The majority of prior authorization nightmare stories center around patients not being able to receive needed medication, whether for new prescription or because of a change in insurer rules. But medication is not the only thing physicians must submit prior approvals for. Dr. Pierre Manzo recently told the story of a patient trying to replace
Obtaining preauthorization is so frustrating and time-consuming that many physicians are strongly pushing for complete elimination. Since that scenario is unlikely, we’re pointing out some concrete steps physicians can take to speed up the prior authorization process, making it less costly and exasperating. 1.Hire a prior notification star. Considering how much time your staff spends
In the last post in this series, we reported on a pledge taken earlier this year by several payer and provider organizations aimed at improving the prior authorization process. Another, similar effort is under way from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). In the policy, AAFP says it believes prior notifications should be standardized
THE PROBLEM SECURE Office is a secure collaboration platform and suite of office productivity applications that solves two high risk problems faced by physicians today: 1. Doctors have become a primary target for hacking and ransomware attacks, and 2. HIPAA fines are increasing in frequency and severity. HIPAA VIOLATIONS 92% of physicians use text message
Study Shows That After EHR, Preauthorizations are The Next Factor in Physician Churn A study from the American Medical Association shows that preauthorization is second in the list of factors affecting physician dissatisfaction and burnout. When asked, physicians stated that they’d like to change how they were unable to spend enough time with patients. But
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The best coupons are the ones that save you money on something you were going to buy anyway, and the coupon just sweetens the deal to make the purchase that much more enjoyable. But the truly gifted shopper (like my wife) can strategically spot coupons for items we need, we were about to buy, but
M-Scribe Medical Billing Company provides a wide range of services, including billing, coding, credentialing, payer contract review, and accounts receivable services. It distinguishes itself from other services through its documentation process, which ensure only relevant patient encounter content gets entered in a practice’s EHR. Monitoring content leads to more accurate procedure and diagnosis codes, which
We recently interviewed Eryca Gonzalez owner of Clean Claims Revenue Cycle Management who for the last ten years has been persistently serving physicians in medical billing, having worked all phases of the revenue cycle. We asked Eryca to give us some insight into the struggles physician go through today to keep up with constantly changing
Unfortunately, in the medical profession, billing and payment processes can be overly complex thanks to regulations and plain miscommunication. Whether a patient has been seen and his or her insurance plan does not cover the visit or a life-saving emergency occurs and the patient turns out not to have insurance at all, it can be
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