Competent revenue cycle management(RCM) is essential for keeping medical practices and hospitals financially healthy. Obtaining prior authorization or approval from health plans to order specific medications, procedures or studies is one of the most challenging...
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Why are Internal Audits Important in Medical Billing and Coding?
Internal audits are essential to assess clinical documentation and coding and billing practices in a medical organization. With increased payer scrutiny and regulatory requirements, conducting internal audits can ensure revenue cycle processes are functioning smoothly...
What Are the Key Medical Coding Terms and Vocabulary to Know?
On-time reimbursement from insurers for any medical specialties mainly requires the services of skilled medical coders and billing specialists. They must be knowledgeable in the medical coding terminology that includes the names of conditions and illnesses, treatments...
How to Bill and Code Complex Chiropractic Conditions
Chiropractors treat a wide variety of conditions such as back pain, neck pain, herniated discs, sciatica, pinched nerves, and migraine as well as complex conditions. Many practices rely on Chiropractic Billing Services to report diagnosis and treatment accurately on...
When a Dental Procedure is Considered Medical and Billable to a Medical Insurance?
Over the past two years, dental practices across the nation faced many unprecedented challenges – from government health guidelines and regulations to changing social norms and new ways of working. With the impact of these developments on patient flow, dental office...
Common PT CPT Codes and Fee Schedules/Reimbursement Rates for a Medical Billing Service
Millions of Americans, especially seniors, utilize physical therapy (PT) to restore and improve …
Chronic Liver Disease: Causes, Treatment, Documentation And Coding
Chronic liver disease, otherwise known as cirrhosis, is the last stage of liver disease. It is the condition which replaces healthy liver tissues with scar tissue which causes permanent damage to the liver. The overuse of alcohol, diseases caused by viruses like...
CPT Code Modifiers and How They are Used
An experienced medical coding company in USA, Outsource Strategies International (OSI) provides quality medical billing and coding services for diverse medical specialties. Our medical coding services can ease the claim submission tasks for practices and ensure proper...
How To Code And Bill Mental Health Services
As is the case in many countries across the world, the prevalence of mental health disorders in …
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How To Code And Bill A Sports Physical
The “sports physical,” also referred to as a “preparticipation physical evaluation” is a type of physical exam …