Recent Changes in Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Management Include Chart Auditing Standards
The quality of care provided by any diagnostic radiology group is based on the accurate and complete clinical documentation of medical records. It's a lot to juggle, particularly because diagnostic radiology tends to be one of the more complex coding and compliance areas. It differs from many specialties in that [...]
Recent Chart Auditing Requirements Fuel Changes to Orthopedic Surgery Revenue Cycle Management
2013 proves to be a year of continued change and new growth opportunities for orthopedic surgery practices. Changes to the auditing standard have occurred recently to ensure accuracy and optimize orthopedic surgery revenue cycle management. And new frontiers in surgical technology include minimally invasive anterior total hip replacement. Whether anterior [...]
Recent Changes in Neurosurgery Revenue Cycle Management Include Chart Auditing
What is the first step in maintaining a successful neurosurgery practice? Staying abreast of changing chart auditing regulations that are integrally tied to your neurosurgery medical coding, billing and collections. The quality of care provided by any neurosurgery practice is based on the accurate and complete clinical documentation of medical [...]
Recent Changes in Cardiology Revenue Cycle Management Include Chart Auditing Standards
Maintaining superior levels of quality care is what you've built your cardiology practice on. But changes in cardiology medical coding, billing and collections, specifically related to medical record auditing, have emerged that can create challenges for your practice if you haven't fully prepared. The quality of care provided by any [...]
Radiology Coding Update – Dec. 2012
CTA DOCUMENTATION "If it isn't written, it didn't happen" Those words have been repeated to medical billers and coders in training classes and seminars for over 20 years. Coding a CTA can be tricky even for the seasoned coder. Very precise information must be dictated to assist the coder in [...]
ACA brings change to virtually every aspect of the Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery revenue cycle management.
With most of the ACA kept intact by the Supreme Court's June 28, 2012 decision, providers can begin to assess and prepare for the ACA's effect on Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery revenue cycle management. The ACA invites new challenges and opportunities that will affect your Plastic Reconstructive Surgery revenue cycle management including: [...]
New Reimbursement Models Impact Urology Revenue Cycle Management
With new revenue reimbursement models forming as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Urology revenue cycle management is in a state of transition. In June 2012, the MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice management challenges. No. 2 was: Preparing for revenue [...]
Radiation Oncology Revenue Cycle Management Undergoes Changes from Affordable Care Act
Rarely has there been a more defining time for radiation oncologists than right now, when the survival of Radiation Oncology practices is squarely placed on the shoulders of the most efficient Radiation Oncology revenue cycle management processes. It's survival of the fittest. "The momentum toward moving away from fee-for-service and [...]
Affordable Care Act Brings Changes to Orthopedic Surgery Revenue Cycle Management
According to the Oct. 1, 2012 edition of Spine Review, "One of the most sweeping changes concerning the healthcare system today is accountable care organizations (ACO)," writes Laura Miller. "Hospitals, specialists, primary care physicians and insurance companies are all worried about how they will fit into this new model of [...]
Affordable Care Act Brings Changes to Neurosurgery Revenue Cycle Management
In this new era of healthcare – and payment – reform, neurosurgeons are faced with many decisions. Among them is how to maintain the financial health of their Neurosurgery revenue cycle management. It's becoming a daunting task to stay abreast of current developments in Neurosurgery medical coding and billing. A [...]