Comment Period in Relation to Deferment of ICD-10 Compliance Date Now Open
Healthcare practices can see this development as an opportunity to get affordable third-party assistance to achieve the compliance In mid-April 2012, Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the U.S....
View ArticleAging Workforce Takes its Toll on Medicare and Social Security
Medicare appears to be the more badly hit because of increasing health insurance expenses An aging populace and a very slowly recovering economy are taking their toll on the long-term condition of...
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Advantages of Outsourced Medical Billing Services
Outsourced medical billing services are available for a wide variety of medical specialties including critical care, dermatology, gastroenterology, radiation oncology, thoracic and cardiovascular...
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Professional Physician Billing Services for Error-free Billing
Individual physicians, clinics and healthcare centers need to ensure accurate billing for maximum reimbursement. To succeed as a medical practitioner, your billing should be handled by medical billing...
View ArticlePhysician Billing Services to Overcome Claim Denial
Nothing can be more frustrating for a medical practice than claim denial. Knowing why claims are denied is important to prevent it from happening. Incorrect demographic information: The patient’s name...
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Outsourced Medical Billing vs. In-house
Medical billing is one of the most significant business functions of a medical practice. Efficient billing practices save costs and generate revenue. One of the most debated questions is whether...
View ArticleWhy Outsourcing Healthcare Billing is Recommended
A CNN Money report earlier this year said that many independent doctors’ practices are starting to face serious financial issues. Shrinking Medicare reimbursements, changing regulations and drug costs...
View ArticleReference Checking and More When Outsourcing Medical Billing
Reference checking is one way of ensuring that your outsourcing partner is reliable and efficient. Yes, we are talking about outsourcing your medical billing and enjoying a more peaceful and productive...
View ArticleOutsource Medical Billing for Effective Provision of Urgent Care
With the rising number of health-related incidents that need immediate attention, efficient urgent care services are necessary. Care has to be provided immediately, outside of the emergency department...
View ArticleRemote Medical Billing – A Growing Trend
Technological advancement, electronic medical billing systems and the growing needs of the healthcare organizations, gave rise to distance medical billing. Healthcare professionals are not only...
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How to Prepare for the Transition to ICD-10-CM
The U.S. healthcare industry will move to a new coding system, ICD-10-CM, on October 1, 2014. The scope and complexity of this transition are very different from the transitioning to ICD-9-CM which was...
View ArticleTo Get More Accurate and Effective Medical Billing Results
Healthcare professionals from different medical specialties outsource their medical billing requirements to medical billing companies to reduce their workload and fully concentrate on their core...
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UnitedHealthcare’s Network Changes in Connecticut Will Impact Medical Billing...
UnitedHealthcare, one of Connecticut’s leading health insurance providers, has terminated the services of thousands of physicians providing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The insurer’s network change...
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Increased Administrative Costs Shutting Down Physician Private Practices
A recent report CNNMoney report states that physicians in the U.S. have started selling their private practices to big hospitals because of rising business costs and falling reimbursements from...
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Vital Points to Remember Regarding ERISA
Physicians and organizations need to know that only patients have the provision under the ERISA law to appeal. Medical billers and healthcare providers have no rights at all – this is indeed the...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Medical Bills that are Incorrect
Regardless of whether you have health insurance or not, a huge medical bill for a hospitalization is something that needs to be scrutinized. Medical billing errors are quite common and may occur due to...
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How Can Patients Tackle Medical Billing Errors
Imagine you were hospitalized and the administrative staff member who translates the treatment provided into codes incorrectly interprets the care given and chooses the wrong code! For instance, you...
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Individuals Unable to Enroll in Obamacare by March 31 Can Ask for an Extension
Individuals who have started applying for health coverage in federal insurance exchange HealthCare.gov and cannot complete the enrollment process by March 31 can ask for extension until about...
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WHO Says Cardiovascular Diseases Strongly Linked to Air Pollution
Thursday, June 5 was World Environment Day. The Word Health Organization (WHO) released an estimate on March 25, 2014 which says cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including strokes and ischemic heart...
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HHS Confirms 2015 Premiums and Deductibles for Medicare Part A and B
In a press release published on October 9, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia Burwell announced next year’s standard Medicare premium and deductibles with no change for Part B and...
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