Jul 16, 2020 | Medical Credentialing, Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
What Is Medical Coding? The task of a medical coder is often overlooked in the medical field. In short, medical coding is the process of translating complex medical information, documents, and records into alphanumeric codes to later simplify the use of such...
May 28, 2020 | Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
What Is Medical Billing? Medical billing is the process of creating insurance claims & bills for patients using medical codes extracted from the medical coding process. Medical billing claims are precisely generated & collected through accurate patient...
Mar 19, 2020 | Medical Credentialing, News, Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking aggressive action, including regulatory flexibilities and blanket waivers, to help healthcare providers combat the spread of COVID-19 for the duration of the pandemic. For skilled nursing facilities...
Mar 18, 2020 | News, Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
This information was updated March 16, 2020 The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued supplemental medical coding guidelines for encounters and telehealth screenings related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. These codes are to be used in conjunction...
Mar 18, 2020 | News, Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
Starting March 6, 2020, and for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare has expanded payment for telehealth services under the 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. Doctors, nurse practitioners,...
Mar 13, 2020 | Revenue Cycle Management Solutions
In healthcare, revenue cycle management (RCM) is the process used to track and collect revenue from patients. RCM begins with scheduling a patient for a clinical encounter through the final payment for the healthcare services rendered. The Healthcare Financial...