Denials management is a growing issue in physician practices nationwide, and your practice could be losing tens of thousands of dollars yearly if you do not have a denials-management strategy in place.
Dos and Don’ts of Verifying Insurance Benefits
Not verifying insurance benefits prior to rendering service can result in nonpayment, which affects your bottom line. Because this is a costly mistake that can be avoided, make it routine to verify eligibility prior to every patient visit.
Coding Corner Question: Eligibility Quiz for Front Office Staff
January’s Coding Challenge
Coding Corner Answer: Eligibility Quiz for Front Office Staff
January’s Coding Answer
Coding Corner Question
December’s Coding Challenge
Coding Corner Answer
December’s Coding Answer
Practice Pearls: Final Countdown for Version 5010!
10, 9, 8, 7, 6 … the final days to implement Version 5010 are here!
Skilled Nursing Facility Patients—Consolidated Billing
When treating a patient that lives in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), it is important to understand the coding and billing guidelines of consolidated billing. That is because certain services must be consolidated and submitted by the SNF using its Medicare provider number, and not submitted by you, the physician, unless they are one of the excluded services, which will be further discussed below.
Coding Corner Question
Skilled nursing facility patients
Coding Corner Answer
Skilled nursing facility patients
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