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Ways to better pay: A 5-step strategic process
Here’s a dirty little secret about healthcare: money is a really big deal. Practices need to be reimbursed, the lights need to be kept on and doctors need to get paid. Managing the flow of cash in any...
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3 Specialties Facing Important Code Changes from ICD-10
The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is as divisive an issue as any in the healthcare industry today. When the news came out that the deadline for the switch was being pushed back until October 2014,...
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3 Unique Challenges to Anesthesia Medical Billing
Anesthesia medical billing isn’t like other forms of billing that clinics and hospitals might face. There are stringent, federal guidelines to be followed. Anesthesiologists spend most of their work...
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How to Improve Your Workers’ Compensation Collections
Workers’ compensation collections can seem like a stress-induced migraine for providers. Between special terminologies, unique collection forms and legal obstacles, many practices don’t have the...
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Plugging Revenue Cycle Management Leaks at Your Practice
Every physician and office manager knows the importance of proper revenue cycle management, or at least they should. A faulty revenue cycle opens the possibility of your practice not being paid...
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4 Ways to Improve Patient Collections
According to ACA International, 29 percent of adults have medical debt or trouble paying medical bills. From these numbers, it’s apparent that something needs to be done to improve patient...
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3 ICD-10 Training Methods You Can Start Now
If you look closely at your car’s side mirror, you’ll find a spot that reads, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” Well, the October 1, 2014 date for the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 should...
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ICD-10: Working Through the Basics
ICD-10 is 19 months away. Is your practice ready? Insert ominous tone here. Ok, so maybe we still have some time to prepare. However, CMS recommends that medical practices take several years to...
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Modifiers 59, 25 and 91: A Guide for Coders
“If it isn’t coded then it hasn’t been done,” is a proverb that isn’t heard in the healthcare setting frequently enough. Correctly applying modifiers, though, isn’t always as cut and dry as it seems....
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False Claims Act and the ACA: How Should You Prepare?
If your practice accepts Medicare or Medicaid, the Supreme Court’s upholding of the Affordable Care Act last June includes stipulations responsible for even more regulations and administrative...
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