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Ambulatory Billing and Coding

Ambulatory medical billing and coding differ quite a bit from other inpatient billing and coding. This is because the health services are provided through hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) at an outside location, making the service and outpatient service. For this reason, strict guidelines and regulations have to be made by the government through…

New Year, New Radiology Billing Changes

It is finally 2016! New years are always marked by the idea of change. Most of the time, we take these changes upon ourselves, but this year, radiology billing is bringing some massive changes to providers. Radiology billing seems to be changing all the time these days, but let’s take a look at some of…

3 Ways Outsourcing Can Reduce Medical Billing Mistakes

Medical billing is a very complex and grueling task. With thousands of medical codes, hundreds of patients, and multiple insurance companies, it seems nearly impossible for a practice to take on all of the medical billing. Much of a practice’s time is controlled by the medical billing process, but it doesn’t have to be. If…

6 Ways Outsourcing Medical Billing Cuts Costs

Medical billing costs a chunk of money no matter how you look at it. It is a very challenging task with time restraints and enormous pressure. Any practice, small or large, knows just how intense it can get. Because the level of difficulty can sometimes be too much, many practices have turned to outsource medical…

5 Major Reasons Your Claims Are Getting Denied

Getting your claims denied is a tremendous inconvenience for a practice. It not only slows things down in the office, but it also delays your payments. It is important to understand why you may be experiencing a build-up of denied claims. As a medical coding company ourselves, we want to help. Here are the top…

Protecting Patients from Online Hackers

Because the health industry is in a constant state of change, new medical tools are frequently invented to help ease workflow. Practices that do in-house medical billing and coding are happy to invest in any medical tool that might make office work simpler – and this, for the past decade, has included online storage of…

Revenue Cycle Management: Fee Scheduling (Part 6)

Fee schedules are the most subjective things in all of healthcare and can swing wildly from provider to provider, as well as facility to facility. It’s also one of the most mystical things for patients to understand. In fact, it’s is one of the most frequent patient questions we get as a medical billing service…

Revenue Cycle Management: Days In A/R (Part 5)

Revenue cycle management is becoming increasingly important as practices find their income numbers dropping after the switch to ICD-10. The drop could also be explained by changes in different insurance policies. Whatever the reason, physicians everywhere are working hard to make sure claims are sent correctly, and payments are being received. For the fifth part…

Revenue Cycle Management: POS Collections (Part 4)

The medical revenue cycle begins at patient registration. Up to 70% of the data a practice needs for billing is giving at this moment. It’s no wonder then, that with the consistent increase in patient payment responsibilities, and rising amounts of bad debt, providers in the healthcare industry are finding it more and more important…

Revenue Cycle Management: Charge Lag (Part 3)

As we continue our series on medical revenue cycle management, we want to highlight the importance of understanding your charge lag. This is especially important as the new ICD-10 coding has come into play. As a company who offers electronic medical billing services, we often see charge lag being overlooked. If you are experiencing a…