Regardless of whether you have health insurance or not, a huge medical bill for a hospitalization is something that needs to be scrutinized. Medical billing errors are quite common and may occur due to minor mistakes (such as if the billing staff inadvertently make an...
Physicians and organizations need to know that only patients have the provision under the ERISA law to appeal. Medical billers and healthcare providers have no rights at all – this is indeed the stipulation as per ERISA. Here are a few points that must be...
A recent report CNNMoney report states that physicians in the U.S. have started selling their private practices to big hospitals because of rising business costs and falling reimbursements from insurance companies. For the last five years, more than 30% to 40% of...
The U.S. healthcare industry will move to a new coding system, ICD-10-CM, on October 1, 2014. The scope and complexity of this transition are very different from the transitioning to ICD-9-CM which was implemented 30 years ago when codes and coded data were not as...
Medical billing is one of the most significant business functions of a medical practice. Efficient billing practices save costs and generate revenue. One of the most debated questions is whether physicians should outsource medical billing or perform the operation...
