Primary care physicians play a major role in delivering definitive care to patients at the point of first contact and continue taking responsibility for the same. They provide care for a wider range of health conditions than most specialists do, thereby introducing a...
Though Electronic Health Records (EHRs) can support appropriate documentation for billing higher level evaluation and management (E/M) services for Medicare, cloning of medical records or copying the content from previous visits with EHR can defy the purpose. In...
In a press release published on October 9, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia Burwell announced next year’s standard Medicare premium and deductibles with no change for Part B and a slight change for Part A. With approximately 49 million...
Are you a medical practitioner? Are you having a tough time managing the medical claims of your patients? Well, it is true that following up your medical claims with insurance companies is a hectic job that is stress-ridden. You may end up being frustrated as there is...
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...
