Claim denials can be crippling for providers. And they’re especially irksome when they’re caused by avoidable coding errors. Managing E/M coding modifiers and incident-to services properly are two areas that providers can greatly improve in order to avoid denials and obtain maximum revenue.
Topics: Medical Coding, Coding Denial Management
Revenue cycle issues such as coding, charge capture, and denials management are among the top risk areas for healthcare organizations in 2019, according to a report from Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm.
Topics: Medical Coding, Medical Coding Audits, Coding Denial Management
In mid-September, healthcare revenue cycle and information technology executives gathered in Chicago to discuss the evolving nature of the hospital and health system revenue cycle and how they are responding to its challenges, disruptions and priorities according to Becker’s Hospital Review. The conversation was part of Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference.
Topics: Medical Coding, Healthcare, Outsourcing, Coding Denial Management, Becker's
A recent article in Skilled Nursing News reported that more than 60% of outpatient therapy claims filed over a six-month period didn’t meet Medicare’s requirements — a figure that has a key government watchdog agency concerned.
Topics: Medical Coding, Outsourcing, Coding Denial Management
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune reported that the Cook County Health and Hospitals System lost an estimated $165 million or more in potential revenue over the past three years due to lax clerical procedures and employee errors.
Topics: Medical Coding, Outsourcing, Coding Denial Management
A recent study reported in a Los Angeles Times article found that healthcare in the United States is very expensive. One of the contributing reasons is that managing healthcare bills is really expensive. How expensive? At one large academic medical center, the cost of collecting payments for a single primary care doctor is upward of $99,000 a year.
Topics: Medical Coding, Clinical Documentation, Outsourcing, Coding Denial Management
