{"id":2709,"date":"2013-06-17T13:44:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T13:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:20:57","slug":"family-practices-handle-new-updates-and-coding-changes-in-2013-with-efficient-medical-billing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/family-practices-handle-new-updates-and-coding-changes-in-2013-with-efficient-medical-billing\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Practices Handle New Updates and Coding Changes in 2013 with Efficient Medical Billing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Efficient medical billing practices can strengthen the financial backbone of a family practice and allow family practitioners to focus on the service aspect of their practice. However, in a constantly evolving healthcare industry the need to Update Medical Billing at regular intervals becomes absolutely indispensable.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying that the year 2013 will see numerous changes in medical coding and reimbursement patterns and family practices will have to stay extra vigilant to accommodate every new update into their medical billing system. All new updates are likely to happen in terms of<\/span> \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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  • E\/M coding changes along with changes in frequently used family practice codes; place of service coding errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Billing characteristics and questionable billing, Part B payments for specific Laboratory tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Fee schedule changes with new reforms surfacing in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement patterns; shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance model of payment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Error rate for incident to services performed by non-physicians; claim processing errors in Medicare payments for Part B claims with G Modifiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Non compliance with assignment rules, penalties associated with excessive billing of beneficiaries to physicians and suppliers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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