Physical Therapy Billing

Preparing for the ICD-10 Transition

Many clinicians describe the change to ICD-10 codes as exciting, but others use words that include scary and expensive. Training in the use of the new codes will be required for many employees, especially for coders/billers, which has many in the profession viewing... read more

Making the Case for ICD-10 Codes

ICD-9 codes were originally designed as a classification system to compile statistics, but as a code set, ICD-9 does not provide the information that payers desire for reimbursements or the type of data needed to monitor situations that include disease outbreaks by... read more

10 Ways to Prepare for ICD-10 Codes

A massive change is coming to the medical billing arena on Oct. 1, 2014 with the official rollout of the ICD-10 codes. ICD-10 codes will replace the ICD-9 codes currently in use, adding more than 68,000 new coding options that will directly affect documentation,... read more

Codes: A Fast Guide to the Medical Codes ICD-9 System

A patient calls it a sore throat, a doctor calls it pharyngitis and healthcare insurance calls it a 462. Each is accurate, but if the correct ICD-9 code isn’t entered or doesn’t match the diagnosis, the physician won’t be paid for his services. Designating the right... read more

Physical Therapy Billing: Using Revenue Cycle Management Software

An integrated electronic medical records system includes revenue management software that can streamline your physical therapy billing. Nitin Chhoda explains why this type of software can be a critical component of the ‘big picture’, allow your entire... read more

Physical Therapy Billing: Simplifying Enrollment with Insurance Companies

There are times when new practices are unable to enroll with major insurance companies. In this article, Nitin Chhoda provides some valuable tips on how to simplify the complicated process of enrollment and get your practice in-network with the payers you wish to work... read more

How to Minimize Your Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable is one of the biggest problems for private practices. Across the nation, there’s

What to Look for in Billing Reports

Billing is the cash flow engine of the private practice. It should be simple, streamlined and efficient. Billing software can be used to check patient eligibility and post ERAs, along with sophisticated functions that include scrubbing claims, posting payments and... read more

How to Bill More Efficiently

Quick and efficient billing is a necessity in today’s economic climate. Reduced reimbursements and changes brought about by Obamacare are forcing practices to work smarter and more efficiently to collect the revenues they’re due. The best way to accomplish that goal... read more

PHYSICAL THERAPY BILLING