Health Prime

JUNE 13, 2024

In the intricate world of medical billing, accuracy is paramount. Every code entered, every diagnosis documented, and every procedure billed must be meticulously coded to ensure proper reimbursement and compliance with regulations. Here’s how medical billing professionals can mitigate common mistakes: 1.

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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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Health Prime

AUGUST 29, 2024

Medical insurance claim submission is a critical step in the medical billing process. Ensuring the accuracy of patient demographics is critical, as incorrect information can disrupt the entire billing process and delay reimbursement. Missing claim documentation Claims can also be denied due to missing or incomplete documentation.

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Health Prime

MAY 30, 2024

Moreover, identifying underpayments facilitates the detection of billing errors, improves payer relations, and fosters a culture of accountability within the organization. Identifying patterns of underpayment and scrutinizing each claim for accuracy is a critical step in improving your billing processes.

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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. Controllable denials are those that can be positively impacted by improving front-end or billing processes. Read more about this in our blog Simple steps to get your denials under control.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As mental health demand continues to grow exponentially , it is equally important for mental health providers to optimize their billing practices to ensure fair and timely reimbursements, enabling them to continue delivering high-quality patient care. Strategies to improve your mental health reimbursements 1.

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Scrubs

MAY 23, 2023

Assembly Bill 418 would ban the manufacture, sale and distribution of foods containing five harmful substances starting in 2025, including: Red dye No. The bill was sponsored by assembly members Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland). In response to the bill, the FDA defended its actions in an email.

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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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Valant

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Blog 90834 CPT Code: Psychotherapy, 45 minutes Read More External References [link] [link] Share Tweet Share Visit us on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn Learn more about the DSM-5 TR and its changes.

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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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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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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

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

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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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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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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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this blog post, we will be discussing the Pediatric Medical Assistant position. Medical Records Management: Updating and maintaining accurate patient records, including documenting symptoms, medical histories, and treatment procedures. What Is The Role Of A Medical Assistant In Pediatrics?

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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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The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

The first study, a JAMA research letter, examined the impact of a new Medicare billing code for abdominal hernia repair that paid surgeons more if the hernia measured at least 3 centimeters in size. When a new billing code pays more to individual surgeons, significant change swiftly follows, even if only in 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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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

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

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

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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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

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

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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