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Critical Trends Affecting the path of your Optometry Reimbursement

The industry of medical billing and coding is an ever-evolving and developing industry. New advancements and techniques have totally changed the way medical billing professionals perform their daily activities. As of late, optometry practices have been compelled to change the way they bill and code for their procedures to comply with certain medical billing trends. Here […]

Physicians to Manage Revenues amidst the Impending 26.5% Medicare Cut with a Medical Billing Service

Ever since Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) began overshooting budgeted Medicare spend, physicians have been under the constant threat of Medicare cut. While Congress’ intervention has delayed the inevitable thus far, it may be a little tougher this time – Centre for Medicare Services (CMS) has already indicated that its fee schedule for 2013 is designed […]

States Mimicking Medicare – Experimenting with Accountable Care Models for Medicaid

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) model’s popularity is growing and mirroring Medicare almost 11 states are trying ACO models for their Medicaid programs by adding initiatives resembling ACO’s to their programs, moreover various providers who initially were vary of Medicare ACO models are showing interest in the state versions as well. With the exact number of […]

Is Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model Viable?

“Given the situation, although the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model of medical care seems a safer option, yet the initial clinical & operational realignments and adhering to CMS compliance measures may seem a bit exhausting for physicians. But, sooner or later, ACO can become mandatory requiring radical realignments amongst practitioners. Therefore, rather being forced into […]

ACO Final Rule Released

Center of Medicare and Medicaid services released the final accountable care organization rule. ACO’s consist of physicians, hospitals, and other providers in various combinations that attempt to coordinate the care of Medicare patients with the goal of improving its quality while reducing costs. Successful ACOs would be entitled to share any savings they produce for […]

Redefining the Role of Billers and Coders in the Wake of Ensuing Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Act

Amongst the many farsighted health reforms that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) has floated is the concept of Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Believed to be a cost-controlling measure on public health expenditure, ACO is a health care model that ensures healthcare providers incentives from the savings made on a pre-assigned […]