The US Healthcare industry in its true sense is passing through a transition period, where each medical specialty is waiting on the fence, to find out if there is any further development to their current regime. In those specialties, the Durable Medical Equipment suppliers are also looking for information and updates that would normalize their […]
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CMS has now backed off from the initial date of Dec 31, 2017, and stated that it will work with state Medicaid programs for a different compliance and reimbursement plans. CURES ACT related to Medicaid update was first released in early December. In a view of various physicians and surgeons, CMS has now revised the […]
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Durable Medical Equipment Billing is a $1 billion industry which includes only the income for the providers. Insurance companies/ Medicare (payers) along with outsourcing medical billing companies act as the needed resources for the DME providers. As we see DME providers reaching out to the payers and regulators for more transparent payment model we are […]
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Medical billing and coding is integral part of your revenue cycle management. It not only concentrates on posting accurate payments, but invariable increase the collection of your facility as well. Today, most medical facilities, solo practitioners, healthcare units and clinics employ a dedicated medical billing and coding companies to optimize the entire income cycle. This […]
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Recently the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) made payment policy recommendations for non-competitively bid Durable Medical Equipment. And if internal reports are to be believed, MedPAC plans to recommend that CMS shift more products away from the excessive fee schedule to bid rates. Also, it plans to call for immediate reduced payment rates for certain […]
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Accounts Receivable (AR) is a key parameter in the financial division of every healthcare facility. It is defined as the money owned by the healthcare facility for the services rendered to the patients. Being a vital aspect in the revenue cycle management, the cash flow of the healthcare facility is directly proportional to the managing […]
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Getting to know the basics of denial management is vital for successfully running a medical practice and Durable medical equipment (DME) facility. Facilities that are showing positive bottom line numbers at the end of each month will generally have denial rates below 2%-3%. Also, nowadays payers are embarking system software’s so they can identify different […]
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Managing a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) facility is without a doubt a tough task. Right from providing patients the correct medical gear to overlooking the revenue management cycle, insurance reimbursements, along with medical billing and coding requires the help of experienced experts, be it in-house or outsourced. As a DME medical billing service provider, we […]
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Medical billing and coding from the outside may look like an easy on the run job, but it has much more intricacies that what you can imagine. The Durable Medical Equipment charges, which have different ‘codifications’, altogether are is making life worse for DME owners to sustain a streamlined revenue cycle, as most of the […]
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There are certain considerations when you are choosing health insurance is a plan’s out-of-pocket costs. These are the healthcare expenses that you pay yourself, i.e. out of your own pocket. Out-of-pocket expenses are paid in addition to your monthly premium for health insurance. In order to minimize your healthcare costs, you need to look at […]
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