Hospitalists play a crucial role in patient care, especially in inpatient settings. Hospital medicine practice requires using specific medical codes for billing medical services. Hospitalists often deal with complex medical conditions that require detailed...
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Using Dental Insurance Verification Software – Be Aware of the Pitfalls
If your dental practice accepts insurance, implementing a streamlined dental insurance verification process is one of the most important steps to ensure a smooth patient experience and getting paid...
BC Advantage Magazine Features OSI’s Articles in March-April 2022 Issue
Our medical billing and coding company is glad to announce that our articles “March is National Kidney Month: Know How the Kidneys Support Your Health” by Amber Darst and “Top Strategies to...
Coding Skin Disorders Using ICD-10 Medical Codes
Dermatologists treat a wide variety of skin complex conditions. There are many challenges associated with reporting diagnoses such as the specificity and granularity of ICD-10 codes. Relying on a...
Importance of CPT Modifier 58 in Medical Billing
Modifiers are an important element in medical billing. A modifier offers physicians a way to report or indicate that a service or procedure has been performed and altered by some specific...
What You Need to Know about Dental Medicaid Coverage According to the State You Live In
Medicaid — the taxpayer-subsidized public health program which aims to help low-income individuals afford health care — provides dental benefits for eligible adults. Dental services are also a...
CDT Codes to Report Dental Implant Services
It is necessary to document each component of dental implant services to ensure the highest possible reimbursement. In addition, accurate documentation is also vital from the point of view of...
Importance of Insurance Verification in Dental and Medical Cross Coding
One of the leading dental billing companies in U.S., Outsource Strategies International (OSI) provides billing and coding services for dentists, endodontists, orthodontists, and periodontists. Our...
Understanding Dental Coordination of Benefits
With many dental professionals struggling to comprehend coordination of benefits, the American Dental Association gives great emphasis on explaining elaborately the types Of Coordination of Benefits...
Medical Coding of Stroke and Stroke Risk Factors
Health practitioners have to give urgent medical attention if a patient arrives at the hospital with a suspected stroke. The patient has to undergo a number of tests to confirm the diagnosis and...
Coding Common Women’s Health Issues This Women’s Day
Happy Women’s Day 2022! Each year, International Women’s day is celebrated on March 8. This year’s theme for the day is – “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Unlike men, women...