Challenges faced by physicians accepting Medicare patients: Medicare enrollment process is one of the main challenges faced by physicians. Due to various problems found in the enrollment process over past years, Medicare billing has become daunting for providers. Increased paperwork and low reimbursement rates are also some of the hassles due to which many doctors […]
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Surviving Technical Challenges of ICD-10 with a Medical Billing Partner
ICD-10 implementation will be having an impact on the IT infrastructure of medical practices. Physicians will have to assess whether or not the new, ICD-10 ready EHR and practice management software versions will run on their existing hardware. For instance, ICD-10 ready software might no longer run on old systems and Windows XP. With less […]
Patient Payment Balance – When Should You Move Them To Collections?
Providers place patient balances in the hands of a collection agency when the situation grows out of control. However, opting for debt professionals is not always the best option for a medical practice to retrieve payments. There are ways with which seeking help from outside collection agencies can be avoided without causing harm to cash […]
Medical Collections A Booming Process Due To Patient Payment Lapses
Providers are recommended to write-off small balances as losses rather than investing time and money in retrieving the amount; however, patient payment lapses should not be a common occurrence for medical practices. If you want to get your account receivable in order, it has become important to collect existing balances. This has led to a […]
Is Medicare and Medicaid Billing different from Commercial Medical Billing?
In order to ensure timely payments, practices need well-trained billers and coders who can understand the difference between Medicare and Medicaid billing claims. Why you need expert staff for Medicare billing? A large number of providers, including institutions and licensed individuals get majority of their income from treatment of Medicare beneficiaries. Since this program is […]
Hire a Billing Partner to Sail Through HIPAA Omnibus Changes
At a time when medical practices are finding it difficult to meet the Privacy and Security requirements of HIPAA, changes brought in with the Omnibus Final Rule has increased their pressure. The changes have been introduced to enhance patients’ access to their medical records and boost the privacy of medical history but it has also […]
Is Your Billing Partner Capable of Handling HIPAA 5010 Changes?
Technology updates are expensive to implement and maintain and since you have a busy practice to run, outsourcing coding and billing requirements makes a lot of sense. It also relieves you from the burden of HIPAA compliance when handling claim filing and billing tasks. However, if your medical billing company has not updated their software […]
Stay Ahead in the Competition with Specialized Dental Billing Services
Maintaining high standards in dental care and staying ahead in competition is possible only when you offer quality care. This is usually a difficult task considering the lack of time and trained staff for handling pressures of healthcare reforms. Striking a balance between quality dental care services and time-consuming back office tasks has become difficult […]
Has Implementing EHR Benefitted Medical Billing Processes?
Implementation of EHR system has helped practices overcome the challenges of paper-based systems that are risky and time-consuming. EHR is not only playing a vital role in provision of quality medical care but also in the management of daily operations. How EHR has benefitted medical billing and coding? EHR offers various advantages for medical practices […]
Don’t Give up on Running your Medical Practice, Just Bring a Billing Specialist to Streamline Finance
Physician earnings have remained almost stagnant in last few years even though the government has been offering bonuses for EHR implementation and primary care. Pressure of operating an independent practice has become so intense that many are giving up their practice and joining local hospitals. Changes in healthcare reforms have increased patient load whereas financial […]