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Great Medical Billing News for Physicians
A positive medical billing change is on the horizon for physicians. As of January of 2006, the American Medical Association (AMA) released new care plan oversight CPT codes and definitions. These medical billing changes will expand the flexibility and usage of these old codes. There are three major evaluation and management changes that will occur. The first medical billing change is the introduction of two care plan oversight codes. These new codes are different because they do not require a patient to be under the care of a home health agency, nursing home, or hospice. In 2005, the stipulation in medical billing was that the patent must be in one …
How Can Complete Practice Analysis Benefit Your Practice?
If you’re not outsourcing your medical billing, you’re already behind. You have a busy practice, your staff is pushed to the max with patients and phones and day to day activities. One fantastic way that outsourced medical billing can benefit your practice, besides the convenience of handing your medical billing and/or coding for your practice is through a service called Practice Analysis. It can include handling the medical billing for your office, and receiving the data through electronic or secured network. Processing and submitting your claims. In addition, the coding of your medical billing can be handled through your medical billing partner and can be checked and double checked for …
Specified Covered Outpatient Drug Payments Make GAO Unhappy
Right now the Government Accountability Office is not a medical billing staff member’s best friend. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are going head to head with the Government Accountability Office in regards to the new medical billing outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS). The Government Accountability Office claims that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has overestimated payments for prescription drugs and radio pharmaceuticals. They claim that the amount Medicare will pay for medical billing is more than it will cost hospitals to acquire these drugs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are planning to use a system called SCOD (specified covered outpatient drugs) to calculate the …
Don’t Lose Money With Radiation Medical Billing
You could be losing money on radiation treatment therapy if you don’t do your medical billing correctly. Did you know that you could lose out on over $100 if you miss one radiation therapy reimbursement. A great medical billing skill is knowing how to maximize your revenue with radiation therapy. Radiation is a type of treatment that is frequently done two or even three times a day. It is a perfectly acceptable medical billing practice to bill separately for radiation completed on the same day. It is important, however, to pay attention to the medical billing requirements set forth by the payers. Many payers require a certain amount of time …
Ways to Protect Medical Billing PHI
Transcription is a large factor in medical billing. A lot of medical transcription is hired outside of physician’s office. This can leave a lot of room for internet criminals to steal valuable PHI information used in your medical billing. Protecting your patient’s PHI not only protects your practice, but also protects their identity. There are several steps you can take to protect your patients’ medical billing PHI. The ability for criminals to obtain PHI has increased over the recent years and made it necessary to install security measures. You may know what your medical billing security practices are, but you must also know what those practices are for your transcription …
