MEDICAL BILLING

Physical Therapy Billing Software and Its Importance

Physical therapy billing software can be a critical component of physical therapy management and allows your entire physical therapy billing process to become streamlined and profitable. Nitin Chhoda updates practitioners of the latest billing process information so... read more

Don’t Make These Common Billing and Coding Mistakes

Mistakes in the billing and coding process can take many forms, from incorrect ICD coding to ethical violations. In this revealing article, Nitin Chhoda examines the most common errors facing billers and coders, and identifies ways to avoid them. Billing and coding... read more

The Ins and Outs of Your Clearinghouse

Clearinghouse represents the first step on a reimbursement claim’s journey toward money in a clinician’s pocket, but a lot can happen once it’s transmitted from the practitioner’s office. In this revealing article, Nitin Chhoda provides an inside look at factors that... read more

Medicare: The Government – Your Biggest Payer, Part 1

Clinicians will contract with many commercial insurance providers during their careers, but the heavy hitters of reimbursements are government-backed insurance plans. In this informative two-part series, Nitin Chhoda examines programs operated by the federal... read more

Claim Appeals 101

Reimbursement claims can be denied at any time and for any number of reasons. Most problems can be remedied easily, but when talking fails to facilitate a desirable outcome it may be necessary to file an appeal. In this revealing article, Nitin Chhoda addresses the... read more

Insurance: The Rules, Regs and Who Makes the Decisions

The rules governing healthcare insurance procedures are as varied as the companies that offer policies. Payers may choose to follow the same regulations as government backed insurance plans, while others have developed their own unique set of parameters. It’s... read more

Medical Payer : Who Is It and Who Has the Money? Part 2

Most patients have a commercial healthcare insurance plan that pays a portion of the cost should they become ill or require medical attention. Commercial plans account for the bulk of a practitioner’s reimbursements, but an extensive array of government operated... read more