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Physicians scrutinized over too many high-level codes
When it comes to coding, accuracy is the name of the game. Particularly with evaluation and management (E/M) codes, you don't want to leave well-deserved reimbursement on the table by undercoding, as
Fix critical leaks in your revenue cycle
Deb Beaulieu
As FiercePracticeManagement has reported previously, private medical practices can lose up to 15 percent of their profits through cracks in their revenue cycles. And in
Revenue integrity critical to hospital execs
A new survey of hospital executives indicates that revenue integrity is the most important component of the financial health of their organizations. The report by Atlanta-based revenue cycle software
3 tactics to take control of payer reimbursement
As demonstrated by the more than 4,700 recent physician remarks about their relations with payers, physicians believe that insurers strive to wear them down with repeated denials and paperwork
4 tips for a strong post-recession practice
Even with signs of economic recovery , patients are struggling to pay their medical bills, making it continually difficult for practices to maintain healthy bottom lines. For example, Dr. Mark G.
Trim time spent working with insurers
A recent study published in Health Affairs concluded that U.S. physician practices spend $23-$31 billion worth of physician and staff time in interacting with health plans each year. For individual
Self-service technologies boost satisfaction, bottom line
A number of recent surveys have revealed that patients want more online access to physician practices and would take advantage of technologies that made it easier for them to make appointments and
Cash-strapped practices should consider an audit
Many of today's medical practices are no strangers to cash flow issues, causing some to close up shop and even more to link up with other organizations to stay afloat. Physicians who want to ride out
Pre-visit eligibility: The step you can't afford to skip
Time and again, practices consultant Rosemarie Nelson, MS, hears that practices can't afford to take the time for staff to collect patients' insurance information over the phone. But as the principal
Providers should protect patients from bogus medical debt
A lot of exciting news has come out of HIMSS in Orlando this week. And while I highly encourage you to stay up to speed on the latest and greatest in health information management via Fierce's
