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Place of service codes

Tips for Using Place of Service Codes—Including the Newest One

It’s not every day that CMS releases new place of service codes, but on August 9th, the agency issued one that every healthcare provider should know. Check out details of the new POS code, along with tips on using place of service codes so you can get paid for your services. Welcome POS 66 Last […]
Published Date: September 4, 2024
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Icd-10-cm guidelines

Prep for These 2025 Changes to the ICD-10-CM Guidelines

You’ve got less than a month to prepare for the new diagnosis codes. And while you’re committing them to memory, it’s also important to familiarize yourself with the 2025 ICD-10-CM Guidelines. Just as the codes are updated every October 1st, so are the guidelines, which provide instructions on sequencing, submitting secondary codes and other important […]
Published Date: September 3, 2024
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Incident to

5 Incident To Best Practices That Allow You to Collect More

Want to collect an extra 15% for your providers’ services? Who wouldn’t? If the provider in question is a nonphysician practitioner (NPP), you may be able to do so if you master incident to billing. Check out five tips that will help you bring in maximum pay for your NPP’s incident to services. 1. Make […]
Published Date: August 27, 2024
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99443

Collect Top Dollar for 99443 When Performing Telehealth

When your provider talks to patient on the phone, you may worry that your payer won’t reimburse you appropriately for the visit, even though it takes just as much medical decision-making as an in-person visit. The good news is that Medicare pays over $128 for non-facility telephone visits if you report and document 99443 correctly. […]
Published Date: August 26, 2024
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Non compete

5 Steps to Take NOW to Prep for the Potential Non Compete Ban

August 21, 2024 Update: Today, a federal judge barred the government from putting the non compete ban into effect. The FTC is considering an appeal, but as of today, the ban will not take effect on Sept. 4, 2024. Practices are still encouraged to prepare in case it does take effect in the future. When […]
Published Date: August 20, 2024
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No shows

Make Dental No Shows a Thing of the Past With Key Strategies

Ever wonder how much a single no show takes away from your dental practice’s bottom line? Just one no-show per dentist each day can cost your practice $200,000 by the end of the year. Your best bet is to eliminate no shows by employing a few simple strategies. Check out several ways you can cut […]
Published Date: August 19, 2024
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Revenue cycle management

How Your Practice Can Improve Revenue Cycle Management

Only 25% of U.S. medical practices think they’re getting every dollar they deserve, according to a recent survey. And just as many said they think their staff members spend way too much time on revenue cycle management responsibilities. Wondering what may be behind the inability of practices to collect the money they’ve earned? Check out […]
Published Date: August 12, 2024
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Medical records

6 Documentation Essentials When Destroying Medical Records

Your practice likely knows that you must retain medical records for at least six years under the HIPAA laws (and sometimes even longer according to state regulations). And while it may be realistic to even keep them for up to a decade, most practices can’t retain records for that long due to storage constraints. If […]
Published Date: August 11, 2024
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e-PHI

3 Signs You’re Dealing With e-PHI and 3 Signs You Aren’t

The HIPAA laws define protected health information (PHI) as any data that can be used to identify a patient. And when that information is in electronic format, it’s considered e-PHI. No matter which form your PHI is, you must keep that data locked down, or you could face huge fines and penalties. But not all […]
Published Date: August 6, 2024
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Pecos enrollment

3 PECOS Enrollment Tips to Speed Medicare Credentialing

Every practice has been there: You have a new provider on board, but you can’t bill for their services yet because their PECOS enrollment application is moving too slowly. The good news is that if you know a few insider tips, you can get your enrollment and credentialing through the process much faster. Check out […]
Published Date: August 5, 2024
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