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Growing Your Medical Billing Service – Full Speed Ahead

Posted on October 28, 2013 By Michael Sculley

With the advent of ICD-10, there are plenty of opportunities out there for medical billing companies to gain new clients. But we understand that every minute spent marketing is time away from customers and claims. The good news is that social media and digital publishing mean getting your message ...

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Medical CRM Boosts Value for Practices and Medical Billers

Posted on October 15, 2013 By Michael Sculley

As a medical billing company, you’ve helped your clients with thorny practice management issues for years. Today, competition is intense and seems more ferocious each day. Fortunately, you can offer your clients Care Relationship Management, a service to help them grow and strengthen their patient...

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Is Cloud-Based Billing Software Really Better?

Posted on October 10, 2013 By Michael Sculley

Imagine enterprise software that’s easy to install and access — exactly what cloud-based applications are about. Instead of purchasing servers and software and hiring IT experts to install and support them, you subscribe to a software service and pay a monthly fee. This model is similar to you...

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Laying the Foundation for ICD-10

Posted on October 8, 2013 By Michael Sculley

There’s a lot riding on the ICD-10 transition, including your 2014 financial picture and potential staff upheaval. The bottom line is this: the better prepared you are, the less likely you’ll see a revenue dip from the changeover.That preparation starts with making sure everyone in your office u...

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10 Changes Coming With ICD-10

Posted on October 3, 2013 By Michael Sculley

The ICD-10 changeover is a year away, and pundits are ramping up their rhetoric. True, there’s a lot of work to be done, but looking at the facts is always helpful. Here are 10 things that will be true starting October 1, 2014: Claims will be denied if they include an ICD-9 code. Because it alrea...

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ICD-10: Time to Start Dual Coding

Posted on October 1, 2013 By Michael Sculley

With the ICD-10 changeover just about a year away, some practices are preparing to start dual coding their encounters. In other words, they’ll code each encounter in ICD-9 and ICD-10. A contrast to double coding, in which forms are coded in ICD-9 at the time of the encounter and later translated i...

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It’s Time to Get Serious About ICD-10

Posted on September 26, 2013 By Michael Sculley

The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is a major one, and many practices continue to put off preparation. Some believe CMS will extend the October 2014 deadline, while others are occupied with other issues. At this point, it seems certain the deadline will not be extended. Because of the extension al...

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10 Frequent Errors Generated by New Medical Coders

Posted on September 24, 2013 By Michael Sculley

To err is human, wrote Alexander Pope. Of course, when it comes to medical billing, we all want as few “errs” as possible. It is important for all new coders and billers to be trained in your office setting and understand your protocols. Let’s take a look at the top mistakes new coders make so...

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HIPAA Enhancements: How They Affect Your Practice

Posted on September 19, 2013 By Michael Sculley

Although HIPAA has been in effect for 24 years, confusion remains about some aspects. The passing of the HITECH act in 2009 added a few wrinkles and brought this issue back to the forefront. Do you know the difference between HIPAA and HITECH? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(...

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10 Common Medical Billing Mistakes That Cause Claim Denials – Part 2

Posted on September 17, 2013 By Michael Sculley

We discussed the first five most common medical coding and medical billing mistakes that cause claim denials in our previous post. Today we will walk through the next five common reasons claims are denied. 6. Duplicate billing. Many times, a duplicate bill is the result of human error. They can res...

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