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Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care (Part 2)

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 […]

Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care (Part 1)

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 […]

Modifier -25 for Minor Retina Surgeries

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 […]

How to Avoid Common Medical Billing Compliance Pitfalls?

There are several major issues facing compliance officers today, such as HIPAA, Stark Law, and Anti-kickback Statute issues, as well as many billing compliance issues. Billing issues continue to appear in federal government False Claims Act settlement agreements and government audit reports. Here, we’ll discuss incident-to and shared billing compliance pitfalls and focus on what […]

Prior Authorization and It’s Impact on Practice Collection

Prior authorization is a check run by some insurance companies or third-party payers before they will agree to cover certain prescribed medications or medical procedures. There are a number of reasons that insurance providers require prior authorization, including age, medical necessity, the availability of a generic alternative, or checking for drug interactions. A failed authorization […]

How to Manage Incoming Calls at Your Medical Practice?

Medical Practice complains about the volume of incoming telephone calls and how much time their employees spend handling them. Why is your Medical Practice getting so many calls? It is the only way patients can make or change appointments. Patients call the office for refill authorization. Patients were distracted during their visits and are calling […]

What Are The Differences – an Interventional Cardiologist and Invasive, Non-Interventional Cardiologists?

A healthy heart is essential to lead a healthy and happy lifestyle. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with your heart, and sometimes the symptoms that something is wrong are not always obvious. A cardiologist is a health practitioner who specializes in diagnosing problems with the heart and surrounding arteries. What […]

Reduce Overhead Expenses: Outsource ENT Medical Billing

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Your growing, brand new, hustling otolaryngology practice is often wrestling with the idea of focusing more on patient care; ENT billing and coding, and looking for ways about how to flourish your practice. One of the best ways to overcome the time constraint and reduce overhead expenses is to outsource ENT medical billing services. In […]

Why Optometrists Need Optometry Medical Billing Companies to Win Patient Trust?

As an Optometrist, you are not just providing eye care services to your patients, but your facility is your business as well. Optometry specialists should know that there are fundamentals of medical billing and coding concepts that must be understood. And if not done correctly you may stand to lose patient trust. While some optometrists knowingly […]

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Solutions for Optometry Physicians

Streamlined business solutions in the form of revenue cycle management and medical billing are hard to get. Optometry physicians, who run a small-scale business in their locality, are finding it difficult to manage their facility owing to the high costs of the in-house accounts department. However, while choosing RCM solutions is thing stands vital, which […]

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