Co-management compliance is tracking down by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services OIG (Office of Inspector General). You should manage the patient’s transfer of care correctly as well as it must be medically acceptable (determination is made by the surgeon and the patient). Transfer of care is defined as a transfer of responsibility […]
An optometry practice has also the same agenda as other small businesses – you want to succeed. To achieve success in business is one that focuses on growing revenue while providing excellent experiences to their customers. Here, customers are patients. Improving optometry medical billing collections is a vital strategy to achieve financial stability. Suggestions to […]
You just graduated from a school of optometry and decided on your practice location. If you Vision plan on examining patients who wish to use their vision and medical insurance, you must be an ‘in-network provider’ with that insurance company. According to the US Census Bureau, over 83 percent of the US population has health […]
Every practice owner wants to submit clean claims to get paid fast and in a timely manner. But anyone who is involved in ophthalmology billing knows that it’s not that easy. Any small errors in billing can impact your revenue. Let’s talk about ophthalmology billing tips that will help you stay in compliance, and in […]
How AI can change eye care? In the near future, AI will play an increasingly helpful role in many points within the chain of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ophthalmic disease. One of the most important roles of AI would be screening for ophthalmic diseases. As an example, not all patients who suspect new visual distortion on an Amsler grid may have to be […]
In the near future, eye care providers will have devices that, give a picture of a patient’s retina, can tell us the detailed diagnosis at the touch of a button. AI will play an increasingly significant role in the way healthcare providers look after their patients within the clinic. There’s real and imminent potential for […]
The growth of intravitreal drug therapy for the treatment of retinal diseases over the past decade has been unprecedented. The number of intravitreal injections performed annually in the United States rose from less than 3000 in 1999 to more than 1 million in 2008, and it is estimated that more than 7 million intravitreal injections […]
Medicare Fee-For-Service/ original Medicare does not normally cover routine vision services, such as eyeglasses and eye exams. Medicare may cover some vision costs associated with eye problems resulting from an illness or injury. This article covers Medicare-covered vision services for certain beneficiaries, including Intraocular lenses (IOLs); Glaucoma screenings, and other Medicare-covered services. Generally, Medicare covers […]
Running a successful practice in today’s competitive eye care industry requires you to be up to date and aware of everything that happens under your roof. One of the key areas of practice management that cannot be compromised is HIPAA compliance within Optometry. Any missteps can create a headache for everyone involved and can lead […]
Typically, eye care practitioners don’t use the E/M codes for what most Optometry service considers a general eye examination. They are more typically used for patient encounters where the patient presents with a medical complaint or a continuation of medical case management (i.e., glaucoma, allergy, dry eye). The five levels of E/M codes are universally […]