The recent introduction of rare bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare’s telehealth services is being hailed as a development that could potentially reduce costs and improve patient health. With an estimated 17.6 million beneficiaries in 2016, physicians and...
The increasing adoption of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) with rising out-of-pocket costs has changed the medical landscape as patients’ ability to meet their responsibility is falling. In the current scenario, physicians need to revamp their collections process...
The transition to ICD-10 that took effect in October 2015 is progressing. Physician practices are submitting claims with the new codes quite successfully and getting reimbursed by insurers, many with the help of professional medical billing and coding companies....
Outsourcing medical billing tasks to a professional medical billing company is a great way for health care providers to ensure proper reimbursement and devote more time to patient care. However, to choose the right medical billing company, you need to compare service...
In the US, hospitals are paying huge fines for improper billing. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont, a hospital paid over $550,000 to the federal government in settlements over claims that six neurologists overbilled the Medicare...