EHR adoption rates in the United States are definitely increasing, and this fact is corroborated by a report released by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), which states that “American Hospital Association’s Survey of IT adoption, 15.1 percent of acute care non-federal hospitals have adopted at least a “basic” EHR. Moreover, according to […]
Medical Billing and Coding Services in USA
Medical Billing
Increasing Impetus on Physician Reimbursements Becoming Value-Based
Both federal and private payers are shifting compensation from volume to value of services. According to American Medical News one of such payers is UnitedHealth Group who is to start offering approximately 50- 70% of its physician’s bonuses for reaching cost and quality targets and/or participating in new care models. Increased numbers of physician practices […]
Physician Employment Rises in Hospitals
Despite a shortage of doctors projected to be at nearly 30,000 in the next few years, one area which is seeing an influx of new doctors is hospitals, which will eventually result in an increase in hospitalists. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in February reported a rise of 61,000 jobs in Healthcare and social assistance […]
Develop Social Media Networks for Hospitals and Small Practices to increase medical billing
Social Media is developing into a tool not just for communication and entertainment but is also emerging as a powerful instrument for marketing and efficient coordination. Hospitals, group practices, clinics and even solo practices have started to reap the benefits offered by social media networking. The implementation, control and fruitful use of social media in […]
Medical Billing Service in Michigan
Traditionally Michigan has been amongst one of the economically stronger states in the US, but in the area of healthcare this strength is often not reflected courtesy of certain inadequacies like – lack of nursing home and chronic care measures, resulting in poor access to healthcare services to Michiganders. Also, Michigan has a population which […]
Improving Patient Collections via Medical Billing
If the insurance-driven nature of US healthcare is leaving care providers to sort out administrative issues to ensure successful claim submission and reimbursement is one side of the problems US healthcare providers face, the other side is patients unwilling or unable to pay the share of the medical bill that’s not covered by their insurance, […]
How Medical Billing Consultants are Crucial to Credentialing with Medicare & Medicaid?
Over the years, Credentialing has become an indispensable thing to medical practitioners’ sustenance and growth; so much so that it is impossible to think of undertaking medical practicing without a valid credentialing from the authorized health agencies. Today, credentialing, as much as a mandatory requirement for commencing and running clinical operations, is also physicians’ passport […]
Implication of Stage 2 delay on Cardiology Practices – equipped with medical billing support
“Irrespective of the decision, it may be fool-hardy to assume that cardiologists themselves will be able to elevate their practices to the requisite demands of Meaningful Use Criterion. Therefore, it is becomes imperative that they avail proven services from credible sources for medical billing solutions.” The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and […]
Gauging your Medical Billing Company on ICD-10 compliant resource-capability
“As much as the intrinsic competencies of your medical billing companies, their ability to advise on EHR/EMR implementation for efficient clinical and operational management should equally hold prominence. As HIPAA 5010 compliant EHR/EMR is the prerequisite to medical billing under ICD-10 system, your practices needs to be equipped with EHR/EMR that meets HIPPA 5010 standards […]
Health reforms and its Effect on Medical Billing in Hospitals and in Small Practices
The processes carried out in hospitals are very different from those carried out in small practices or solo settings. The difference does not just stop at the volume of care that is provided but is also related to the quality and the difference in the processes that are carried out. Although about thirty percent of […]