If you’re thinking about entering the medical billing and coding field there are a number of things you’ll want to check out. Of course you’re interested in the kind of salary or hourly rate you can expect and that will depend a lot on a few factors.
Medical office managers, single practitioners and large health-care organizations like multi-hospital systems are all looking for ways to improve their billing efficiency, to receive the maximum payment with as little profit loss as possible. If your current billing system gives you a migraine, try reducing the stress and simplifying your organization with electronic medical billing [...]
Hospital is the place that many people hope to find some cures for their illness. As we know, each day, there are thousands of people that a hospital must handle. As an institutions that involved many systems including some costing systems, the hospital also need some excellent billing services. It’s not only about the systems, [...]
ICD-9 2011 will go into effect on October 1, 2010. If you have patients who get blood transfusions, gear up for some key changes to your diagnosis coding choices later this year.
Choosing the right medical billing software for your practice or medical billing service is challenging. A Google search for “medical billing software” generates 458,000 results, with several hundred companies offering different options. And of course, you must research your options and make a decision while continuing to run your business and dealing with multiple other [...]
If you’ve been thinking about going into the medical billing and/or the medical coding field you may be interested in becoming a medical insurance specialist. A specialist is usually knowledgeable in both medical billing and medical coding procedures.
One of the blogs that I like to read, The Healthcare IT Guy, posted some good thoughts last week about the final MU rules for EMR and what physicians should do next. I liked his advice, which included:
Is it time to buy an EHR? Maybe not. If you have been thinking about moving to an electronic health records (EHR) system, in hope of the federal government subsidizing the cost, you might be led to believe the time to act is now.
CPT 99213 is defined as: Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires at least two of these three key components. A physician will be left with the options of billing E/M for either code 99211 thru 99215 for an established patient. Usually, the correct level of [...]
Medical billing reimbursements continue to stagnate or decline. Medical Providers are working harder than ever just to cover their overhead. What would it mean to a medical practice to decrease the accounts receivable by 33%? The answer lies in increasing the accounts receivable turnover ratio. This article explains what it means to make that happen.
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