Health Prime

JANUARY 8, 2025

Medical billing audits are a great tool for achieving compliance and safeguarding revenue. Also, third-party payers conduct billing audits through their employees or their agents. Fraud Avoidance: Either billing errors or fraudulent activities committed on your part can lead to criminal prosecution and a tainted public image.

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Valant

DECEMBER 16, 2024

But understanding how to maintain compliance and bill properly is something that behavioral health clinicians and practice owners have to do. Every part of the billing process, front to back, is subject to these rules. More billing codes. Heavier documentation. Develop documentation processes.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 3, 2024

approximately 30% of all newly diagnosed cancers in women are breast cancer. For medical billing professionals, this month is a crucial reminder of the importance of accurate breast cancer diagnosis coding. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that in the U.S.,

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Health Prime

MARCH 21, 2024

This information serves as the foundation for billing and reimbursement processes. Regularly updating patient records is equally essential, as it helps prevent billing errors and delays. It is also essential that your practice regularly updates patient records to prevent billing errors and delays.

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Medbridge

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Occupational therapy billing units (OT billing units) are a necessary part of clinical practice, providing a foundation for accurately documenting and billing for services.

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Health Prime

AUGUST 15, 2024

These 2025 ICD-10-CM updates are to be used for discharges and patient encounters from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. These changes will impact medical billing, coding practices, and healthcare administration. Compliance assistance: Guidance on maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and avoiding potential pitfalls.

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Valant

AUGUST 2, 2024

Billing and Coding Support A good EHR can help you avoid common billing errors for a smoother, more dependable revenue cycle. Look for a secure, integrated patient portal for messaging, assessments, and billing purposes. Communication with patients is a key part of this.

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Valant

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Clinical Documentation Electronic health record (EHR) tools designed for behavioral health can streamline clinical workflows , freeing up more time. These systems offer note-taking features and customizable templates that simplify documentation. Administrative Processes EHR systems can also enhance billing processes.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Being so close to the New Year, it is of high importance that your medical practice finishes its medical billing in good time. Here are three essential tasks to help you wrap up your medical billing for the New Year: 1. Document these adjustments properly to keep your records updated.

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Medbridge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On top of their duty to treat patients, physical therapists (PTs) manage complex documentation, billing, and coding tasks critical to ensuring proper reimbursement for services from insurers. Physical therapy billing units are at the core of this process, providing a standardized way to quantify services during therapy sessions.

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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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Health Prime

JUNE 22, 2023

Medical billing plays a crucial role in the success of any healthcare practice, and gastroenterology is no exception. Gastroenterologists face unique challenges with medical billing due to the complex nature of their specialty. Therefore, adopting best practices in medical billing is essential. Billion by 2032.

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Health Prime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Medical billing is a vital yet often overlooked aspect of practice management in the dynamic healthcare landscape, where the primary focus is on providing quality patient care. However, amid the intricacies of coding regulations, payer policies, and administrative tasks, medical practices encounter many challenges in the billing process.

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Health Prime

MARCH 6, 2024

Additionally, patients can address billing inquiries, view statements, and understand their financial responsibilities, promoting transparency in the billing process. Consequently, this reduces the likelihood of errors in documentation and ensures that the practice has the most up-to-date information.

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Health Prime

AUGUST 1, 2024

As medical professionals, ensuring accurate billing for immunization services is paramount. Ultimately, precise billing safeguards financial health and public well-being, promoting effective disease prevention efforts. Read the complete document here: Category I Immunization Long Code Descriptors | AMA (ama-assn.org).

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Scrubs

JUNE 13, 2023

The experience can also lead to exorbitant medical bills, trapping new families in debt. Even those who lose children in the NICU can get stuck with a bill for millions of dollars. Document those memories so you can look back and see the progress no matter how small or big they are.

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Valant

AUGUST 20, 2024

Documentation: How will you document the group session along with assessing each individual as needed? Billing: Competent billing becomes even more important when managing reimbursement for multiple patients with differing insurance at the same appointment. Blog Starting Out With Group Therapy?

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Grow Your Practice Leverage Your EHR To Grow Your Practice Learn More Justifying the Expense of an EHR-Provider Partnership An Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution is essential for private practices. The value an EHR provides outweighs the investment.

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Health Prime

JUNE 22, 2023

Medical billing plays a crucial role in the success of any healthcare practice, and gastroenterology is no exception. Gastroenterologists face unique challenges with medical billing due to the complex nature of their specialty. Therefore, adopting best practices in medical billing is essential. Billion by 2032.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This allows practitioners to spend more time on direct client care and less time on documentation. This leads to more efficient documentation processes and better overall practice management. This integration can reduce data entry time, minimize errors, and ensure consistency across all client documentation.

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Valant

JUNE 28, 2024

It’s crucial to document the content of each session, including the therapeutic techniques used and the client’s progress. Usage Guidelines Time-Based Billing: CPT 90837 is a time-based code. Frequency: Therapists can bill for multiple 60-minute sessions on the same day if medically necessary. 90832 for 30-minute sessions).

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

Blog What Is an Insurance Panel? For these reasons, many providers choose to outsource the process to a credentialing specialist or billing agency, although you may also decide to do it yourself. The process usually ends with negotiating your terms of a contract and fee schedule. Let’s explore these 3 options.

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Valant

OCTOBER 23, 2024

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are essential for mental health professionals to accurately bill for psychotherapy services. These standardized codes ensure proper reimbursement and streamline the billing process for insurance companies and healthcare providers. What are CPT Codes for Psychotherapy?

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In one of our past blogs, we delved into the end-of-year reports you should run in your practice. 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. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Valant

JULY 25, 2024

Usage Guidelines Session Duration: While the official description specifies 50 minutes, you can bill for sessions lasting a minimum of 26 minutes. Always document the actual time spent to ensure accurate billing. If you’re unsure, consider hiring a billing service for licensed mental health professionals.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Group therapy involves unique documentation and coding practices that can significantly impact your bottom line. From understanding billing to leveraging cutting-edge electronic health record (EHR) systems, here’s everything you need to know about group therapy reimbursement. Implement standardized documentation.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn about Billing Workflows in Connect Care A previous item introduced the “Service Codes” activity available in patient charts opened in Hyperspace, which allows prescribers to integrate Professional Billing into clinical workflows.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Learn about Billing Workflows in Connect Care A previous item introduced the “Service Codes” activity available in patient charts opened in Hyperspace, which allows prescribers to integrate Professional Billing into clinical workflows.

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Valant

MARCH 20, 2024

Reduced revenue or profitability can be the result of missed billing opportunities, inefficient billing processes , or changes in insurance reimbursement rates, among other things. Financial considerations are one of the main reasons why some practices consider transitioning to in-house billing.

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Valant

JUNE 27, 2024

It is commonly used by mental health professionals to bill for individual therapy sessions. Documentation: Accurate documentation is crucial. Blog ICD-10 Codes for Depression – F32.0–F33.3 Mental health providers who understand the details of CPT 90834 will have an easier time ensuring accurate documentation.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Get Ready for Billing with Connect Care In getting ready to launch, you have likely heard that Connect Care can do billing. Most prescribers then will not use Resolute, but can use the "Service Code Capture" activity in Hyperspace to assemble the information needed to support a billing claim. Contact servicecodecapture@ahs.ca

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Get Ready for Billing with Connect Care In getting ready to launch, you have likely heard that Connect Care can do billing. Most prescribers then will not use Resolute, but can use the "Service Code Capture" activity in Hyperspace to assemble the information needed to support a billing claim. Contact servicecodecapture@ahs.ca

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In one of our past blogs, we delved into the end-of-year reports you should run in your practice. 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. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Valant

JULY 28, 2024

ICD-10 Code for Suicidal Ideation In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 code for suicidal ideation, or when a patient is seriously considering or has a plan to end their life. Each diagnosis must have a separate billing code that best describes the patient’s presenting symptoms. Check out the latest 2024 ICD-10 updates here.

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Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data Collection and Documentation What’s involved in insurance audits varies. That is, because these systems automate reporting and documentation, the risk of errors is minimized. Reimbursement policies govern how services are billed and reimbursed by payers such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies.

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Valant

JANUARY 16, 2024

Auto-generating narratives, check boxes, and the ability to pull material forward from a previous note all make it easier to capture and document info quickly. This means less time spent on documentation between sessions—a task which significantly contributes to most clinicians’ nonbillable hours.

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The Healthcare Blog

JULY 19, 2024

Apparently, several companies have been accused of gaming the system by submitting fraudulent bills for millions of catheters using patient and doctor information. Several accountable care organizations (groups of hospitals and doctors) said they could each lose more than $1 million if the fraudulent billing issue isn’t fixed.

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