Affordable Care Act Brings Benefits and Changes to Family Medicine Revenue Cycle Management
When is the Family Medicine medical billing and coding process at its most critical crossroad? Right now, because the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here and impacting Family Medicine revenue cycle management. The ACA has its benefits, especially for Family Medicine practices. According to Melinda Abrams with the Commonwealth Fund, [...]
Affordable Care Act Emerges with Changes to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management
The role of Emergency Medicine is an essential and complex component of the Affordable Care Act and its focus on wellness and disease management. Yet Emergency Medicine revenue cycle management faces a future of mounting regulatory constraints, compliance issues, multi-faceted documentation...and changes in reimbursement models that impact medical coding and [...]
Affordable Care Act Brings Revenue Changes to Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Management
It's simply a matter of time before all aspects of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) provisions are implemented, and we should expect the spread of payment models emphasizing bundled care, shared risk and quality driven reimbursement for Diagnostic Radiology groups. Rarely has there been a defining time for radiologists than [...]
Affordable Care Act Impacts Cardiology Revenue Cycle Management
Proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are hoping the ruling may provide the tools for both combating CVD and improving the health care system. But what about the health of your cardiology practice? How will your Cardiology revenue cycle management be impacted? Along with healthcare reform, payment reform is [...]
Prepare Now to Mitigate Potential Compliance Risks in Urology Revenue Cycle Management During 2013
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for 2013 was released in October. Are you ready to implement the myriad of updates about potential risks in your Urology coding, billing and collections? Was that a faint "yes" or a resounding one? With the New Year fast approaching, the time [...]
2013 OIG Regulations and CMS Rulings Impact Radiation Oncology Revenue Cycle Management
With changes in compliance regulations for Radiation Oncology revenue cycle management and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursement cuts looming in 2013, it's a critical time for practices to ensure their Radiation Oncology coding, billing and collections is optimized. As reported by Radiation Therapy Alliance in a HeraldOnline.com [...]
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Revenue Cycle Management Regs Require a New Look in 2013
The Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery profession is continuing to experience growth in the market. Your revenue should reflect the full extent of all your hard work to build a successful Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery practice. As 2012 draws to a close, it's time to look ahead to 2013 and new compliance regulations that will [...]
Healthcare Industry Regulation Changes Impact Orthopedic Surgery Revenue Cycle Management
With all the compliance regulations today, it's a struggle to optimize Orthopedic Surgery revenue cycle management, particularly when compliance needs to be upheld, denied claims need to be appealed and grueling technical questions about diagnoses and procedures need to be answered. You know that having a compliance plan is critical [...]
Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management Requires a Plan to Address Unique Compliance Issues
As experts in Emergency Medicine, you're ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. But are you ready to prepare and respond fully to compliance issues, and all the complexities of hospital based Emergency Medicine medical coding, billing and collections? You already know that having a compliance plan is [...]
Changes Impact Neurosurgery Revenue Cycle Management in 2013
Sometimes it feels as if there are almost as many intricacies to your in-house Neurosurgery revenue cycle management as there are to the complex surgical procedures themselves. Merging the fine art of Neurosurgery with the business of medicine includes managing all the intricacies of Neurosurgery coding billing and collections while [...]