tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47533196476557930022024-03-13T03:37:56.103-07:00Med Data All About Medical Billing and Coding Updates, News, Trend, Ideas & InsightDeepak Rupnarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747811813996467765noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-76768340038388965062013-04-01T23:49:00.003-07:002013-04-01T23:50:58.534-07:00Surgical Homes Led by Anesthesiologists May Reduce Costs and Improve <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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According to Adam Marcus over at <a href="http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Policy%2B%26%2BManagement&d_id=3&i=November+2012&i_id=904&a_id=22042" rel="nofollow" style="color: #004276; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>Anesthesiology News</i></a>, there’s pushback against the “forces now buffeting” anesthesiologists. These forces include ACOs and the burdensome and numerous quality-care initiatives being implemented. The pushback is a radically new care model known as the surgical home that’s being proposed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).</div>
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“The society in recent years has pushed the surgical-home model, a coordination of perioperative care that improves efficiency, as a way for anesthesiologists to demonstrate their value within a healthcare institution,” Marcus writes. “Yet it has had little in the way of data to support the argument—until now.”</div>
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This data was relayed to attendees of the ASA’s 2012 annual meeting and was culled from several new studies. Although preliminary in nature, the studies support the idea that anesthesiologists should be more involved with the provision of care to surgery patients, both for reduced costs and better patient outcomes.</div>
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For example, the University of Southern California Keck Medical Center out of Los Angeles focused its surgical-home study on 30-day mortality. Basically, anesthesiologists were involved in every stage of care for surgery patients, even helping the surgeons map out the care plan. They and their residents were also present for each step of the plan.</div>
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“…The focus is on a good long-term outcome, not simply immediate success in the operating room,” Marcus explains. “The entire team is present for every induction, line placement, and critical event during the case.”</div>
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Early results indicated great success for the Keck model, with 30-day mortality rates down 47 percent from 2010 and 2011. Those behind the study expect the model will cut back on the average length of stay by half-a-day.</div>
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Beginning in 2010, Ochsner Medical Center out of New Orleans conducted the second study discussed at the ASA meeting. This study gave anesthesiologists the responsibility to “review medical records, order laboratory and other preoperative tests, and manage consultations for patients undergoing knee and hip replacements at the facility.” The goal here was to see if an “anesthesiology-directed perioperative triage can eliminate redundant testing…while boosting throughput and efficiency on the day of surgery.”</div>
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The finding was a savings of $18,000 in testing costs per 100 patients, along with care that “was more focused, more based on evidence and on clinical need.”</div>
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Finally, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) focused its study on total hip arthroplasty and how the preoperative anemia management program could affect the patients going through it.</div>
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“Under the program, called PAMP, anesthesiologists ensure that patients receive testing for anemia before surgery,” Marcus reports. “If their hemoglobin and iron levels are low, the anesthesiologist orders weekly doses of erythropoietin and IV iron.”</div>
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“Will this testing normalize a patient’s hemoglobin and cut back on needed blood transfusions?” the researchers wondered. If so, rehabilitation for these patients would go much more smoothly.</div>
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39 percent of the study’s participants were found to be anemic and needed 352 units of red blood cells during the surgery to the tune of $352,000. With anemia therapy, it would have only cost $245,000.</div>
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With these three studies, ASA is hoping to gain some leverage with the idea of an anesthesiologist-led surgical home and the potential benefits that such a model can bring to healthcare organizations.</div>
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What do you think? Do these studies prove anything? What is your opinion of the surgery-care model?</div>
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There’s developing news regarding the ongoing battles between physicians and Medicare, <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/medicare/275987-study-most-medicare-docs-set-to-pay-performance-penalties" rel="nofollow" style="color: #004276; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">as <i>The Hill</i></a> reports that “more than 80 percent of Medicare providers will face penalties for failing to meet quality thresholds if current performance trends continue.”</div>
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This is based on a study conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute. According to the article, the study found “that fewer than one in five Medicare providers meet the program's Physician Quality Report System (PQRS) standards and are eligible for related bonus payments.”</div>
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Those bonuses become penalties this year under healthcare reform, and Institute CEO Richard Duszak believes that only “near-term improvements in documentation and reporting” will prevent “widespread physician penalties.” He stresses that physician compliance, while showing signs of improvement over the last few years, needs to happen now, because 2015’s penalties will be determined by 2013’s performance.</div>
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The Hill’s Elise Viebeck writes, “The requirements encourage doctors to improve patient care by following evidence-based clinical procedures, such as administering aspirin to someone suffering a heart attack or ordering a tuberculosis screening for rheumatoid arthritis patients.”</div>
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Performing the best in the Institute’s study were radiologists, “with nearly 24 percent of imaging docs eligible for PQRS incentives that year compared to 16 percent of others.” This translates into possible 2016 penalties of $100 million for radiologists, and over $1 billion for nonradiologists.</div>
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The AMA, among others, is fighting the government over PQRS penalties, requesting that they not be enacted in 2013 and instead be delayed until 2015.</div>
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As always, we’d like to get your perspective on this issue. What is your general opinion on these penalties? Should they be enacted this year? For those of you who are gainfully employed, what have you done to qualify under PQRS or what are you improving in order to qualify?</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-47617489203486494212013-02-14T03:18:00.000-08:002013-02-14T03:18:08.726-08:00Five Benefits Of Hiring Health-related Billing Companies<br />
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Community colleges, trade http://medisoft-medical.hubpages.com/hub/Medisoft-Billing-
Software schools, and forprofit colleges supply various kinds of degrees and diplomas
focused on the medical billing business. Because the sector lacks a universal certification, it
may be hard to examine the varied offerings. When an educational background can
demonstrate familiarity with the field, a diploma specific to medical billing may not necessarily
be far more valuable than a additional common degree. As the medical billing market is
fragmented, experience with one certain software program package and billing method does
not translate to knowledge using a competing procedure.</div>
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The appropriate education will hopefully http://practice-management-software.blogspot.com/
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Look into your local accredited community
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Outsourcing to a health-related billing and coding company brings significant positive aspects
to any healthcare organization. Regardless in the size/specialty of your health-related
practice, healthcare billing and coding organizations give you complete and fully integrated
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surgery, occupational therapy, pain management, and much more.
In such a scenario, physicians would do well to entrust their support staff with only clinical
functions, and outsource health-related billing, and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)
solutions from competent and credible sources. </div>
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Medicalbillersandcoders.com – being the
largest consortium of medical billers and coders inside the U.S – is resourcerich in
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billing and reconciling of accounts, account analysis and denial management, A/R
management, and financial management reporting – is ample proof of its competence.</div>
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Most data analysts possess a degree and background in computers, accounting/auditing or
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Students longterm goals may possibly include acquiring the appropriate degrees, along with
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-46259828059628790832013-02-14T03:13:00.002-08:002013-02-14T03:13:51.239-08:00Role of Medical Billing Firms in Maximizing Medical Claim Reimbursement<br />
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Earlier, medical billing was something quite deterring to healthcare
professionals with busy practices to run. Now, things have changed and
medical billing has become smoother and swifter, thanks to billing
services. Mainly, small / medium clinics and individual physicians are
mostly benefited through billing services. However, large hospitals and
healthcare centers are also benefited by the services of billing
companies, as they provide cost-effective and hassle-free medical claim
reimbursement services. This is why billing services are getting popular
these days, among all healthcare entities. In this article we will look
at the benefits of hiring a billing services provider.</div>
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medical claims submitted to insurance payers have to be accurate in all
respects if you are to receive correct reimbursement. Checking the
insurance papers and getting the claim amount from the insurance
companies through regular follow-ups can be time consuming, as well as
budget intense. Mainly, small healthcare clinics may not have a separate
accounts department, as it is cost consuming. On the other hand,
handling the claims can be time-consuming as you need to follow-up with
the insurance companies regularly for the claimed money disbursement.</div>
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From
claim management to billing and coding, according to the laws of
states, a billing company renders all the required services. Here are
the services that you can avail of from a reliable billing company:</div>
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the patient's insurance terms and conditions and investigating the
validity of the insurance papers. This will lead to easy payment
reimbursement from the insurance companies.</li>
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make sure that there are no unnecessary delays in payment disbursement.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Handling the situation efficiently, when a claim has been denied.
Competent providers of billing services follow up on denied as well as
delayed claims, making the necessary modifications and providing valid
information. They make sure that their clients receive maximum
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For
a healthcare unit, seamless healthcare management and cutting edge
services for the patients are the main objectives. This will help the
clinic to become popular and thus, provide a chance for business
expansion. With billing outsourcing, management teams of small
healthcare clinics get more time and peace of mind to think about
providing better services to their clients. They can focus more on
quality services, without having any sort of anxiety regarding the
payment.</div>
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Medical billing firms thus have an important role to play
in helping their clients maximize claim reimbursement. Their
value-added services will help healthcare entities eliminate those
costly errors in billing and coding. Accurate claims will bring accurate
reimbursement and help in maintaining a steady revenue cycle.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-84987487587280200652013-02-14T03:01:00.002-08:002013-02-14T03:01:53.609-08:005 Main Revenue Cycle Issues Spurred by Healthcare ReformThe third year of healthcare reform is only a couple months old, but
there are five revenue cycle issues that will impact hospital executives
throughout the remainder of 2013, according to a report from
consulting firm <a href="http://www.pyramidhs.com/press-release02122013.html" mce_href="http://www.pyramidhs.com/press-release02122013.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pyramid Healthcare Solutions</a>.
<br /><br /><b>1. Reimbursement and cash flow pressures. </b>Healthcare
reform will lead to decreased Medicare payments, more Medicaid patients
and a larger percentage of high-deductible health plans, which will put
more costs on commercially insured patients. These pressures lead many
hospital executives to believe there will be a decline in patient
revenue and days cash on hand, meaning revenue cycle teams will have to
work harder to reduce days in accounts receivable and improve front-end
collections, according to the report.<br /><br /><b>2. Business office operations. </b>Consolidation
among hospitals, physician practices, post-acute care and other
providers will drive a consolidation of business office operations. <br /><br /><b>3. Innovative payment models.</b>
Accountable care organizations and bundled payments will impact
existing patient accounting systems, most of which are not built to
handle these types of new CMS-sponsored payment models. <br /><br /><b>4. ICD-10. </b>This
will be a big year for providers and ICD-10, as it is the final full
year to formalize the transition. Revenue cycle teams will have to
invest resources and time to master the new coding system, which will
affect reimbursement trends and electronic health record implementation.
<br /><br /><b>5. Outsourcing. </b>As hospitals attempt to prioritize their
various challenges, many are looking to outsource certain operations,
including the revenue cycle, to handle and navigate the various
deadlines.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-26680481307321398882013-02-14T02:34:00.001-08:002013-02-14T02:34:20.743-08:00New York Physicians' Monthly Collection Enhanced by 32% in the First Month by Medical Billing Services of Medicalbillersandcoders.com!<div style="font-size: 13px; font: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; height: auto; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; width: auto;">
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MBC by applying<strong> innovative medical billing solutions</strong> has successfully helped individual physicians, physician groups and hospitals across the State of New York - with its specialized team of billers and coders<strong> </strong>managing to <strong>enhance most of their physician’s monthly collections by 32% within the first month itself of taking up the account. </strong><br />
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Though the Medical billing requirements coincide in a certain way or another, each State’s billing needs are unique in their own way and MBC’s team endeavors to ascertain these State specific needs of all our clients. New York Physicians and especially Cardiologists find it tedious to balance patient care and admin needs mainly due to the <u>large number of patients</u> they need to cater to amidst <u>time constraints</u>. <br />
MBC’s billing experts are aware about this crucial factor and New York practitioner’s requirement for both timely posting and follow up of claims to help maximize revenues. Additionally the health care reforms are likely to have considerable amount of impact on the <a href="http://www.medicalbillersandcoders.com/Medical-Billing-Practices.html">New York’s Medical billing</a> and hence physician’s revenue, for which the NY’s medical practitioners need to constantly update themselves. <br />
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With the Federal health care reform there are to be changes to public and private health coverage in New York, including increased integration. Additionally advances in technology are likely to facilitate improved coverage and help streamline processes. <br />
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However with a number of prime consumer health insurance protections already in place in New York State it is likely to go through less transition than many states with respect to these reforms, never theless the number of insured will increase and MBC’s team is prepared to handle this situation for its clients and prevent them from struggling to balance these changes with patient care. <br />
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Running a medical practice in New York and maintaining an efficient medical billing department can be quite challenging. Generally denials can run up to 30% or more of a practice's billing; however MBC works towards a much lower denial rate and higher collection rate - with the principal of getting paid only when our clients get paid. <br />
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By and large the last 20-30% charges are not paid on first submission- requiring up to 10 times more effort to resolve, most practices or billings services have limited resources to do this work. MBC due to its large set-up can routinely and consistently apply collection efforts to these claims to generate higher and more consistent collections.<br />
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MBC has been helping providers with all their medical billing needs located throughout New York, in major cities such as New York City, Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany. MBC experts constantly update themselves about the health insurance systems, managed care systems, medico-legal and ethical responsibilities, confidentiality, drugs, and prescription records along with other industry changes – with an aim to achieve higher collections.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-47114111729451127162013-02-14T02:32:00.000-08:002013-02-14T02:32:04.596-08:00Medical Center - Implementing The Most Up-to-Date System In Medical Billing Practice<br />
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The medical billing together with the coding course of action require
supplies a large amount of assist to health care experts to supply
timely and correct reimbursement from insurance agency. Experts in
medical coding designate the correct codes for services and treatments,
even though medical billing authorities bill these properly. By: medical
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These positions have been completed with sufficient care
given that faults may possibly result in denial of claims and badly
affect the reimbursement observe. Due to this why most healthcare
businesses outsource these services to a expert medical billing company.
The medical coding and billing solutions presented by a dependable
service service provider may also help conduct the coding and billing
system efficiently, and ahead exact medical expenditures and claims in
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Performing collectively with an
expert medical billing specialist allows the medical services to
streamline medical billing method, and advantage from effectively
arranged coding and billing services which reduce declare denial and
ensure of utmost refund. Medical coding and billing services are
supplied to groups of physicians, clinics, medical centre, acute
treatment services, free standing diagnostic centers, long term
treatment services and many other individuals. </div>
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The new medical
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affected person information, recording, insurance verifications,
payment publishing services, code evaluation and checking,
claims/patient billing transmission, collection managements,
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The medical middle coding workforce would have expertise in CPT coding,
emergency home e-code assessment, DRG/ICD-9-CM and HCPS coding, medical
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The medical middle today have the most recent
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-2884857766930994412013-02-14T02:30:00.000-08:002013-02-14T02:30:31.478-08:005 Tips for Improving Anesthesia Billing Practice<br />
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Medical practices face complex challenges in order to maintain a healthy bottom line. Billing for anesthesia services can be even more complicated. These particular challenges can be overcome by monitoring and streamlining the advanced processes involved in maximizing revenue. Here are 5 tips for improving anesthesia billing practices.</div>
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<b>1. Monitor Contracts And Be Familiar With Payors:</b> Anesthesia billing can be more complicated for billers and payors. If a contact is particularly difficult to manage claims can be processed incorrectly, therefore it is crucial to closely monitor contracts and follow up with payors to be certain they are processing claims correctly. Billers need to be familiar with each contract and its cycle, and know what they should receive for the claims.</div>
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<b>2. Collect From Patients Up Front:</b> The collection process is an area where many anesthesia providers need improvement. In the last few years, collecting payment from patients has changed dramatically. Billers used to charge the payor and send an invoice. Receiving payment was less of a worry because patients had better means to pay and their deductibles weren’t as high. Billers today have to be much more aggressive to receive payment. Some practices are now requiring payment before services are performed.</div>
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It is important to educate patients about the costs of the services they will receive so that they are well informed about what payments they will be responsible for. Discuss a payment plan with the patients who cannot pay in full up front so you both can expect the bill to be paid off quickly.</div>
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Billers should always be sure that the correct payor is being billed, that any and all modifiers are added and that the payment policies of the payor are being adhered to in order to get a claim paid.</div>
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Also, be vigilant in monitoring how long unpaid services remain in A/R. Most of your accounts should be in the 30 day range. If you have unpaid services in the 60 or 90 day range you have room for improvement.</div>
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<b>4. Be Aware Of Compliance:</b> Providers are accountable for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. There are countless opportunities for HIPPA violations everyday, so medical practices, anesthesiologists and billers need to keep aware of the rules and have a plan for staying up to date on changes. Changing laws have dramatically increased the ability of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to impose monetary penalties for these violations. HHS is expected to take more formal action when there is willful neglect involved in a violation. Four recent changes that will have a significant impact on providers are:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Rights of individuals to request restrictions regarding disclosure of their PHI have been enhanced</li>
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<b>5. Pay Special Attention To Post-Op Pain Blocks:</b> Failure to properly document and bill for post-op pain blocks (POP) can result in a reimbursement issue and a compliance issue as well. Practices need to take the time to ensure that their entire billing staff is aware of what is needed for post-op blocks.</div>
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A surgeon and anesthesiologist will frequently use the same document to record the anesthesia event and the POP. This usually results in a denial of the claim by the insurance company the first time around. A second form is good practice to clearly separate the POP from the anesthesia delivery used for the surgery itself. It is vital to document the surgeon’s request for the block and a second reason for why the POP was administered. If the request is not included in the patient’s record, it can be appealed, which will prevent timely payment.</div>
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Because billing for anesthesia and POPs is so complex, billers should not assume that all of the documents are complete. Doing so can be just as bad as up-coding. Put a specific plan in place for how your staff will handle the documentation of these procedures.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-75048220604996200362013-02-14T02:23:00.000-08:002013-02-14T02:23:05.587-08:00Is Outsourcing Your Medical Billing the Right Choice?<br />
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Many medical practices consider outsourcing billing at some point.
There are a lot of reasons why a practice might opt for outsourcing, but
the truth is that it isn’t for everyone. The best way to decide if
outsourcing is for your practice is to analyze the pro’s and con’s and
ask yourself a few basic questions about your business.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Have you had a high turnover of billing staff or is there a lack of qualified billing staff in your area?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Are your billing processes inefficient (i.e., high denial rate, high A/R, low patient collections, etc.)?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Would you rather focus more on patient care and less on business management tasks?</li>
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If you answered “yes” to most of these questions then outsourcing
might be a better fit for your needs. However, there are pro’s and con’s
to both ways of doing your billing. Simply put, in-house billing allows
you to have total control over your billing processes but it also means
managing staff, paying more for full time employees, and opening
yourself to problems ranging from poor training and job performance to
embezzlement.</div>
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On the flip side, if you use a reputable billing service, you should
see lower costs with a good return on your investment. Generally, you
can expect a certain level of results and consistency in performance.
The downside is that you will have little control over the process and
the cost may vary based on your claim volume at any given time.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Are you concerned about the time and cost involved in managing more full-time staff?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Are you worried about the possibility of embezzlement or negligence in your billing?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Would you rather pay a small percentage of your claims than a full-time salary?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Are you comfortable with the varying cost of outsourcing billing tasks?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Are you looking for more comprehensive reporting and substantial analysis of your business?</li>
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If you answered mostly “yes” again, then it is probably time to
consider an outsourcing solution. Watch for our next post on outsourcing
your billing, Ten Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Billing Service.</div>
Deepak Rupnarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747811813996467765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-7055921926451592972013-02-04T03:51:00.002-08:002013-02-04T03:51:44.072-08:00Facts about salary differences in medical billing and coding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The salary of medical billing & coding is basically depends upon the type of medical field you have selected for your career. In addition, the certain set of skills and talents is also required in that field. For instance, the average expected salary for the post of medical billing assistant is around $ 45000 or more per annum while in other intricate fields of medical, the salary for the same post can reach at around $ 60000 per annum.images</div>
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If you are searching for the salary of billing assistant in Canada, you may search for this in the major cities like Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal and Calgary online and you can see the top companies that are hiring the candidates. Now, you can search for the best healthcare units that hire the people for the job of medical billing and coding and their salary structures.</div>
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<b>How medical billers and coders work?</b></div>
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First of all, you will gather the relevant information so that you can start with the pc by inputting all the information. After inputting all the information required by you, the statement or claim will be transferred to the insurance agency. In case, the claim is rejected by the company, this is the duty of the coder to investigate about the reason of rejection. After the claim is accepted, the medical bill will be produced and sent. All these things are considered at Medical Billing & Coding Training.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: http://www.schoolmedicalbilling.com/facts-about-salary-differences-in-medical-billing-and-coding/</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-39121301438394624932013-01-18T08:28:00.000-08:002013-01-18T08:28:20.766-08:00Five Key Facts Your Doctor Wants You To Know<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Being a great patient is a matter of taking an active role in your health care and getting the facts about a few important health care issues. Your doctor is your partner in healthy living – and there are a few key facts that he or she would like you to know.</div>
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Here are some of the top issues that you need to know about in order to be healthier and have a great doctor-patient relationship:</div>
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<b>If Overweight, Losing Just 10% of Your Weight Will Do You a World of Good</b></div>
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When you’re overweight or obese, it can be frustrating to look at the scale and realize that you need to lose 40, 60 or 80 lbs. However, losing just 10% of your weight is a much more doable goal, and can give you a lot of health benefits. If you’re 200 lbs, the 10% goal is just 20 lbs total.</div>
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Losing 10% of your current weight can help improve your heart health and lower cholesterol levels. You’ll have better blood pressure and decrease your risk for diabetes. Your joints and spine will feel less pain because you won’t be carrying as much weight. Your risk for colon and breast cancer will drop. And finally, you’ll have more energy, which will make it easier to exercise more and lose even more weight.</div>
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<b>Don’t Believe Everything You See on TV or the Internet</b></div>
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Doctors are facing a huge challenge with misinformation online and on television. Sometimes patients get a particular treatment or prescription into their mind and are convinced that it’s the best option for them. As a patient, you need to trust your doctor’s opinion and not have your mind set on something that you saw on television or read online. This goes for medical conditions as well as specific treatments or prescription medication. Reading something or seeing something and performing a self diagnosis isn’t smart healthcare. Discuss your options with your doctor, let him or her know your concerns and let them make a decision with you.</div>
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<b>Herbal Supplements Aren’t Always Safe</b></div>
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Although the FDA regulates herbal supplements, they do so as foods and not drugs. Unlike prescription medication, manufacturers do not have to seek FDA approval before they bring herbal supplements to the market. They can claim certain health benefits – but only if they have supporting research and include a disclaimer from the FDA. Once an herbal supplement is on the market, the FDA will monitor its safety.</div>
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However, even if an herbal supplement stays on the market long term, it may not be safe with your prescription medications. Be sure that you let your doctor know about everything that you are taking, and discuss your options before you start taking a new supplement. By doing this, you can avoid serious side effects. You should also avoid supplements if you’re pregnant, breast-feeding, using a blood thinner or having surgery.</div>
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<b>Make Good Use of Your Appointment Time</b></div>
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Your doctor is a partner in your health care. But it’s also your responsibility to give them the information that they need to help you. Forgetting to mention important details during your appointment, waiting until the last minute to discuss your problems or ignoring important instructions can impact your level of health care.</div>
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Start out by being up front at the start of the appointment about any major changes in your health. Be honest with your answers. If you don’t exercise, you smoke cigarettes or drink a little too much, tell the truth. Any of these truths can and likely will affect your care. Listen to your doctor’s advice and take notes if you have to. Having a pad of paper and a pencil can help you remember important details later on – especially if you have a new treatment or new prescription.</div>
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<b>Reducing Your Stress Levels Can Improve Your Life</b></div>
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Everyone lives with a little stress, but if you find yourself constantly overwhelmed and stressed out, your health can suffer. Your doctor’s tips for stress reduction will not only make you feel better but can also have some powerful physiological effects. You can reduce your cortisol levels, improve your response time and reflexes and boost your immune system. During your next appointment, talk to your doctor about specific techniques that you can use to reduce your stress levels.</div>
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Knowing these important health facts can help you lead a healthier life and work with your doctor as a partner in your health care.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-88923669582850026192013-01-12T21:33:00.000-08:002013-01-12T21:33:11.432-08:00What does a doctor expect from his medical billers & coders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A significant challenge that care providers face in the US today is
unrealized account receivables stemming from rejected insurance claims
by Medicaid and Medicare officials. Physicians often find this challenge
daunting because it requires them to handle what they are not meant to:
administrative responsibilities</div>
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The medical billing and coding cycle requires thorough knowledge and
deft handling of the entire process and related procedures including
familiarity with electronic platforms and the ability to handle
sensitive medical data.</div>
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The above scenario, if broken in terms of <u>skills doctors expect their billers and coders to have</u>, will demarcate the following areas:</div>
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Knowledge of billing life cycle</li>
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Theoretical and working knowledge of data collection, data entry,
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Knowledge of electronic platforms in use</li>
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This makes medical billing and coding among the most <u>knowledge-driven and challenging disciplines</u>
which needs keeping up with the changing trends of the industry to
effectively handle billing and coding responsibilities for care
providers, so that they can concentrate on quality of care even as they
enjoy a steady flow of revenue.</div>
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<em><u>Accuracy vs. Productivity – Medical Coder </u></em></div>
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Recently, AAPC conducted a survey to find out from billing and coding
professionals which among the two (accuracy and productivity) is
preferred over the other by billing and coding managers and the survey
revealed a mixed response establishing the supremacy of neither of the
two over the other, leading to the conclusion that a billing and coding
manager expects his/her team of billers and coders “to efficiently
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<em><u>Medical Coding with MBC</u></em></div>
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believes, that when it comes to billing and coding, certifications help
bridge this gap. Most of MBC’s billers and coders are certified in CPC,
CCS which CPAT, all of which require passing a coding certification
examination which involves questions to examine the ability of billers
and coders to accurately apply CPT and HCPCS procedures and supply
ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. This helps MBC’s coding professionals to
refresh and renew their skills and be assured of them.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-88824765460543140402013-01-02T02:10:00.001-08:002013-01-02T02:10:25.422-08:00CMS Coverage Email Updates | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services<a href="http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coverage/CoverageGenInfo/CMS-Coverage-Email-Updates.html">CMS Coverage Email Updates | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-652366072945381272012-12-28T23:05:00.000-08:002012-12-28T23:05:06.482-08:00Top 5 Reasons to Become a Medical Billing and Coding Specialist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Do you enjoy working with computers, pay exceptional attention to detail and aspire to work in the healthcare industry? If so, a medical billing and coding specialist position may be a viable option for you, and can lead to a rewarding career. To give you a little more insight, here are some of the top reasons for becoming a <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>medical billing and coding specialist</b></span>:</div>
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<li><b>There’s a Demand for Qualified Medical Coding Professionals –</b> The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that job prospects for medical records and health information technicians, which includes medical coders, appear to be good in the coming years. Employment rates for this field are actually expected to increase 20% between 2008 and 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.*</li>
<li><b>Education Can Be Completed in Less Than a Year –</b> Some medical billing and coding training programs can be finished in as few as 10 months, or about a year-and-a-half for an associate degree. Take time to explore your education options and choose a quality medical billing and coding training program. Ideally, the program you choose should also prepare you for industry certification, such as the Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) designation from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).</li>
<li><b>Availability of Online Medical Billing and Coding Education –</b> Thanks to the convenience and flexibility of online medical billing and coding degree and diploma programs, you can accomplish your healthcare education goals without the common barriers of time and location. You’ll want to select a reputable, accredited medical billing and coding school with a specialized curriculum. These primary qualifications can help ensure that you receive a quality education.</li>
<li><b>Ability to Work in Healthcare Without the Typical Physical Demands –</b> Many healthcare workers have to work extremely long hours and are required to move patients, stand or walk for long periods of time, clean up after patients and so on. As a medical billing and coding specialist, you will be able to assist healthcare providers and patients alike, all while working from your computer.</li>
<li><b>Potential to Work at Home and Set Your Own Schedule –</b> Some healthcare providers outsource their medical billing and coding workload to fully trained specialists. This option gives you the opportunity to build your own home-based practice. As an independent medical billing and coding specialist, you have the freedom to decide what hours you would like to work and create an environment that fits your personal and professional needs.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-47798372271910876272012-12-21T01:09:00.002-08:002012-12-21T01:09:57.402-08:00Physicians to Manage Revenues amidst the Impending 26.5% Medicare Cut with a Medical Billing Service<br />
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Ever since Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) began overshooting budgeted Medicare spend, physicians have been under the constant threat of Medicare cut. While Congress’ intervention has delayed the inevitable thus far, it may be a little tougher this time – Centre for Medicare Services (CMS) has already indicated that its fee schedule for 2013 is designed to initiate 26.5% Medicare cut if the Congress fails to intervene before Jan. 1, 2013. While physicians may still be optimistic of a breakthrough in their favor, they still need to be prepared for any eventuality. And if 26.5 Medicare cut is indeed set in motion, it would have a debilitating effect on physicians’ clinical and operational efficiency – practices may not be able to support operational expenditure, leave alone the thought of ‘profit’.</div>
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Despite the looming fear, practices can still find ways to off-set the impact of Medicare cut – transition to new payment and delivery models will help meeting the primary objective of improving patient care as well as moving to a higher-performing Medicare program.</div>
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is one such care model, which will increasingly become mandatory for care providers in the Medicare network. ACO requires physicians to form a clinical network that can achieve optimum clinical efficiency at minimum cost to patients. ACO works on the formula that a clinical network with A-Z medical services can considerably bring down patients’ medical expenditure. While physicians in an ACO get to be recognized for high performance, they also stand to benefit from shared-savings. Moreover, being in an ACO is indeed helpful in building credibility among patients.</div>
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The provision of Affordable Care will also help physicians counter the impact of Medicare cut. The significant thing about this reform is that it extends Medicare to every uninsured citizen in U.S. With roughly one-third of population expected to be Medicare beneficiaries, physicians can look forward to off-set Medicare cut with operational volumes from Affordable Care provision. But transiting to these novel care models may be seemingly difficult for physicians who have been used to protective health care models. Amongst possible challenges, understanding fee schedule, negotiating and renewing payer contracts, being conversant with multiple payer policies, and striking beneficial deal with payers will be more important. Moreover, a proper mix of public-private payers is more than advisable.</div>
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And, amidst these Medicare-cut-generated challenges, mandatory EHR, PQRS, and ICD-10 & HIPPA 5010 compliant coding too will add to the burden, which may be far too much to bear for physicians. With the in-house staff incapacitated to take responsibility of this enormity, outsourced medical billing services seem to be the only way out. <b>Medical billing companies</b> – with experience and competence in stage-managing transformation to high-performance Medicare models, managing mandatory EHR, PQRS, and ICD-10 & HIPPA 5010 compliant coding on behalf of physicians who are essentially focused on clinical efficiency – could provide helping hand.</div>
Deepak Rupnarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747811813996467765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-18723794286793529882012-12-19T00:42:00.001-08:002012-12-19T00:42:48.556-08:00Best 10 Ways to Prevent Claim Denial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>How widespread is medical claim denial? </b>According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collected data from insurers nationwide and found that the aggregate application denial rate was 19 percent in the first quarter of 2010.* That’s approximately one in five claims. Nobody wants their medical claim to be denied. Very often, claim denial is totally avoidable. Here are the 10 best ways to limit the amount of <b>denied claims</b> your office receives:</div>
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<li>Contact the patient’s insurance provider to make sure the healthcare provider is a part of the policy’s network of planned participants. Also, check to be sure that the requested services are covered and that the services will not fall under a pre-existing condition clause.</li>
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Urgent care is fast developing as a
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illnesses and injuries, and have the facility to perform minor
procedures. An urgent care center must also have on-site diagnostic
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(RCM) to an already overweighing clinical schedule may impede the very
focus of clinical excellence. This is precisely the reason why
physicians are turning to specialist billing and revenue cycle
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At a time when the market is still peaking, <a href="http://www.medicalbillersandcoders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medicalbillersandcoders.com</a>
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taken the lead in supplying the right billing and RCM sources to urgent
care practitioners. Spread across all the 50 states in US, we provide
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-38323191386961030572012-11-08T22:12:00.000-08:002012-11-08T22:12:43.795-08:003 Ways EMR Software Can Bring Value to The Health Facility<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's pretty well known that EMR software can bring a lot of value in your health care, but how? In this article, we are going to cover the three main reasons why EMR software is rapidly becoming an important component for effective health organization. Traditional print and the paper on which medical records are on the way out and they quickly replaced paper files of <a href="http://www.medicalbillersandcoders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">electronic medical records</a>. However, in order to effectively manage electronic medical records, you should have some type of EMR software that can do the job. Here are 3 main ways that EMR software can help meet this challenge and bring tremendous value for your health care facility. </div>
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<b>1. EMR software can help your organization to operate more efficiently</b>, providing easy to find all of the patient record. Often the patient will get the wrong files, and when it does, it mad scrambles to find the right files to treat a patient in an effective manner. With EMR software electronic files are all easy to find, and then you can eliminate this problem all together. </div>
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<b>2. EMR software will allow doctors to work with ease</b>. Often, patients see multiple doctors for a variety of reasons, and doctors should be able to share confidential patient records in a safe, secure, and efficient manner. <a href="http://www.medicalbillersandcoders.com/" target="_blank">EMR software</a> allows physicians to collaborate easily, which provides a high quality of care for all patients. </div>
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<b>3. EMR software also reduces the number of errors that occur in the patient files</b>. Doctors often can transfer information from one file or the other is wrong, because the physical file involved a certain amount of human error. With EMR software, you can avoid a lot of human error, thereby increasing the quality of care that can be provided to patients. With Electronic Medical Records EMR Quick change of software, it is about time that all health care organizations have stepped up to the plate and software EMR. This will help your health care organization to operate more efficiently and provide better health care for patients. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-63166469448618417442012-11-07T20:53:00.001-08:002012-11-07T22:04:57.604-08:00EMR Software and Its Advantages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A common electronic medical record software system, the need for electronic medical records service left. There are many applications, software for EMR, which is a convenient and effective in this manner. Typical management software designed to meet the specific needs of users. For example, the software is designed to meet the daily needs of the business, including patient record updates, as well as financial, regulatory, and clinical needs updating.</div>
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Effective system of electronic health records was developed with the full cooperation of physicians, medical specialists and health professionals to get the most productive results. Due to its nature and structure, it can be taken one small physician practices and clinics, and large organizational structures. With effective use of <a href="http://www.medicalbillersandcoders.com/emr-software.html" target="_blank">EMR software</a> are included in the medical practice, it increases patient care, optimize business practices and offers dynamic financial statements. Thus, the EMR system can make your business more sustainable one.</div>
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When implementing EMR software in your system of medical practice, it is usually not necessary for you to get an IT professional or computer professional. The thing is, if your EMR developer does its job, it should not be the case. A simple, rapid learning is a sign of a good electronic medical record system. Thus, you can easily get moving with EMR software, pointing, and clicking and just "go for" system. Medical records review, history, allergies, medications, and other technical patient treatment, usually on tap with no more than a few clicks.</div>
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An additional advantage is that with the use of EMR software you do not use invalid ICD-9 and CPT coding books for the patient and medical information. Best in class EMR software will make your life much easier and much more organized and systematic. This will allow you to schedule appointments with patients and prescribe drugs more easily and conveniently. This software will not only save material resources, but also save you time.</div>
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EMR software has made medical business easier and more efficient business. When the documentation process by means of software, time and energy are used for other production tasks. The most attractive aspect of the program is that it is very convenient and easily adaptable. You do not need to be a computer Geek benefits of adapting it, and you do not have to go through a lot of the sessions to learn about how to install and use. You will get to enjoy it as you use it for a long time. It also helps in converting long unmanageable paper medical records in the database software, which is easily controlled and the best way to protect your data. Compare the advantages of EMR software that paper records, and the answer to the health care industry of tomorrow is pretty obvious.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-73180059328630771582012-11-06T00:50:00.001-08:002012-11-06T00:50:42.487-08:00When You Have to Replace The Existing ERP-System?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Implementing enterprise resource planning software requires a large investment of money, time, and effort. It also takes time for the transition from the existing system to the new system. The company is in the ERP to optimize its internal processes and improve productivity. However, after implementation, the organization will replace the existing ERP-system to get higher quality software, the best return on investment, reduced predictability of workload and improve.<br /><br />There are various reasons why the organization will replace the existing ERP software. If a company is using old techniques, it may be necessary to get new business process re-engineering, which is easier to use. In the previous program does not have specific features to support future expansion, the organization can look for replacement in accordance with the new requirements. If the company has the resources, it will replace the existing system with new ERP software for technical progress. Well with existing software ERP, the system can be difficult to manage if it is time consuming. It might not be able to meet the new needs of the business, and this can make the organization to replace their existing software ERP. In addition, new acquisitions of smaller companies by market changes may change the business environment of the organization. In this connection it is necessary to replace the existing software, enterprise resource planning.<br /><br />To replace the existing software, the organization should consider the requirements of the customer and the new ERP software benefits. The new program should be able to provide the functions required and must be able to be easily integrated into applications used. The customer's requirements must be well understood in order to learn the new requirements and to give the opportunity to find the appropriate software to be able to keep up with the competition in the market. The return on investment, which will be implemented in the new software should be evaluated.<br /><br />New software must be able to provide a higher return to the organization. The organization must meet with the seller to assess the supplier. The advantages of the new software should be analyzed before looking to replace their existing software ERP. The best time to implement new programs should be defined. Allocation of resources and the time required to implement the new software should be defined for the business process re-engineering. The training will be necessary for the team members who will participate in the program. Organizations will have to form a staff for the legal system and business-critical applications such as to be able to reduce the impact of the change.<br /><br />If organizations are facing challenges due to the existing system of ERP, would be inclined to go to the new software ERP, which will satisfy the transformed environment and the challenges. The organization must constantly evaluate the situation to determine problem areas and decide on the replacement of the existing ERP.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-2685067360945715502012-11-04T23:01:00.001-08:002012-11-04T23:01:08.698-08:00Medical Billing Software - The Need for Clinicians and Billing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Medical billing software, as the name suggests, is a program that is mainly used by people in the medical profession, including doctors, medical billing services, dentists, and even mental health professionals who wish to send electronic or paper claims to their patients.</div>
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This program was designed with the real purpose of streamlining and simplifying the process of insurance billing for clinics and companies that offer this service. With these programs saves practitioners and their assistants and nurses on how to personally submit the bills of each insurance company. Thus, using the software improves billing process, saving time and energy on the part of medical personnel, too.</div>
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They are designed specifically for one operating system, while others are compatible with multiple operating systems. The choice of these multiple operating systems compatible software is very useful for practitioners, because it does not matter what operating system is installed on systems in the clinic. Having to change OS clinic billing system to use would mean that the practitioner would also have to reinstall all the existing software in a version compatible with your new OS.</div>
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With this software also reduces the number of failures and reduces payment times. Most of the recent and up to date HIPAA also ready. Practitioner’s software offers the advantage of reducing the number of documents must be completed, eliminating the need to fill in the forms by hand, and provides better accuracy by performing electronic checks errors when filing a claim to the clearinghouse.</div>
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The software now also offer medical practice choosing web medical billing software. This software offers practical features that include medical coding function, patient accounting, management, insurance denial and collection management with web-based software for the medical bills yourself. In addition, using a web-billing means that you can log in from anywhere in the world, and all your data is automatically backed up by a cloud service on a regular basis.</div>
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Additional advantages of using medical billing software include having the patient appointment scheduling functions, multitasking, testing criteria, and management and workflow features of yield management.</div>
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Therefore, when purchasing software billing for clinical services company, check your purchase HIPAA ready, whether the company will offer you regular updates and how good their customer support team and before you take the plunge.</div>
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Deepak Rupnarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747811813996467765noreply@blogger.com0UNITED State Dept of State, 350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118, USA40.7603667 -73.976678140.748339699999995 -73.9964191 40.7723937 -73.9569371tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753319647655793002.post-26994987959480587962012-11-03T00:03:00.000-07:002012-11-03T00:03:36.714-07:00Benefits of Health IT implementation for Small Sized Practices<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Numerous Small and solo practices have been impacted in a positive manner by the implementation of Health IT (HIT) and this trend is not just limited to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Physicians are utilizing smartphones and tablets for accessing and using EMRs. Moreover, the incentives paid by the Fedect have added to the actual revenue of many physicians across the nation. Implementation and use of HIT has proven to be beneficial for patients and for physicians since it reduces errors, saves paperwork, provides quick and instant access to information, and saves time and effort in delivering quality healthcare services. Small practices have been paid a major chunk of the incentives in August 2011 whereas hospitals have only received a tiny portion.<br /><br />Small and solo practices have more to gain from the direct benefits of implementation of HIT and from the incentives, compared to hospitals. However, the implementation, maintenance, and Meaningful Use of IT remain a challenge for small practices. The hurdle faced by such smaller practices comes from the requirement for better departmental processes and accurate and efficient support functions such as medical billing and coding, revenue cycle management, and denial management. The interaction with insurance companies is another aspect emerging from these reforms since millions are being given insurance cover necessitating increased interaction with payers. <br /><br />The impact of IT on physicians’ revenue was felt even in 2007 when there were no incentives for providers to implement use of HIT. A report by the U.S National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health clarifies the relation of revenue with IT implementation. According to the report, more than average Medicaid revenue was associated increased use of IT services. The situation after the announcement of incentives has become even more favorable for small practices that have implemented HIT in a successful manner. <br /><br />Although many small practices have adopted EMRs, another report by U.S National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health in 2011 sheds light on the fact that less than 2% of solo or two-physician practices have a fully functional system. Practices that have more than 11 physicians have a better rate of adoption with 13% of such practices adopting a fully functional EMR system. The report mentions financial hurdles as the biggest problem faced by solo or small practices in implementing a fully functional EHR/EMR system. However, lack of professional departmental services that can handle the various aspects of EMR implementation is also a factor that has influenced the rate of EMR adoption in the country.<br /><br />The health reforms have ensured that HIT becomes an integral part of the health care industry and has imposed penalties for defaulters. However, the implementation of HIT can not only streamline various processes in health care delivery but can also increase revenue directly and in the form of incentives. Vendors of HIT services can ensure that small and solo practices benefit from the implementation of HIT in the form of increased revenue and better patient satisfaction. The largest consortium of medical billers and coders in the United States, medicalbillersandcoders.com can ensure that your HIT requirements are met and at the same time offer various value added services such as medical billing and coding, denial management, revenue cycle management, and consultancy.</div>
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