ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Automating Appointment Reminders With Your EMR
Automated patient reminders are critical for practices and an EMR can handle that job, freeing staff for other, more important work. No shows, cancelations and rescheduled appointments interrupt the normal flow of patients and result in lost revenue. Every clinician... read more
Common Myths About the KX Modifier and the Role of EMR
We get a lot of questions from billers, therapists and front desk people asking if the In Touch EMR™ system tracks the KX modifier and Medicare caps. There’s no way any EMR system can do that. The Medicare cap is shared with multiple professionals and the software has... read more
In Touch EMR Eliminates Scanning and Uploading of Patient Documents
With the technology of an iPad and the In Touch EMR, there’s no reason to scan and upload documents to a patient’s record ever again. At this time, the In Touch EMR has the only dedicated iPad app for physical therapy. In Touch EMR stores information securely in the... read more
EMR Software System — Transforming Patients into Referral Sources
It’s important for physical therapists to keep in touch with their patients throughout the year and not just when they make an appointment. Nitin Chhoda elaborates on how electronic medical record (EMR) software provides the tools to build and maintain an ongoing... read more
Flow Sheet and EMRs Increase Reimbursements
Flow sheet helps clinicians track what they did for a patient on previous and current visits, but they’re much more than a means of patient management. They hold the key to obtaining reimbursements. Claim denials and delays result in fiscal hardships for practices and... read more
Billing: The Importance of Keeping Records in Your MIB Business
Documentation is the backbone of a medical insurance billing (MIB) business. It’s essential to file claims for clients and interacting with the IRS at tax time. In this informative article, Nitin Chhoda reveals the many reasons for maintaining proper documentation... read more
Services Rendered: The Options to Offer as a Medical Insurance Billers
The future of medical billing is as bright and busy as billers want to make it. As various portions of the Affordable Health Care Act take effect, professionals and health care facilities will be serving an influx of new patients, requiring a variety of billing... read more
Understanding the RAC Audit Process
One of the greatest challenges facing practitioners is a potential investigation by a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC). Medicare estimates that there is a sixty two percent error rate among reimbursement claims in which documentation doesn’t match the... read more