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    3 Ways to Reduce Administrative Burdens of Your Practice

    Posted by Carl Mays on Wed, May 01, 2019 @ 08:00 AM

    3 Ways to Reduce the Administrative Burden of Your PracticeAn American College of Physicians (ACP) paper titled "Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care” estimated the annual costs for excessive administrative tasks total $40,069 per full-time equivalent (FTE) physician.

    The administrative tasks addressed include:

    • 2 hours for every hour a physician speaks with a patient
    • 3 to 5 hours of billing and insurance-related (BIR) activities
    • 6.5 hours per week on EHR documentation.

    Here are three strategies to help make these tasks more efficient:

    Strategy 1: Use a Cloud-Based Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Handled by Competent Staff

    According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 78% of office-based physicians are using EHR systems. However, the efficiency in using these systems varies widely among practices and facilities.

    According to the National Center for Health Statistics (CDC-NCHS), it takes an average of 4,000 total mouse clicks or 43% of physician time just to document patient records and charting functions.

    You can reduce IT problems, increase efficiency, and speed-up your medical claim process through the use of a cloud-based EHR system handled by a competent administrative staff.

    Strategy 2: Outsource Your Medical Billing Tasks

    Outsourcing your medical billing is a great way to:

    • Reduce overhead costs
    • Expedite the medical claims process and increase net revenue
    • Focus on your core services

    Choosing a quality medical billing company with a proven track record of reducing administrative tasks, along with increasing your net revenue, allows you to focus on your core services and improve the quality of those services.

    Strategy 3: Prioritize and Delegate Tasks

    Emphasize individual and team responsibilities. NBA Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson said, "The strength of the team is each member. The strength of each member is the team.” This aptly applies to your administrative staff.

    Know the skill set of your staff. Identify their strengths and weaknesses. Based on these qualities, assign the roles that will make them most effective. If needed, enlist the help of your medical billing company to assist in devising a strategic plan to improve your team's efficiency.

    Erase the idea of procrastination. Work as a team by choosing someone who will monitor the assigned tasks of each member. Strictly implement guidelines to insure tasks that should be done today will not be left undone until tomorrow.

    Challenge your excuses and act today on these tips and recommendations to help improve your medical billing process. Subscribe to our blog to receive more medical billing tips, news, and insights, or complete our online form to leave us a message.

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    ClaimCare aids you with your medical billing tasks through its complete medical billing solution. We offer the best-of-breed technology, including HIPAA compliant EHR System, and an airtight medical billing process with actionable reporting. For more information, email us at sales@claimcare.net or call (855) 376-7631.

    Tags: medical billing operations, medical billing, medical billing companies, medical billing services, medical billing resources, Reasons to outsource medical billing

    3 Types of Medical Billing Companies to Fit Your Needs

    Posted by Carl Mays on Fri, Apr 26, 2019 @ 11:01 AM

    3 Types of Medical Billing Company to Fit Your NeedsThe AMGA 2017 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey reported that operating costs losses per physician jumped from a 10 percent loss of net revenue in 2016 to a 17.5 percent loss a year later. Thus, the total losses per physician during this two-year period went from $95,138 to $140,856.

    With these increasing revenue losses, to help reduce operational costs more and more healthcare providers are choosing to outsource their medical billing rather than keeping it in-house.

    If you are considering a move to outsource your billing, it behooves you to understand the 3 types of medical billing companies. This basic knowledge will help you decide which type best fits your needs, allowing you to focus on your core operations.

    Medical billing companies vary with the services they offer, and are categorized as such:

    1. Light Service Medical Billing Companies

    These are billing software vendors. Their services include handling of coding validation and working rejections due to authorizations, eligibility, and patient demographics.

    Due to the limited services such companies deliver, which include processing the front end billing process and processing your claims, they are designed for practices that have an expert in-house medical billing staff in place.

    2. Full Service Medical Billing Companies

    These are the traditional medical billing companies that initiate their services during the earlier stages of your revenue cycle. They are equipped and skilled to:

    • Provide your practice with technology tools and training for demographics, card issuance information, and eligibility verification, which is most helpful during the check-in process
    • Work with rejected claims and assist you on how to avoid this from happening in the future
    • Communicate with practices regarding how to manage rejections.

    They have the capacity to handle all of your medical billing concerns. This makes them the ideal choice for medium to large practices aiming to focus on their core operations.

    3. Boutique Medical Billing Companies

    Sometimes what’s required is a medical billing company that can provide more specific assistance to your specialized practice. This is where boutique types of medical billing companies are extremely valuable.

    Boutique medical billing companies can deliver customized services to specialized practices and facilities that wish to go beyond the common simple payment postings, claims submissions, and account receivables follow-up. However, this also means a higher service fee because of their unique customized approach to medical billing.

    Which type of medical billing company would best suit your practice or facility?

    It depends on your requirements. If you have a limited in-house billing staff, choosing a full-service or a boutique billing company would be ideal. However, if you have the resources to handle most of this on your own and only require a software to assist you, then a light service medical billing company could help you achieve your goals.

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    ClaimCare has over 17 years of medical billing experience with all employees being 100% U.S.A.-based. Our services include denial management, electronic medical record implementation, fixing of broken medical billing processes, and expedited billing service. Subscribe to our blog or call us toll-free at (855) 376-7631 for any of your medical billing queries and concerns.

    Tags: medical billing operations, best medical billing companies, improving medical billing, medical billing resources, Medicaid billing

    Three Reasons You Should Outsource Your Medical Billing Services

    Posted by Carl Mays on Wed, Sep 26, 2018 @ 04:03 PM

    3 reason to outsource your medical billingThe majority of the chief financial officers (CFOs) involved in the 2018 CFO Outlook Performance Management Trends and Priorities in Healthcare listed cost reduction as their no. 1 priority.

    Among them, 50% expressed the desire for easier report creation, better dashboards and visuals, and enhanced ability to understand the report and data statistics. Also, a staggering 90% have shown their concern over the online payment security of their accounts. How can outsourcing your medical billing services address these concerns? Is this even possible?

    How Outsourcing Your Medical Billing Service Can Help Your Practice

    Outsourcing your medical billing services can bring numerous benefits to your practice including:

    Increased Revenues and Reduced Labor Costs

    Approximately, 8% to 10% of medical collections are spent on the medical billing process. However, with an outsourced medical billing, you can:

    • Reduce overhead costs
    • Increase reimbursements
    • Decrease claim denials and rejections

    In an orthopedic billing case study, the group reported a 73% increase with their billing revenue within six to eight months. This was due to the improved contracting and exiting unprofitable procedure lines implemented in their medical billing process.

    In most instances, physicians and office medical managers even realize a 96% claim payment upon the first submission in less than 45 days. All because they have moved their medical billing services to a third party provider.

    Easy to Read Dashboard Reports and Data Statistics

    Now you can focus more on your patients rather than spending long hours analyzing and interpreting your medical billing reports, with the help of an outsourced medical billing provider.

    Third party providers have medical billing online dashboards that easily show the issues with your medical account at a glance. Also, the data can be tracked on a weekly, monthly, or annual basis according to:

    • Patient volumes
    • Procedure mixes
    • Collections
    • Days in AR

    This makes it easier for your staff to handle your patients’ financial matters and results in a less time-consuming experience for them.

    Safe and Secured Data Infrastructure

    Last year, DataBreaches.net shared a data compilation revealing that 477 healthcare breaches affecting 5.579 million patient records were reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

    Choosing the services of a well established third party medical billing company can protect your patient records through 100% secure medical billing processes. These HIPAA-compliant providers offer a secure and transparent billing process that ensures your data remains confidential at all times.

    Now you can say goodbye to those unwanted cyber hack attacks without having to pay extra for cyber-security protection. These are all taken care of by your third-party provider. All you need is to find a medical billing third-party provider who can deliver the medical billing services you require.

    Why Choose ClaimCare for Your Medical Billing Services?

    ClaimCare has more than 25 years of experience in medical billing. It has a proven track record of increased customer collection reaching all the way up to 25% (the average increase is approximately 5%) and days in AR under 40 for your collectibles.

    Let's talk. Complete our online form or call us toll-free on (855) 376-7631, today.

    Tags: general medical billing questions, medical billing operations, medical billing education, medical billing companies, medical billing services, medical billing resources, Reasons to outsource medical billing

    Impact of Medicare 2019 E&M code changes on a physician compensation package based on RVU

    Posted by Carl Mays on Mon, Sep 24, 2018 @ 04:55 AM

    2018 09 22 - Imact of medicare changes on RVU based comp

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just issued a proposed ruling to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) last July 12, 2018. This will take effect on or after January 1, 2019.

    This article discusses the impact this will have on the physician's relative value unit (RVU) based on their practice (directly and indirectly), and a list of potentially misvalued services to watch out in 2019.

    Why is it important for physicians to know the upcoming RVU calculation changes in the proposed Medicare 2019?

    Physicians can earn up to 7% of their Medicare Part B payments in 2021 based on their Medicare 2019. Here is what the vice president of public policy of the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), Chet Speed has to say about it:

    "When you think about incentives, generally, you need both a carrot and a stick to make change. With Medicare moving to a value-based system, you need a carrot, in the form of higher payments for doing well, and you need a stick, if you don’t do well, you have less reimbursements. "

    How will this impact your practice? Here are some of the calculation changes and adjustments that will take effect on your RVU:

    Practice Expense Methodology Calculation Changes

    Medicare 2019 will be incorporating two new specialties, which will affect hospitalists and advanced transplant cardiology and heart failure physicians.

    Calculation Changes to Direct PE Inputs for Specific Services

    Standardization of the following specific services is expected in the proposed Medicare 2019:

    • Clinical labor tasks
    • Balloon sinus surgery kit comment solicitation
    • Scope systems' equipment recommendation
    • Existing direct PE inputs updated prices

    This includes an update on the prices of the following supplies and equipment:

    EQ370: Biopsy guidance software and breast MRI computer aided detection

    SA036: Transurethral microwave thermotherapy together with the kit

    SA037: Transurethral needle ablation together with the kit

    SK050: Neurobehavioral status forms

    SL140: Wright's Pack (per slide) and the stain

    Calculation Changes to the Indirect PE of Certain Office-Based Services

    The indirect PE RVUs for those working in a non-facility setting is expected to increase due to the direct PE costs applied to them. This is because the greater value between the clinical labor costs and the work RVUs in relation to the direct costs of these services will be the value selected in determining their RVU.

    List of Potentially Misvalued Services for 2019

    Aside from changes to the practice expense methodology calculation, the General Accounting Office and MedPac have also listed the following "potentially misvalued services." This is based on a high volume of codes submitted for review by their office to the CMS.

    • Colonoscopy w/lesion removal (45385)
    • CT head w/o contrast (70450)
    • EGD biopsy single/multiple (43239)
    • Electrocardiogram complete (93000)
    • Revision of heart chamber (92992)
    • Total knee arthroplasty (27447)
    • Total hip arthroplasty (27130)
    • TTE w/doppler complete (93306)

    An additional 72 separate code groups for specific codes are currently on review by the CMS. This is after it has taken a closer look at the rationale provided by the American Medical Association/Specialty Relative Value Scale Update Committee.

    Comments on these proposed new valuations are welcomed by the committee. You may submit yours on or before September 10, 2018 for it to be considered.

    Impact on Specialty Specific Health Sectors

    Those working on specialty specific health sectors, such as the following medical professionals, are also most likely to experience the following adjustments in their overall payment:

    • 3% increase for nurse practitioners
    • 4% increase for gynecology/obstetrics
    • 3% decrease for oncology/hematology
    • 4% decrease for dermatology

    Given these changes, surprise medical bills and price transparency remains to be the issues facing suppliers and providers.

    Would you like more updates about the Medicare 2019 E&M code changes?

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    Tags: medical billing education, medical billing resources, medical billing coding, 2019 Medicare Changes

    Top Three Impacts of Medicare ID Card Changes on Medical Billing Services

    Posted by Carl Mays on Mon, Sep 17, 2018 @ 07:05 PM

    ClaimCare Medical Billing LightsIn the interest of improving security, Medicare has released new cards meant to prevent identity theft among its users.

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have given physicians and medical billing companies 21 months to fully implement the necessary changes to their medical credentialing and medical billing services. The announcement was made to allow companies the chance to fully comply with the newly implemented Medicare ID card requirements.

    The question is, what kind of impact will these new changes have on your billing system and services? What would be the best way to go about this transition? Let’s start by understanding the major changes with the new Medicare ID card...

    There are three primary differences in the new Medicare ID card that should be taken note of:

    • The removal of the Social Security Number (SSN)
    • The replacement of the Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN)
    • The use of the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI)

    What’s the major difference between the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) and the Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN)?

    Previous Medicare cards used to have the SSN based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) and used it as a primary identifier for card holders. However, due to rising incidence of identity theft and fraud risks, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act required the CMS to remove the HICN.

    Instead, Medicare cardholders will now be provided with a NEW Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) that features an 11-character-long combination of numbers and uppercase letters (except for S, L, O, I, B and Z), separated by dashes.

    It is a unique, non-intelligent and randomly generated sequence of numbers and letters that do not have any special meaning whatsoever.

    How will this impact doctors and medical office managers in billing and compliance services?

    Currently, the new Medicare cards are already being mailed and distributed to recipients. This means that cardholders will soon be visiting medical offices with their new cards, asking for further clarification about the changes, and seeking assistance for its use. It’s important,  therefore, that you are fully prepared to address their concerns, inquiries, and demands.

    With this in mind, here are the top three concerns or challenges that you need to take note of given this new policy:

    1. Eligibility Verification of the New Medicare ID Card

    With the new card, one of the primary concerns that you will have to face will be verifying its authenticity and validity. 

    New-Medicare-Card-Banner-Image

    The new card shares the same white, blue and red color like the previous one. However, take note of the new Medicare Number and how it is comprised of uppercase letters and numbers alone. Thus, it is most important for doctors and medical office managers to learn how to identify a valid Medicare ID card from a fraudulent one.

    This sounds simple, right? But wait a minute. This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is more information pertaining to the patient’s screening process that has to be verified. This includes:

    • Effective dates
    • Benefits and calculations
    • Administration, follow-up and plan execution

    Should there be a need to verify the validity of the card, doctors and medical office managers can check and verify using Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC's) secure portal, beginning June 2018.

    2. Coordination of Benefits with the New Medicare ID card

    The major change happening with the new Medicare ID card is the use of the MBI number. CMS is not expecting any other major changes aside from this, unless there are disputes on an individual's account.

    Another issue you may encounter is your patients not being able to receive their new Medicare ID cards due to a change of address. How should you handle this if they visit your office and continue to hand over the old Medicare ID card?

    To that end, doctors and medical office managers should be proactive and update their records. This is to easily and quickly claim their payments while avoiding unwanted mishandling of client records in the future.

    3. Submission of medical claims using the MBI

    The issuance of new cards was driven by a need to protect users from potential identity theft and fraud. This basically means that the new Medicare IDs will still require doctors and medical office managers to thoroughly process claims. It’s important, therefore, to ensure that the process and submission of these medical claims are accurate, otherwise you will leave yourself vulnerable to payment delays.

    Bottom line…

    To help you with this transition, you need to have an efficient system set up that can handle new information, securely handle data, and manage operational efficiencies easily.

    ClaimCare provides doctors and medical office managers a complete medical billing solution to manage this transition.

    Claim Care:

    • provides the top service level guarantee in the industry
    • offers best-of-breed technology
    • is based 100% in the USA
    • an air tight medical billing process
    • provides actionable reporting and broad experience
    • can work on its clients' medical billing systems.

    For more information contact ClaimCare Medical Billing Services by email at sales@claimcare.net , by phone at (855) 376-7631 or visit the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company website.

    Tags: general medical billing questions, medical billing operations, medical billing education, medical billing services, medical billing resources

    Medical Billing News: CMS Releases 2013 Incentive Payments

    Posted by ClaimCare Resources on Thu, Oct 16, 2014 @ 06:22 PM

    Medical ReimbursementsCMS announced on October 1st that the 2013 PQRS (Physician Quality Reporting System) and eRx (e-prescribing) incentive payments are now available for eligible professionals and group practices that successfully submitted data for these respective Medicare Part B programs.  The payments will be paid based on services rendered and reported between Jan. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2013. 

    The incentive payments will be issued by MAC’s (Medicare Administrative Contractors) with remittance advices and identified as separate payments under these programs. MACs will use the indicator of LE ("Levy") to indicate federally mandated payments.

    LE will appear in the PLB-03-1 segment of the 835 electronic remittance advice. In an effort to further clarify the type of incentive payment issued, LE will appear on the remittance, along with a 4-digit code to indicate the type of incentive and reporting year.

    As medical billing reimbursement shrinks across the industry it is critical for practices to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in any of the CMS incentive programs.  It does take a great deal of effort, but the reward can be a great healing injection to your cash flow!

    About ClaimCare, Inc.

    ClaimCare Medical Billing Services stands out from the crowd of medical billing companies. ClaimCare offers a complete medical billing solution, has the only service level guarantee in the industry, offers best-of-breed technology, an air tight medical billing process, actionable reporting and broad experience and can work on its clients' medical billing systems. For more information contact ClaimCare Medical Billing Services by email at sales@claimcare.net , by phone at (877) 440-3044 or visit the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company website.

    Copyright 2014, Carl Mays II and the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company

     

    Tags: medical billing resources, Physician Reimbursement, Medical Reimbursement

    HIPAA Compliance: Are you Ready for September 23rd?

    Posted by ClaimCare Resources on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 @ 02:03 PM

    HIPAA complianceGuess what day it is? No, it’s not hump day….it is HIPAA Day! Some providers are taken by surprise! Some practices are under the false impression that they are HIPAA Compliant.  Sadly, we are finding more and more that this is not the case.

    September 23rd is the deadline to ensure that your practice is prepared for the finalized MEGA RULE and HI-TECH Regulations. Numerous updates and changes are required of covered entities. Have you updated your manuals,
    the NPP (Notice of Privacy Practices), and all BAA’s (Business Associate Agreements)? Are you aware that the rules governing notifications for marketing and fundraising requirements have changed?  Are you ready? Did you know that if you are found to be NON-compliant, there are strict fines and penalties? 

    Are you ready to start the requirement for reporting disclosures to HHS? Do you know what limitations have been applied to that ruling? The HIPAA HITECH, Mega Rule comes with more audits, hefty fines and penalties and not only will it impact YOUR practice, but the impact reaches to all of your business associates. Do your providers use mobile devices such as laptops, I-phones, tablets, or other access that is considered remote access? Think about it!  September 23rd is just around the
    corner. So many questions!  Do you have the answers? If you do not feel prepared for the September 23rd deadline or the new, stricter HIPAA rules, there are many resources available to help you get where you need to be. If you have questions or need assistance, let us know. We have a team that can help get you HIPAA compliant quickly.

    About ClaimCare, Inc.

     ClaimCare Medical Billing Services stands out from the crowd of medical billing companies. ClaimCare offers a complete medical billing solution, has the only service level guarantee in the industry, offers best-of-breed technology, an air tight medical billing process, actionable reporting and broad experience and can work on its clients' medical billing systems. For more information contact ClaimCare Medical Billing Services by email at sales@claimcare.net , by phone at (877) 440-3044 or visit the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company website.

     

    Tags: general medical billing questions, HIPAA, Compliance, medical billing resources

    Orthopedics Billing: 2013 Orthopedic Coding Changes

    Posted by ClaimCare Resources on Fri, Mar 29, 2013 @ 03:11 AM

    Orthopedic Billing and CodingMany significant coding and billing changes have been introduced in 2013 for orthopedics. The ClaimCare Medical Billing Company has created a 13 minute training video to bring orthopedic providers and practice staff members up to speed on the key 2013 Orthopedic Coding and Billing Changes they need to understand to insure they have no compliance, billing or collection issues as a result of these new rules.

    2013 Orthopedic Coding and Billing Changes - (13 minutes)

    For more insights concerning orthopedic billing, please check out the following collection of articles: Orthopedic Billing Articles

     

    About ClaimCare, Inc.

     

    ClaimCare Medical Billing Services stands out from the crowd of medical billing companies. ClaimCare offers a complete medical billing solution, has the only service level guarantee in the industry, offers best-of-breed technology, an air tight medical billing process, actionable reporting and broad experience and can work on its clients' medical billing systems. For more information contact ClaimCare Medical Billing Services by email at sales@claimcare.net , by phone at (877) 440-3044 or visit the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company website.

     

    Tags: coding questions, medical billing education, orthopedic billing, 2013 medical billing changes, medical billing companies, medical billing resources, Medicaid billing

    Medical Billing Update: 5010 Issues Are Affecting Your Collections!

    Posted by ClaimCare Resources on Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 09:41 PM

    5010 medical billing issuesLast spring, ClaimCare Medical Billing Company began notifying clients about inherent issues of the HIPAA 5010 mandate. We have continued working to guide clients through the standardized electronic requirements. Recently, many physicians with whom we have spoken have said they are only learning about these 5010 issues from ClaimCare. They are asking “Why isn’t there anything about these 5010 collections problems on the medical association sites?” It is understandable physicians ask this question. We have asked the question for almost a year. This is not an indictment against any state medical association, just an honest question.

    The Texas Medical Association came on board February 1 to help distribute concerns, posting an article on its site about HIPAA 5010 potholes: Are Your Claims Being Rejected? Hopefully, other states that have not already done so will follow suit. This past December the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) had issued a press release titled: Healthcare industry not ready for 5010; MGMA calls for 6-month contingency plan. Now, in a letter sent to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, MGMA President/CEO Dr. Susan Turney writes (click here for copy of the full letter):

    “New federal standards designed to streamline electronic insurance claims are instead slowing them down, hurting physician cash flow and pushing some practices into financial distress... Many practices face significantly delayed revenue, operational difficulties, a reduced ability to treat patients, staff layoffs, or even the prospect of closing their practice."

    Medscape.com posted an article on February 3 about the MGMA letter titled: Physician Groups Say 5010 Standards Hurt Cash Flow. This was preceded by the Physicians Practice “dire situation” article in December to which we referred in an earlier posting: New Year Comes with New Challenges in Healthcare Reimbursement.

    As we re-emphasized in our December 19, 2011 update to clients, and then again in January, the 5010 is a format in which all clearinghouses, payers and providers must submit claims. Unfortunately, not all parties have complied in a timely manner. As a result, 5010 has hit some with the fury of a hurricane. Delays in claims acceptance and payments from Medicare and other payers such as BCBS and Cigna are occurring across the nation, and your practice is most likely experiencing decreased collections.

    The ClaimCare EDI team continues to work diligently (and literally around the clock) to help resolve these issues and insure that all claims and claim files are received and confirmed at each level of the submission process. This is one of the reasons that our clients are not among the unfortunate groups that have had no Medicare payments since November 2011! Many of the delays, however, are 100% with the payers. These delays will continue until the payers correct the internal system issues that are leading to erroneous claim rejections and general processing delays. This payer-problem is one of the situations we anticipated and to which we referred in the 5010 communications we sent clients in December and January.   

    We continue to communicate with our clients on “known issues” at payer (CMS, BCBS, etc.) and clearinghouse levels. Most issues are being resolved by the payers and clearinghouses.  Many other file transmission issues have been resolved through recent upgrading or patching we have performed for our clients and their practice management systems and/or via a plug-in that is designed to help translate the transmitted data into the corrected formats.

    If you are not getting the information you need about the impact that 5010 is having on your practice and would like to learn what ClaimCare Medical Billing Company can do to help you, we invite you to contact us at (877) 440-3044. As far as HIPAA 5010 is concerned, we remain on the forefront of testing and successful transmission and believe for practices that are prepared to take advantage of the opportunity, relief is in sight.

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    Copyright 2012 by Carl Mays II, CEO/President of ClaimCare Medical Billing Services, one of the largest medical billing companies located 100% in the United States. In 2012, Money & Business, the online magazine that provides comprehensive coverage of financial matters, named the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company among the top five online medical billing companies.

    Tags: medical billing education, 2012 medical billing changes, medical billing, medical billing companies, medical billing resources, HIPAA 5010 Medical Billing Issues

    2012 Cardiology Coding and Billing Changes

    Posted by ClaimCare Resources on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 12:42 PM

    cardiology billingMany significant coding and billing changes have been introduced in 2012 for cardiologists, particularly electrophysiologists (EPs). The ClaimCare Medical Billing Company has created a 30 minute training video to bring cardiologists and cardiology practice staff members up to speed on the key 2012 Cardiology Coding and Billing Changes they need to understand to insure they have no compliance, billing or collection issues as a result of these new rules.

    2012 Cardiology Coding and Billing Changes - Part 1 (13 minutes)

    2012 Cardiology Coding and Billing Changes - Part 2 (15 minutes)

     

    For more insights concerning cardiology billing, please check out the following collection of articles: Cardiology Billing Articles

    About ClaimCare, Inc.

    ClaimCare Medical Billing Services stands out from the crowd of medical billing companies. ClaimCare offers a complete medical billing solution, has the only service level guarantee in the industry, offers best-of-breed technology, an air tight medical billing process, actionable reporting and broad experience and can work its clients' medical billing systems.  For more information contact ClaimCare Medical Billing Services by email at sales@claimcare.net , by phone at (877) 440-3044 or visit the ClaimCare Medical Billing Company website.

    Tags: coding questions, general medical billing questions, medical billing education, payer compliance, cardiology billing, 2012 medical billing changes, medical billing, medical billing resources

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