Coronis Health

AUGUST 10, 2023

Best practices in hospital billing and coding processes are key to guiding coders as they navigate the complexities of chart documentation. Revision of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, changing the way providers are reimbursed for evaluation and management services, which affects coding and documentation requirements.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

Students interested in becoming Medical Assistants are often curious about what the work schedule will be like. Read on for a detailed breakdown of a Medical Assistants typical schedule. What Is The Typical Work Schedule For A Medical Assistant? Part-Time Schedule: Hours: Can range from 20 to 30 hours per week.

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Health Prime

JULY 18, 2024

Denial management is crucial in medical billing, ensuring healthcare providers receive rightful reimbursement for their services. However, navigating denial management can often be challenging for medical practices. According to an MGMA Stat Poll , 69% of healthcare leaders reported their organization’s denials have increased.

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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory Standards CERT (comprehensive error rate testing) is a program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that utilizes Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to review medical records and identify potential billing errors. This helps reduce anxiety and allows staff to practice their responses.

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Valant

AUGUST 20, 2024

Become familiar with the mandates and best practices that will contribute to a safe and effective treatment environment: Maintain confidentiality. Scheduling: You’ll collaborate with group members to select a meeting day and time that works for everyone. Therapists are legally bound by confidentiality.

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Health Prime

MAY 2, 2024

When done correctly, medical practices can improve their effectiveness while improving cash flow, staff well-being, and patient care. Learn more about other appointment scheduling best practices in our blog 5 strategies to schedule your medical practice appointments effectively. At Health Prime, we can help!

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Health Prime

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Learn more about this in our blog Improve your front desk processes with these best practices. Main issues in the check-in process 1. On the other hand, for medical practices, these long wait times can disrupt the scheduling flow, causing delays in subsequent appointments and reducing overall efficiency.

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Valant

MARCH 2, 2024

For behavioral health practices, transitioning to in-house billing for mental health services can be extremely beneficial. In-house billing can boost efficiency, reduce spending, improve revenue streams, and simplify compliance—even with ever-evolving regulations. What inefficiencies exist? What areas can be improved?

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CollaborateMD

MAY 25, 2023

Oncology medical billing is the process of submitting claims to insurance companies or other payers for oncology-related billing services associated with cancer management. Oncology medical billing requires understanding medical coding to run a successful oncology practices. What is Oncology Medical Billing?

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Valant

JANUARY 14, 2025

Were guided by an advisory board of behavioral health industry experts and customers, so our decisions continue to reflect best practices in the field. Speed your process In Valants fully-integrated system, every workflowfrom notetaking to scheduling to billingis designed to be as efficient as possible.

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Northwest Career College

MARCH 18, 2024

Or are you considering entering the field of medical billing and coding? This article will explain the advantages of continuing education for those in medical billing and coding and hopefully encourage you to prioritize your professional growth as you progress through your career.

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Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

Some even integrate the entire patient intake process, from prospective patient management , to intake paperwork, to scheduling, and all the way through to billing. While EHR systems features vary across vendors, many allow you to access patient records, including intake forms, assessments, and treatment plans in one place.

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Health Prime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Implementing robust billing systems and software solutions: Enhances efficiency Reduces errors Accelerates revenue cycle processes Enables providers to focus on quality patient care 4. Negotiating payer contracts To negotiate payer contracts, practices should develop a strategic approach and in-depth market knowledge.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

Ask yourself the following questions about your practice: Are you turning away potential clients due to lack of bandwidth? Do your providers often run out of time for daily tasks like clinical notes and billing-related work? Do patients struggle to schedule timely appointments and/or contact their provider when needed?

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Valant

JUNE 2, 2024

As a practice owner , you’re also responsible for the business aspects of your practice—financial management, human resources, marketing, and compliance with legal regulations. You’ll also need to manage, or at least oversee the management of, daily administrative tasks like scheduling, billing , and staff supervision.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To take action, follow up promptly on overdue accounts, review and optimize your billing processes to reduce delays, and consider implementing automated reminders for patients and insurance companies. They help you track the efficiency of your billing processes and identify potential bottlenecks.

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CollaborateMD

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Billing Issues Medical bills can often be unclear. For example, bills may make it unclear if insurance covers a treatment. By sending automatic reminders via phone, text, or email, practices can significantly reduce the likelihood of patients forgetting their appointments. Patients may get generic responses.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

From understanding billing to leveraging cutting-edge electronic health record (EHR) systems, here’s everything you need to know about group therapy reimbursement. But for group therapy, the bill itself may look different. Follow these best practices for documenting group treatment: Be specific. Integrated billing.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

To effectively market your behavioral health business online, it’s crucial to maintain consistent branding across all platforms.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 24, 2024

By comparing your practice’s key performance indicators (KPIs) — like patient wait times, appointment scheduling, and billing processes — against industry standards, you can identify any problem areas and develop strategies to make your operations run smoothly. Reach us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 24, 2024

By comparing your practice’s key performance indicators (KPIs) — like patient wait times, appointment scheduling, and billing processes — against industry standards, you can identify any problem areas and develop strategies to make your operations run smoothly. Reach us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Centralized Scheduling: Implement a centralized patient scheduling system to manage appointments effectively and reduce issues such as overbooking or no-shows. Efficient RCM ensures timely billing, accurate coding, and maximized reimbursements.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

For instance, monitoring appointment scheduling and wait times helps streamline administrative processes and reduce patient wait times. Efficient scheduling enhances patient satisfaction as well as resource allocation within the practice. For example: Define clear objectives and metrics to measure.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

The most prevalent use of automation across over one-half of the health care leaders’ organizations is with billing processes, appointment scheduling, patient check-in, staff scheduling, and clinical data entry. ” The post How to Get Better Care to More People?

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Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Blog Why Your Practice Should Accept Insurance for Therapy Along With Private Pay Learn More Grow Your Practice Leverage Your EHR To Grow Your Thriving Practice Learn More Financial Auditing and Billing Accuracy for an Internal vs. External Audit Billing accuracy and other financial records are critical components of audits.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

Obtaining consent from patients at each step along the way is a best practice that helps protect patients’ rights and privacy. Those professionals will have important insights on how to start a therapy practice. For many behavioral health practices, another key hire is a prescriber.

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Northwest Suburban College

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Checking the schedule to see which patients will be coming in is also an essential part of the morning routine. During this meeting, the day’s schedule and any special cases are reviewed. These duties can include scheduling appointments, managing phone calls, and updating patient records.

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Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Here are some best practices to guide you in effectively doing so as a dental administrative assistant. In other words, as a dental administrative assistant, you will only be accessing information about a patient for scheduling, billing purposes, or any other reason listed as an administrative duty.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Best Practices for Implementing Wiley Treatment Planners Learning the technical aspects of the software and understanding how to effectively customize and personalize pre-written content requires training for all staff members using the system.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 3, 2024

This ensures the accuracy of the patient’s record and streamlines subsequent billing and reimbursement processes. By integrating electronic systems that allow for instantaneous confirmation of insurance coverage, medical practices can identify potential issues before providing services.

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Northwest Career College

JULY 10, 2024

Scheduling: Maintaining the lawyers’ calendars, scheduling appointments, or making meetings. Administrative: Processing tasks for billing, invoicing, and timekeeping. Create a daily schedule and then add some tasks with deadlines to prove that you can stay focused, on track, and meet all your commitments.

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Northwest Suburban College

MAY 7, 2024

Administrative Responsibilities Besides clinical duties, Dental Assistants also manage various administrative tasks integral to the operation of dental practices. – Billing and Insurance: Processing dental insurance claims, managing billing records, and addressing patients’ concerns regarding payment or insurance issues.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

FIND SCHOOLS Sponsored Content Penn Foster, which has a Career School in Scranton, Pennsylvania and a College in Scottsdale, Arizona, celebrated with a week of scheduled events including guest speakers and webinars geared to educate students on best practices, trends and tips to bolster their medical skills.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 28, 2024

In this blog, we will explore patient engagement best practices and the top patient engagement tools available. Medication reminders and notifications: Reminders provide timely alerts to patients about their medication schedules, ensuring they adhere to their prescribed treatment plans.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Performance Reporting: The ability to focus on metrics such as patient retention, insurance aging, and billing documentation status goes a long way towards practice efficiency. For example, analyzing appointment scheduling patterns can help practices identify bottlenecks, reduce wait times, and improve overall operational efficiency.

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Medical Advantage

APRIL 4, 2024

Convenience: Virtual care offers flexibility that is especially beneficial for individuals with mobility challenges, busy schedules, or those who simply prefer the ease of online appointments over traditional in-person visits.

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