There are many patients who come in for needs revolving around physical therapy every day. Proper documentation is needed to make sure that information is safe and easily accessible. However, there are some possible issues in physical therapy documentation that… Read More
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Why You Should Consider Centralizing Utilization Review Functions
Centralizing your utilization review functions is a quality improvement measure that helps save a great deal of money, and it can help narrow gaps in coverage because of inter-rater reliability. There are a lot of companies making the transition from… Read More
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Signs That a Medical Billing Company Shouldn’t Be Trusted
Outsourcing medical billing can be one of the best decisions your medical practice makes. This is usually done whenever practices feel as though they don’t have enough staff, tools, finances, or space to carry out billing in-house. But determining whether… Read More
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Comparing Medical Billing Claim Denials and Claim Rejections
There are two large obstacles that negatively impact healthcare reimbursements. These obstacles are insurance claim denials and rejections. Many people in the billing industry will try to use these terms interchangeably. However, rejections and denials have distinctions between them, and… Read More
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The Good and Bad of Different Payment Models and How They Affect Practices
The Affordable Care Act, established in 2010, included a reimagining on how medical practitioners would be paid. This put emphasis on better quality at lower prices. In summary, the goal was to make the value of medical treatment better. Prior… Read More
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New Year Resolutions You Can Set for Your Medical Practice
The New Year is right around the corner, and January is a common time of year for people to make resolutions for their wellbeing and habits. However, it can also be a great time to establish resolutions for businesses. These… Read More
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Benefits of Using EHRs in Your Medical Practice
With the world being more centered around digital information, electronic health records (EHRs) have become a big part of our lives. With that said, the ability to access data in a convenient fashion is the one basic benefit that electronic… Read More
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Why It’s Better to Leave Medical Coding to a Third-Party Company
The compensation of healthcare organizations is contingent upon having accurate medical coding and claims that get submitted on-time. However, medical coding is not very simple. It can take a lot of time, and it can be expensive if you’re doing… Read More
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Suggestions We Have for Handling Behavioral and Mental Health Billing
Medical billing is already complicated. Medical billing becomes even more complex when it is being done for mental health services. The facilities that offer mental health billing services are usually put at a disadvantage relative to other areas of the… Read More
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Four Steps to Make Physician Credentialing Easy
People who do not prepare for the long term will typically face problems before long, and this is especially true for healthcare providers. Physician credentialing is an integral part of the industry, and a single month delay can lose a… Read More