A reputable medical billing and coding company, Outsource Strategies International (OSI)’s article “How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Affected Mental Health” has been featured as the cover story of the BC Advantage Magazine, the highly acclaimed CEU-approved national...
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Increased Claim Denials Cost Hospitals $3.5 million, Finds Survey
According to the Revenue Cycle Survey from Advisory Board that involved healthcare executives from 90 organizations and data from nearly 300 organizations, hospitals wrote off as uncollectable 90%...
US Study Finds 40% of Cancer Diagnoses Are Linked to Obesity
Obesity has been recognized as a serious health epidemic in the United States. Obesity levels in the US witnessed a dramatic increase over the past few years, with some estimates pointing out that...
Reporting End-of-life Discussion Codes Correctly
This update replaces our March 6, 2017 blog "Medical Coding and Billing for Advance Care Planning". As a medical billing and coding company that keeps track of the evolving reimbursement scenario,...
Study Highlights Benefits of New Form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management
According to the National Institutes of Health, more Americans suffer from chronic pain than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined, making them dependent on or addicted to opioid painkillers....
Why the Efforts to Repeal and Replace Obamacare Failed
As an experienced medical billing company focused on helping physicians to maximize patient insurance reimbursements as they strive to provide quality care, we closely track developments in the...
Study Shows Radiologists are Seeking to Achieve a Patient-centric Approach
According to a new study conducted by researchers from Ohio, Wisconsin, California, and Massachusetts, radiologists want to provide more patient-centric care, despite time and workload constraints....
Latest Report – ICD-10 Market to See Vigorous Growth by 2025
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) code set undoubtedly made a tremendous impact on how documentation was handled by both physician's office and the medical billing and coding...
Trigger Point Injections – Know Payer Policies for Appropriate Reimbursement
Knowing Local Coverage Determination (LCD) policies is crucial for appropriate reimbursement for trigger point injections. The CPT codes for injections into trigger points for myofascial pain...
Report: U.S. Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Industry to Exceed USD 38 Billion by 2024
Medical billing and coding companies use the latest technologies to develop and implement processes and policies to help physician practices and hospitals stay financially healthy as they treat...
Steer Clear of Audit Risks with Proper E/M Documentation
Many physicians outsource revenue cycle management to medical billing companies to enhance cash flow and reduce costs. However, accurate documentation of the patient encounter is necessary to...