A poor patient experience with the hospital billing department can have an impact on patient payments and financial responsibility, according to a new survey published by Connance. The Connance Consumer…
Scott Palmer, CEO of Clariti Health, has dedicated his career to health IT in the ASC space, including founding and leading several companies over a 35 year career with products…
In response to a reporter’s question, notorious bank robber Willie Sutton was quoted as saying thieves rob banks “because that’s where the money is”. Today, the money is in a…
Medical billing and coding companies in the US are gaining popularity with their efficient services. Small private practices and clinics that want to minimize claim denials and rejections and ensure…
Even though they may have health insurance, growing numbers of Texas consumers are getting unexpected bills from doctors not in the consumers’ health care network. A public policy group told…
The KVUE Defenders uncovered more concerns involving medical billing transparency following a nation-wide investigation. This time, complaints involve hospitals and other health care providers not providing reasonable cost estimates upfront…
How can medical practices work effectively with payers to receive payment? Business News Daily sought answers from healthcare experts. Here are six tips: 1. Fill out claims, well. Make sure…
The next time you get a medical bill, don't pay it — at least not right away. It pays to check for errors first. Accounts of medical billing errors vary…
It comes naturally to want to help your patients; especially the ones struggling to get by on a meager income or retirement. At first blush, it may make sense to…
Just how safe is the cloud and can we trust online software to keep sensitive medical billing data secure from a breach? In theory, the cloud is supposed to do…
Businesses, counties and municipalities could see a potentially significant increase in workers’ compensation benefits under legislation introduced in the House of Representatives involving permanent partial disability awards that have been…
One of the things we are worried about is how ICD-10 implementation affects reimbursements for healthcare providers. And since Oct. 1, we've saying it's too early to tell. That's mostly because…
As it was billed and touted, ICD-10-CM/PCS gives medical personnel vastly expanded powers of specificity when diagnosing diseases and other health issues. Yet that greatly enhanced specificity comes with a…
Unreliable provider communication leaves patients vulnerable to expensive and potentially harmful medical errors, delays the medical billing process, and distorts quality of care. Reducing claims reimbursement waste demands a closer…
"Upcoding" means reporting a higher-level service or procedure or a more complex diagnosis, than is supported by medical necessity, medical facts, or the provider's documentation. For example, reporting a diagnosis…
After months studying a growing balance billing problem, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa D. Miller suggests patients should be removed from the dispute. In a public comment period that ends Feb.…