PHYSICAL THERAPY DOCUMENTATION
Obamacare – The Problem it is Trying to Solve
The goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act was fourfold: to increase access to healthcare, reduce healthcare costs, institute more consumer benefits and protections, and improve efficiency. As different portions of the Act go into effect, it... read more
Medical Billers: The Ever Expanding Field of Medical Billing
Medical billing specialists are in high demand and the need won’t be slowing anytime in the near future. The transition to ICD-10 codes, federally mandated electronic medical record (EMR) software systems and a flood of new patients into the marketplace have all... read more
HIPAA Malpractice and What You Need to Know
HIPAA compliance is the most important consideration for medical billing specialists. Billers work with personal, confidential and sensitive patient information and they’re tasked with protecting that data. In this informative article, Nitin Chhoda shares the 18-point... read more
Government Healthcare Programs: Learn Federal and State Run Insurances
There’s a great debate going on in the medical community about the financial viability of treating patients covered by government-backed healthcare insurance.Many providers have said publically that they can’t afford to see those patients and will send them elsewhere... read more
Modifiers Beyond the Treatment: The OTHER Ways to Legitimately Stimulate Cash Flow
Practitioners are always seeking new sources of revenue and skilled medical billing specialists can obtain those additional funds through entirely legitimate means. Medical billing isn’t confined to simple coding procedures alone and in this insightful article, Nitin... read more
Billers Working With Payers: Your Pain, Their Gain
Billers work hard to collect the reimbursements to which clinicians are entitled and healthcare insurance providers work equally hard to delay or reduce those payments. It requires more data, phone calls and effort on the part of billers to collect even basic amounts.... read more
How Clearinghouses Can Save You Time and Money
Practitioners of the medical arts are always seeking ways to reduce costs while continuing to provide the best level of patient care possible. Three ways that practices can accomplish this is by contracting with the best payers, utilizing clearinghouses to process... read more
Claim Reimbursement — The Billing Scenario
Building a clean claim is a concerted effort. It begins with the office staff that gathers demographic information and comes to fruition when the funds are deposited in the practice’s account. Much can happen to a claim on its way to becoming a payment and in this... read more