When it comes to healthcare providers, the revenue cycle is not just about delivering care – it is also about ensuring that every claim submitted gets efficiently reimbursed. One of the most overlooked yet critical steps in the medical billing process is insurance...
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Maximizing Dental Practice Revenue through Optimized Billing and Coding
Dentistry, despite being one of the most rewarding careers in the world, can be stressful at times, especially dental billing. Dental billing is not something dentists are taught at school, but it...
Billing with G2211: When and How to Use This Add-On Code
The provision of longitudinal care is the crux of family medicine and represents the ongoing relationship between patients and their physician. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)...
Medical Coding for Glomerulonephritis – A Chronic Kidney Related Disease
Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a chronic kidney disease (CKD) characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli – the tiny filters in the kidneys that filter waste and excess fluids. The excess fluid and...
Key Metrics Every Dental Practice Should Track for Billing Success
Effective dental revenue cycle management (RCM) is essential for any dental practice, and tracking the right key performance indicators (KPIs) plays a key role in this matter. From monitoring...
How to Navigate Common Front Desk Challenges in Practices
It’s a common scenario – during a busy morning at your practice, there’s a long line of patients at the front desk, and the phone rings off constantly with urgent inquiries. Suddenly, a scheduling...
How to Bill and Code for Schmorl’s Nodes
Schmorl’s nodes, also known as intravertebral disc herniations, are protrusions of the cartilage of the intervertebral disc into the vertebral body. Often asymptomatic, the nodes are often detected...
Improving Patient Financial Experience: Strategies for Transparent Medical Billing
Did you know that 4 in 10 people have delayed or totally skipped healthcare in the past two years due to cost concerns? Now, imagine a scenario where a patient who has undergone treatment receives a...
ICD-10 Coding for Atypical Pneumonia – Key Guidelines
Atypical pneumonia is an infectious condition that is caused by bacteria different from the more common ones that cause pneumonia. Also referred to as walking pneumonia, this condition is caused by...
Cost-Saving Strategies for Small and Independent Healthcare Practices
As healthcare expenses continue to rise, implementing proactive cost-saving strategies for healthcare practices is no longer a luxury but a necessity for survival. Inflation, staff shortages, and...
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Billing: Revolution or Risk?
Did you know that healthcare providers spend an average of $48 to rework a denied claim for Medicare Advantage patients? As the volume of data in the healthcare sector continues to explode, the...