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Internal Medicine Billing Tips

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What is the difference between other types of medical billing and internal medicine billing? In order to understand the differentiation, we require to identify the various properties of internal medicine. Internists offer care for a number of medical issues including serious and chronic conditions and face many challenges when it comes to billing provided services. Challenges such as up-gradation in CPT codes and guidelines could impress internal medicine billing. Major reimbursement depends on proper and effective  medical coding , and collaborating with  proficient internal medicine billing and coding organization  is the most effective way to keep updated and enforce these modifications. Key Aspects of Internal Medicine Billing to Impact Positively on the Revenue Performance: The Functionality of Internal Medicine Billing Rather than hiring inexperienced people or hurdles in building a team of billing experts, we are capable to handle billing patients as well as insurance providers

General Surgery Medical Billing: Challenges with Billing coverage

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  General surgery medical billing  involves a variety of procedures. Procedures under the general surgery category must be performed by a  physician  who is fully credentialed and qualified to perform these surgeries. Medical billing for general surgery practices requires a certain level of expertise and skill. One of the biggest challenges general surgery practitioners are facing is concerned with patient care; instead, many of today’s care providers are concerned with the business side of health care, especially concerning medical billing and coding. General Surgery Medical Billing Challenges with Billing Coverage Billing Errors It is estimated that up to 78% of medical bills contain errors. Insurance companies are very strict on correct medical billing and  coding  practices, and even the smallest mistake can cause an insurance company to reject a medical billing claim. Most general surgery professionals are worried about patient care. Read more regarding general surgery medi

Improving Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Collections

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With patients having more financial responsibility for their healthcare, outpatient settings like ambulatory surgery centers are becoming more attractive to patients. A research report from Bain & Co. estimates that the number of procedures taking place in outpatient surgery centers will rise from 23 million in 2018 to 27 million in 2021. As per the same report, out of all outpatient surgeries done in the year 2017, half were performed by ASCs. Now as things are settling down after the corona pandemic, these numbers are again looking realistic. Before getting prepared for this growth potential, you have to streamline your current ASC billing process. In this blog, we discussed Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) billing challenges and ways to counter them. We are confident that these tips will help in improving your Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) collections.  Tips for Ambulatory Surgical Center to Improve the Patient Collections Process Always Take Prior-Authorization Prior to the

Streamline your DME Billing with MBC

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All healthcare providers are searching for a streamlined   DME billing   operation team that may handle their DME billing process without much hassle. According to MarketWatch, the worldwide marketplace for  Durable Medical Equipment (DME)  is predicted to achieve up to USD 246.6 billion by the year 2026. This rise is predicted because of the advantages that DME products like a wheelchair, nebulizers, canes, crutches, walkers, etc. wear for people. except from making patient’s life easy, the DME products also help these patients live a life without much pain making them independent. Besides the above benefits, technological advancement within the DME medical equipment is additionally another reason for the increase of the DME market and in fact, the rising geriatric population. As old people are more prone to chronic diseases, requiring extended care that involves more of the DME products for leaving a simple life. As per the report, the worldwide DME market is fragmented supported by

Tips for Behavioral Health Billing

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Optimization of your billing process is an opportunity to make behavioral health practice more manageable. It’s not a secret now that the less time you spend on managing your medical billing, the more time you can focus on your clients to give them proper treatment for their issues. Any practice will get benefitted from streamlined  medical billing  processes, like fast reimbursement, and increment in cash flow. Although, billing can be overwhelming to know what process developments will have the main impact on your practice. Looking for more information about Tips for Behavioral Health Billing click here: https://bit.ly/3dLDFGq. also, you can get in touch with us at info@medicalbillersandcoders.com or call us at 888-357-3226.

Declaration of Blanket Waivers for SNFs

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On 7th April 2022, in response to the COVID-19 PHE and under section 1135 of the Social Security Act, CMS passed several temporary emergency declaration blanket waivers which were intended to provide health care providers with extra flexibilities required to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the waivers of regulatory requirements have provided flexibility in how nursing homes may operate, they have also removed the minimum standards for quality that help ensure residents’ health and safety are protected.  Declaration of Blanket Waivers Recently, CMS conducted some surveys that revealed significant concerns with resident care that are unrelated to infection control (e.g., abuse, weight loss, depression, pressure ulcers, etc.). Waiver of certain regulatory requirements may have contributed to these outcomes and raised the risk of other issues. For example, by waiving requirements for training, nurse aides and paid feeding assistants may not have received the necessary training t

Primary Care First (PCF) and Alternative Payment Models

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Primary Care First Model Options is a set of voluntary five-year payment options that reward value and quality by offering an innovative payment structure to support the delivery of advanced primary care. It will help in prioritizing the doctor-patient relationship; enhancing care for patients with complex chronic needs and high needs, seriously ill patients, reducing administrative burden, and focusing financial rewards on improved health outcomes. Primary Care First Model Options will be offered in 26 regions for a 2020 start date. Background Primary care is central to a high-functioning healthcare system and thus, there is an urgent need to preserve and strengthen primary care as well as a need for support of serious illness care services for Medicare beneficiaries. PCF will focus on advanced primary care practices ready to assume financial risk in exchange for reduced administrative burdens and performance-based payments. PCF also encourages advanced primary care practices, includi