Critical care medicine specialists are responsible for diagnosing and treating a diverse range of diseases. Caring for critically ill patients requires a multidisciplinary team approach. However, reporting critical care services can be challenging due to the complex...
Get Ready for These CPT Code Changes in 2024
Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the CPT Editorial Panel update the CPT code set a few months before its implementation. The 2024 CPT edition contains 349 changes, including 230 additions, 49...
Improving Financial Health: A Guide to AR Collection in Dental Practices
Running a financially healthy dental practice is no small feat. While the main priority is your patients' oral health, you also need to stay focused on your business's bottom line. Outsourced dental billing services can improve your facility's financial health by...
CPT Coding Updates 2024 – What to Know
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) medical coding updates are crucial in the healthcare industry as they reflect the evolving landscape of medical procedures and services. These annual updates are published by the American Medical Association (AMA) to ensure that...
Denied Insurance Claims for Oral Surgery? Uncover Common Reasons
Dealing with insurance companies and facing claim denials are undeniably a few of the most exasperating facets of the dental field. Managing dental insurance billing becomes quite challenging and tedious, particularly when claims are either delayed or outright denied....
Impact of Patient Billing Errors on Your Dental Practice: Exploring 3 Key Consequences
Patient billing is the lifeline of any dental practice. It affects both the reputation and revenue of the practice. Dental billing companies have to be extra careful when filing patients' bills. You have to be keenly aware of the ways in which the errors can affect...
8 Solid Reasons to Outsource Your Dental Billing, Insurance Verification and Claims Processing
A dental practice is a business like any other, meaning that you need to pay attention to your bottom line as you focus on your main goal of providing high quality care. It's necessary to generate adequate revenue and profits to build a successful dental practice and...
6 Indicators that it’s Time to Outsource Dental Billing
Managing dental billing plays a vital role in the financial workflow of a dental practice, ensuring proper reimbursement from insurance for the services rendered. If you're facing accounts receivable challenges, staffing problems, and a lower overall collection rate,...
Halloween Injuries and Their ICD-10 Codes
Halloween, a time of whimsy and eerie enchantment, brings forth a wave of creativity and celebration. However, lurking beneath the shadows of the haunted decorations lies a less festive reality - Halloween injuries. From costume mishaps to spooky accidents, the...
Navigating Electrocardiography (EKG) Coding for Accurate Hospital ED Billing
Cardiology includes a wide range of diagnostic tests, procedures, surgeries, and interventions, each with its own specific set of codes. Medical billing and coding outsourcing is a practical strategy for healthcare providers to ensure accurate CPT and ICD-10 coding,...