Assured Return is a Steady Rudder in Choppy Medical Practice Billing, Compliance Waters
As the heat is being turned up for both medical practice compliance and revenue streams, assurances are needed right now. Incomplete documentation significantly raises the risk for medical practice compliance audits. It's time for some assurances not only to reduce the risks for your practice but also stimulate its growth. [...]
Details, Details! Full Revenue Potential from Medical Coding, Billing Can Be Missed Without MedRev Index
In a profession where the devil is in the details, it's surprising how many opportunities there are to miss them. Those details, or lack thereof, can impact compliance and... the financial health of your practice's medical practice billing and coding. Your compliance risk in medical coding and billing is increasing, [...]
Avoid Penalties: PQRS Reporting in 2013 Requires Diagnostic Radiology Coding Expertise
Did you know what you do this year, in 2013, is dependent on whether your Diagnostic Radiology practice loses money in 2015? If you're among the majority of Diagnostic Radiology practices currently not participating in, or qualifying for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), you're at risk for doing just [...]
Future PQRS Payments Require 2013 Reporting and Emergency Coding Expertise
PQRS shows us that our payment system is moving in a new direction. Fee-for-volume is giving way to the new world of fee-for-value. That's why PQRS requirements are tied to your incentive payments and after 2014... payment penalties for failing to meet requirements. By not complying with Physician Quality Reporting [...]
One Healthcare Change Calms Nerves: Revenue Bridge Offers Seamless Medical Practice Billing Transition
Any more, it's not just about meeting today's needs for medical practices, it's about anticipating tomorrow's. Advance preparations for ICD-10 are critical to the future success of medical practice revenue cycle management. Sometimes looking ahead to a better way of medical coding and billing for your practice is hard to [...]
Emergency Medicine ICD-10 Success Hinges on New Medical Coding and Billing Testing, Documentation
Although the implementation deadline for ICD-10 is slated for Oct. 1, 2014, emergency physicians should begin now to prepare for the future implementation of ICD-10-CM coding by improving emergency department documentation. Not only does failure to fully and properly document a patient encounter has many medical, financial, and even regulatory [...]
Radiation Oncology ICD-10 Readiness Depends on Medical Practice Billing Transitions, Training and Testing
Just where does your Radiation Oncology medical practice billing stand when it comes to preparations for ICD-10? Yours might be among the 55.4 percent of medical practices (as of June 2013) in the United States that hasn't started or has barely begun preparations. Even if your practice is in the [...]
Put ICD-10 Prep in Motion for Orthopedic Surgery Medical Coding and Billing
Just how does your Orthopedic medical coding and billing rate when it comes to preparations for ICD-10? Yours might be among the 55.4 percent of all medical practices (as of June 2013) in the United States that hasn't started or has barely begun preparations. Even if your practice is in [...]
ICD-10 and Neurosurgery: Updates Require Vigilance in Medical Coding and Billing
How do the new codes for neurophysiologic studies performed during surgical procedures affect you? Updates in Neurosurgery coding and billing include: Confirm Chronicity For Nontraumatic Subdural Hemorrhage Pinpoint site to accurately report contusions of head in ICD-10 Changes to the CPT language for analysis and programming of Neurostimulators Clarifications on [...]
ICD-10 Transition Unveils New Code Structure, Increased Radiology Medical Billing Documentation
Code assignments and documentation for Radiology coding and billing will be very different in the world of ICD-10. A seven-character code will need to be constructed—either for medical-surgical procedures or ancillary services. These include imaging, and radiation oncology and nuclear medicine. One of 34 possible values has been assigned for [...]