Practice Management
PHI may be referred to as “personal health information” or “patient health information”, and both of these acronyms are technically true, as the information in question is personal to the patient. However, according to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, PHI is short for “protected health information”. According to the HIPAA website, this information includes: “patient names, […]
Due to incentives offered to physicians by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for using electronic health records (EHR), physicians have been experimenting with different ways to do this that are both efficient and cost-effective.
Stagnant reimbursements and rising costs make finding ways to improve efficiency a critical initiative for healthcare providers. Documentation costs for physician services can represent a very significant expense. Better billing processes and more efficient management of electronic health records (EHRs) could help turn the tide. Upcoming changes to billing and coding, along with the implementation of […]
It’s no secret that some patients get upset at long wait times in healthcare offices, but a recent survey from Software Advice put numbers to the patient experience problem. According to the survey, 97 percent of patients report being frustrated with wait times, even though 45 percent of respondents said they waited less than fifteen […]
With the development and expansion of electronic technology comes additional ways to save time, and to incorporate more productive input into the time we utilize. It is the same in the world of medicine as it is in the world of logistics, manufacturing or even marketing. However, in medicine, sometimes the use of standard computer […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued what they believe is the final version of the Place of Service rule for physicians effective April 1, 2013.
Medical establishments have to accept that the concept of customer service has arrived. In the past, people often had to see one doctor due to lack of availability.
Now that ICD-10 is officially in full effect, radiology practices have had to fully integrate with the implementation of ICD-10. To make the conversion both swift and successful (and to avoid losing money), practices will need to implement new strategies and education. Setting up, performing, testing, and training on the new system will take some time – hopefully you’ve […]
The following considerations for revenue cycle management can help ensure the maximum revenue stream for your radiology group.
As owners, managers and administrators in the medical field you have to know your business in-and-out if you want to be successful, and one area of particular importance is communicating with your patients. This is true not only in regard to their medical conditions, but also in explaining and collecting payments on their bills.
ICD-10 (International Classifications of Diseases) Coding and Reporting guidelines are provided by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of US Federal Government. The guidelines are aimed to be used as a guide for the official version of […]