It is expected that millions of uninsured Americans will enroll into Obamacare when the insurance exchanges opens on October 1, 2013. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the monthly premium rates for Obamacare. The HHS report primarily...
The annual National Insurer Report Card published by the American Medical Association (AMA) provides information on the claims revenue cycle activities of the major commercial health insurers and Medicare. AMA recently stated that a change to its report card shows...
Patient visit documentation covering the procedures/services provided must be done accurately taking into account the many variables that may have an impact on reimbursement. One of these significant variables is the global period. A global period is the time before,...
Resolving medical claim denials at the right time is critical when it comes to obtaining timely and accurate reimbursement. Unresolved claims can adversely affect the cash flow of healthcare practices. The opportunity to file appeals for rejected claims is a great...
Cardiologists like other physicians need to be aware of the periodic changes and modifications introduced in the medical coding scenario to steer clear of coding errors and receive the due reimbursement. Many procedural codes may get deleted or modified. All medical...