CPT is an expansive and important code set which is published and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA).CPT and ICD code sets are important for medical billing and coding and every coder should be aware of it. Healthcare providers offer various services such as surgeries, evaluations, and any other medical procedure to patients. These services […]
In the US, Medical liability is always criticized due to costly, inefficient, and inconsistent in nature. For many decades, various reform efforts have failed to pass legislation that contains costs, stabilizes liability insurance premiums, and meaningfully promotes patient care and safety. Culture of patient care and safety among healthcare organizations Patient care and safety can […]
“Account Receivable” (AR) is a widely used term referring to the amount of money that a customer owes to the company. Similarly, in the healthcare industry, AR means the patient’s account balance becomes due for payment within a year. Account receivable services include the management of many reports dealing with insurance, collection analysis, write-offs, bad debt […]
Value-based reimbursement inspires clinicians to care for the whole person, who is essential to addressing health disparities confirmed by claims data from the COVID-19 crisis, CMS says. Health disparities confirmed by Medicare claims data for the period of the COVID-19 crisis underscore the need to transition to value-based reimbursement, according to CMS. Health disparities evident in the […]
Policymakers of the US quickly took action in this COVID-19 pandemic to relaxed long-standing healthcare regulations which include telemedicine reimbursement and healthcare fraud prevention laws. Moreover, the government and aligned organizations have developed temporary health policies to support the industry’s response to the pandemic. Telemedicine reimbursement policy During this pandemic, most of the practices opt […]
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) enforced CMS to implement an incentive program called the Quality Payment Program as MACRA ended the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, which significantly cut payment rates for participating Medicare clinicians. Now, clinicians can choose the following ways to participate in the Quality Payment Program: Merit-based […]
Recently, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determined, according to section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, that there is a public health emergency, which has a serious potential to influence the health as well as the national security of citizens of the U.S. staying in other […]
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning health care providers regarding the newly revealed potential drug interaction linked to inspectional antiviral drug remdesivir that has given emergency utilization authorization for the treatment of the COVID-19 patients with serious disease. Revision in the fact sheet According to the recent non-clinical laboratory study, the […]
There are many hurdles during the process of radiology billing reimbursement. Claim rejection and postponements are not only disappointing to your imaging center but also showcase the extended timeline inpatient care, idle machines, and wasted physician hours. From the past few years, imaging centers have observed an increase in prior authorization declinations. Furthermore, in some […]
Recently, the president signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (HR 7010), since this law does not integrate any kind of additional funding to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program. The payment protection program offers small businesses with funds in order to pay up to eight weeks of […]
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