Since providers cater to patients belonging to different medical, insurance and demographic specifics, special attention is required […]