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Claimxiety: When Billing Claims Keep You Up at Night

November 3, 2024 / admin / Articles, Billing, Billing Worries, Claims Management, Claims Management Challenges, Claimxiety, Clean Claim Rate, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Errors, Medical Claim Denials, Medical Claim Rejection, Medical Claims
Claimxiety

Every healthcare provider knows the feeling. It starts with a subtle knot in your stomach as you review the day’s claims submissions. Your mind races through the endless possibilities of what could go wrong: Was the diagnosis code correct? Did we document everything properly? Will this claim be denied… again? Welcome to “Claimxiety” – that […]

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billing, Billing Worries, Claims Management, Claims Management Challenges, Claimxiety, Clean Claim Rate, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Errors, Medical Claim Denials, Medical Claim Rejection, medical claims

Speeding Payment Through Strategic, Outsourced Billing

January 11, 2024 / admin / Articles, Billing, Billing Automation, Medical, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Outsourcing, Medical Billing Service, Medical Claims, Outcomes, Outsource Medical Billing, Outsourced Billing, Outsourced Medical Billing, Outsourcing Medical Billing, Revenue Cycle, Revenue Cycle Management
White Female Revenue Cycle Management

Medical providers face numerous challenges when it comes to getting paid for their services in a timely manner. Between complicated insurance requirements, claim denials, and administrative burdens, it can often take weeks or even months for providers to receive payment. This cash flow bottleneck can put significant financial strain on medical practices and hospitals. One […]

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healthcare, Healthcare Billing, Medical, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Service, medical billing strategy, Outsource Medical billing, outsourced billing, outsourced medical billing, Revenue Cycle Management, revenue cycle optimization

Medicare and Medicaid Fraud: A Growing Problem in the Healthcare Industry

February 2, 2023 / admin / Articles, Billing, Billing Services Not Rendered, Claim Billing, False Certification, Fraud, Healthcare, Healthcare Billing, Kickbacks, Medicaid, Medicaid Fraud, Medical Billing, Medical Claims, Medicare, Medicare Fraud, Phantom Billing, Prescription drug fraud, Supply Fraud, Unlawful Self-Referral, Upcoding, Whistleblower Protection Act
Medicare Fraud

Medicare and Medicaid Fraud is a Massive Healthcare Industry Problem Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Vulnerability The Medicare and Medicaid programs provide crucial support to millions of Americans, offering access to healthcare services for those who may not otherwise be able to afford it. Unfortunately, these programs are also vulnerable to fraud, with criminals exploiting the […]

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Billing for services not rendered, billing fraud, False certification, fraud, Kickbacks, medicaid, medicaid fraud, medical billing fraud, medicare, medicare fraud, Phantom billing, Prescription drug fraud, Supply fraud, Unlawful self-referral, Upcoding, Whistleblower, Whistleblower Protection Act

Struggling with Claim Denials?

December 28, 2022 / admin / Articles, Billing, Billing Denied Claims, Claim Billing, Claim Denials, Claim Rejection, Denials Managements, Denied Claims, Denied Medical Claims, Medical Billing, Medical Claim Denials, Medical Claim Rejection, Medical Claims, Medical Payor

Overcome Claim Denials Claim Denials are Challenges for Healthcare Providers Even healthcare providers who deploy safeguards to dodge insurance payment hazards, occasionally find themselves up against a claim denial. Taking care of denied insurance claims can be a frustrating process for healthcare practitioners and their office staff. That’s why it’s vital to utilize a claim […]

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Why Aren’t Patients Using Patient Portals?

December 17, 2022 / admin / Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliant, Medical, Medical Claims, Medical Providers, Patient Portal

Why Your Patients are Failing to Use Your Portal Properly Patient Portal Challenges Healthcare consumers vary from tech-savvy Generation Z, Y and Millennials, familiar with rapid click-throughs, to straightforward answers, to patients with little or no faith or proficiency in computing tools. In any instance, just a few words can sum up the probable value-added […]

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What is Revenue Leakage and How to Stop It?

February 9, 2022 / admin / Articles, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Cost, Medical Billing Outsourcing, Medical Claims, Medical Providers, Revenue Cycle Management, Revenue Cycle Management Challenges, Revenue Leakage
Revenue Cycle Management Coins

Interested in Stopping Revenue Leakage? Firstly, Let’s Define Revenue Leakage “Revenue leakage” describes circumstances wherein a healthcare provider has supplied care to a patient but doesn’t collect payment. In general, it happens when accounts receivable (AR) continue to be unpaid for too long and are inadvertently overlooked. The longer an account receivable remains outstanding, the […]

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A/R, healthcare, healthcare denials, healthcare reimbursement, healthcare revenue cycle, Medical Billing, medical billing denials, rcm, rcm challenges, rcm essentials, rcm support

What Does Medicare Cover for Home Healthcare?

February 9, 2022 / admin / Articles, Billing, Billing Revenue, Healthcare, Healthcare Billing, Healthcare Outcomes, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Medical Claims, Medical Providers, Medicare, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
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Home Health Services + Medicare What does Medicare Cover for Home Healthcare? If you’re looking for an answer to the question, “What does Medicare cover for home healthcare?”, you’ve probably typed it into a search engine and immediately closed the tab. The amount of information and the level of detail can quickly become confusing and […]

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Patient Payment Trends Moving Forward

November 26, 2021 / admin / Articles, Billing, Medical Billing, Medical Claims, Patient Billing, Patient Collections, Patient Flow, Patient Medical Billing, Telehealth
Medical Billing Experts

Patient Payments in Healthcare are Changing In spite of a “hot-vaxxed summer,” the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, and sadly, even more robustly in some places than ever before. It’s also continuing to take its toll on healthcare consumers, both psychologically and financially. That’s one of several reasons why it’s more critical than ever for healthcare providers […]

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10 Ways to Best Achieve Revenue Cycle Optimization

September 25, 2021 / admin / Articles, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Medical Claims, Medical Coding, Medicare, Revenue Cycle Management, What is Medical Billing?, Why Outsource Your Medical Billing
Medical Billing Techniques

The healthcare industry is changing rapidly, creating a host of challenges for healthcare providers. Cutbacks in reimbursements, bad debt and regulatory reforms all affect a provider’s revenue. Moreover, the failure to recognize claim submission mistakes heightens the risk of inadequate reimbursement and even nonpayment. While concentrating on ever-pressing needs, it’s difficult for providers to spot […]

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Meeting the Challenge of Revenue Cycle Management

September 16, 2021 / admin / A/R, A/R Recovery, Articles, Healthcare, Healthcare Billing, Healthcare Outcomes, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Companies, Medical Claims, Patient Billing, Patient Collections, Revenue Cycle Management
Medical Billing, Credentialing

Revenue Cycle Management Challenges If a healthcare provider doesn’t set up an efficient billing process, it runs the risk of losing quite a bit of money. With high-deductible insurance plans becoming more widespread, patients are shelling out additional money out of pocket. Or, if the patient is uninsured or underinsured, problems arise since there’s not […]

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The Importance of Ethical Medical Billing Practices

August 17, 2021 / admin / Articles, Healthcare, Healthcare Billing, Healthcare Outcomes, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Companies, Medical Billing Cost, Medical Claims, Outsource Medical Billing, Outsourcing Medical Billing, Patient Billing

The Gravity of Ethical Medical Billing Practices The Hypothetical Case of Dr. Michael Stevens’ Unethical Medical Billing Behavior The case of Dr. Michael Stevens is an illustration of the worst-case scenario when unethical behavior impacts medical billing. An anesthesiologist and owner of a pain management clinic, Dr. Stevens was obliged to relinquish his medical license […]

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Medical Billing Issues Affecting Healthcare Provider Revenue

July 20, 2021 / admin / Articles, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Companies, Medical Claims
Medical Billing Specialist

Healthcare Practice Revenue Affected by Medical Billing Issues Let’s say a patient comes in and gives you his or her Medicare card. The front desk carefully records the information and billing submits the charge to Medicare. But the claim is rejected, maybe even from the clearinghouse. The problem? The patient thinks he’s simply on Medicare, […]

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Healthcare Billing, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Service, medical claims, Outsource Billing, Outsource Medical billing, outsourced billing

Higher Accuracy of Medical Claims Saves Revenue

July 10, 2021 / admin / Articles, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliant, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Companies, Medical Billing Cost, Medical Claims, Revenue Cycle Management
Medical Billing Techniques

Healthcare Practices Save Money with Higher Accuracy of Medical Claims Reimbursement for medical practices has been impacted by numerous trends and healthcare industry changes over the past five to ten years. Medicare and Medicaid are constantly cutting physician reimbursement, third-party payers (UnitedHealth, BCBS, Humana, Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, etc.) have bargained for fee-for-service contracts with healthcare […]

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