Radiology covers a wide array of procedures and diagnoses, making billing compliance essential for a successful practice. Navigating the intricate coding, billing rules, regulations, and prior authorization requirements can be challenging. Additionally, the transition...
Medical Coding
Strategies to Improve Medical Billing and Coding Compliance
Staying compliant with current medical billing and coding practices is vital for healthcare entities to reduce claim errors, avoid any potential legal and financial risks, and thus ensure accurate...
Key Dental Codes and Terminology
CDT stands for Current Dental Terminology, a standardized set of HIPAA dental procedure codes maintained by the American Dental Association (ADA). Understanding CDT codes and terminology is...
Key CPT Coding Updates for General Surgery in 2024
When compared to other specialties, billing and coding for general surgery can be especially complex. There are a wide range of major and minor surgical procedures, each with an extensive set of...
Why are Internal Audits Critical for Medical Billing and Coding Compliance?
In the highly regulated, highly scrutinized healthcare industry, implementing medical billing audits is essential. Whether a healthcare organization is a solo or group physician practice, a hospice,...
Tips to Always Succeed with Claim Submission and Maximize Reimbursement
Every medical practice needs to have effective processes and policies to maintain its financial well-being. That’s where success with claim submission plays a crucial role. However, denials are on...
How to Code and Bill for Mental Health Services
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that over 20% of Americans (57.8 million) live with some form of mental illness. Treatments include various forms of psychotherapy, medications,...
Critical Care Billing and Coding: Guidelines to Avoid Denials
Rules and regulations regarding critical care billing and coding are complex and the process itself is tedious, which makes outsourcing to a good medical billing company a common option. The time...
9 Key Medical Billing Steps to Boost Practice Revenue
The medical billing process consists of certain well-defined steps to ensure smooth and efficient workflow and maximized financial performance. The steps range from patient registration to insurance...
Proven Strategies to Boost Revenue in Healthcare & Maximize Profits
It can be a challenge to run a successful practice while also providing high quality patient care. In order to thrive in an increasingly competitive market, your medical practice needs to adopt...
CDT Code Changes for 2024
On January 1, 2024, the American Dental Association (ADA) released a total of 16 CDT code changes comprising 14 additions, 2 revisions, and several policy revisions. One highlight of this year’s...