PHYSICAL THERAPY DOCUMENTATION
Medical Insurance Billers: How to be Better in Business
Every entrepreneur dreams of launching a successful business, but many are at a loss once the goal has been achieved. Medical insurance billers (MIBs) may be tempted to rest on their laurels once they’ve made it to the “big leagues”. In this revealing article, Nitin... read more
Insurance Lingo: Learning to Talk the Talk of the Medical Billing World
Medical insurance billing encompasses much more than entering numbers in a pre-made form. Medical insurance billers (MIBs) must have a strong working knowledge in a variety of fields and understand the many terms they’ll encounter. Whether MIBs choose to work in a... read more
Will Obamacare Impact Your Current Insurance Plan?
For the approximately 80 million individuals who already have healthcare insurance through an employer-offered policy, they won’t have to purchase coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace. They can keep the policies they have but may be taxed on them, depending on... read more
How Physical Therapy Private Practice Can Deal with Obamacare – Part 3
The American healthcare system is quickly evolving into an entity never before been seen in the U.S. Political jostling aside, Obamacare will have a significant impact on patients across the country. As I have outlined in part one of this article series, Obamacare is... read more
How Obamacare Supports Accountable Care Organizations
The Affordable Health Care Act, known as Obamacare, impacts private practices in multiple ways, but nowhere is that more evident than a pilot program of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). An ACO is a group of healthcare providers that work as a team to deliver and... read more
Exclusions and Denials: Tips for Staying Ahead of the Curve
Denials disrupt a medical insurance biller’s (MIB) cash flow to their clients, but incurring exclusions from one of the government operated healthcare programs can cost thousands of dollars. Exclusions severely limit employment opportunities and in this revealing... read more
Windfall Obamacare 101 –The Impact for the Average American
The Affordable Health Care Act, known as Obamacare, will affect people in different ways, Coverage is guaranteed either through the Healthcare depending upon their situation. Marketplace or expanded Medicaid programs. Obamacare promises affordable healthcare, but the... read more
Why the Insurance Industry Embraced Obamacare
With so much controversy surrounding the Affordable Health Care Act, many are confused about the overwhelming support the insurance industry afforded Obamacare. There are three major reasons insurance companies supported the Act. It gave them an estimated 30 million... read more