Certainly, let’s discuss technology, specifically focusing on billing software in the context of a billing company. Technological advances have indeed revolutionized the way billing and financial operations are managed. However, like any tool, billing software has its advantages and disadvantages, and its effectiveness depends on various factors, including the company’s understanding and utilization of the…
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Outsource to Avoid Medical Billing and Coding Errors!
By utilizing an experienced team of medical billers and coders who are knowledgeable in various specialty medical codes and trends, you can rest assured that things are being handled properly behind the scenes while you and your medical team can take care of patients upfront. Chances are what first brought you into the healthcare industry…
Tips For Improving Your Denials Management
When it comes to active healthcare claims processing, it is essential to create a process that maximizes efficiency to handle denied claims. Most medical practice administrators get worried when it comes to working claims, particularly when the claims are denied. It is essential to identify the potential income loss and begin an effective medical claims…
Optimizing Surgical Reimbursements for your Orthopedic Practice
“You Can Only Get Paid for What You Say.” After reading and coding thousands of surgical operative notes, the medical coding experts at MEREM Healthcare Solutions have provided five orthopedic examples you can reference to ensure you are maximizing reimbursements while maintaining billing and coding compliance.
Three Reasons Orthopedic Surgeons Lose Revenue
If there is one thing we understand at MEREM Healthcare Solutions, it ‘s practice profitability. We know from experience that so much income goes overlooked and undiscovered when it comes to medical billing and coding. However, there could be other revenue cycle components going on too.
Should You Outsource Medical Coding? Yes!
If you have a busy medical practice, then you have probably considered outsourcing your medical coding and billing services. In today’s digital age, where technology is advancing at lightning speed, 3rd party outsourced medical coding and billing can be a huge benefit for medical practices. Below, our professional biller and coders have provided some information about…
The Vital Role EMR Plays in Medical Billing
When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was approved, all healthcare providers (both public and private) were required to adopt the use of electronic medical records (EMR). Since January 1, 2014, EMR systems have assisted several healthcare organizations in maintaining health-related information on patients, as well as improving workflow and the quality of…
Consequences of Coding Errors
One of the largest causes of medical coding errors is due to inadequate medical documentation. Because of ICD-10, sets of more specific codes have been implemented and the CMS modify codes on a quarterly and annual basis. Incorrect coding, or miscoding, is likely for any medical practice that does not implement ongoing CPT code training for their medical coders. It…
NEW E/M Coding Changes Coming 2019
Heads Up for Healthcare – NEW E/M Coding Changes Coming 2019 We all know that change is the only constant in the Medical Coding world. This recent CMS release of coding initiatives in 2019 proposes a pretty significant change for Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding that can impact doctor visits for both the patients and…
Step by Step Efforts to Combat Claim Denial
A practice’s efforts to reduce claim denials should begin with an understanding of its greatest source of denials. Run a series of denial reports over a period of time (3 weeks, or 3 months) that include: denial reasons procedure codes reported modifiers diagnosis codes payors The results can be your greatest asset in identifying the…
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