Every practice owner wants to submit clean claims to get paid fast and in a timely manner. But anyone who is involved in ophthalmology billing knows that it’s not that easy. Any small errors in billing can impact your revenue. Let’s talk about ophthalmology billing tips that will help you stay in compliance, and in […]
Medical Billing Tips for Ophthalmology
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Patients are looking for healthcare price transparency?
70% percent of consumers in a Pioneer Institute survey said they would like to know information on provider pricing, yet half of them said they were not aware of seeking the information despite healthcare price transparency laws. Many consumers living in a state with some of the most comprehensive healthcare price transparency laws have never […]
HIPAA and Cybersecurity Alerts
HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) includes provisions to maintain the privacy of protected health information (PHI). The HIPAA rules apply to covered entities, which include medical providers, employer health plans, and insurance companies that deal with patient data. In spite of the 2020 election, the second half of October 2020 has […]
How to do billing for Radiology during COVID?
Radiologists who are practicing in an imaging center or other non-hospital facility have updates available which will potentially allow them to reimburse some of the added costs related to safety precautions taken during the COVID-19 emergency. Medicare will pay under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule billing for radiology services when beneficiaries obtain services through a […]
Performance Decline for U.S. Healthcare Organizations during COVID-19
THE current COVID-19 pandemic situation is creating uncertainty for health systems; this may appear to be taking hits on both the physician practice and hospital sides of their business. According to the latest National Hospital Flash Report from consulting firm Kaufman Hall, the median hospital operating margin index stands well below CY 2019 performance at […]
Common Medical Billing Errors
Medical billing errors are possibly more common than anyone can think, and these errors could be costing you revenue loss. In fact, almost many Americans could be overpaying on their medical billing because of common medical billing errors. Whether it’s incorrect information in CMS1500 like incorrect insurance ID number, or ICD-10 Code error, duplicate charges, […]
Tips for Anesthesia Billing
Billing for anesthesia services is complicated and it requires skilled staff who can do error-free medical billing. Medical billers should have a basic understanding of how anesthesia is administered, and all the ins and outs of payer requirements to avoid claim rejections. Anesthesia billing needs something of all from the billing team member all the […]
Delayed Implementation of Radiation Oncology Model
The Radiation Oncology (RO) Model goals to improve the quality of care for cancer patients getting radiotherapy (RT) and move toward an easy and predictable payment system. The Radiation Oncology Model tests whether modality agnostic, bundled, site-neutral, prospective, episode-based payments to physician group practices (PGPs), hospital outpatient departments (HOPD), and freestanding radiation therapy centers for […]
Why pediatricians require Medical Billing Services?
Pediatricians help to stay children healthy and safe, which is not any small feat. A pediatrics practice is different from other sorts of medical practice offices in several ways. These differences make medical billing services even more helpful and beneficial for pediatrics offices than for other sorts of practices. Pediatricians spend more time with patients Pediatricians tend to spend more time with each […]
Use these 3 techniques for effective medical billing process
Medical billing and coding are a vital aspect of your practice operations, but for small and medium-size independent practices, it’s often one of the most overlooked aspects. There can be a situation that you might be seeing the payment denials with the same or more patients, or you are unable to reimburse on a significant […]