Revenue Cycle Management
Managing a revenue cycle in the medical field is no easy task. Below are some concerns for orthopedic practices and recommendations for monitoring the health of your revenue cycle.
Maintaining your medical billing management internally may seem to be a good choice for your practice, many providers feel keeping billing “in house” allows them more control over both coding and billing.
Those in the healthcare industry are certainly no strangers to insurance claim payments being delayed or denied. Practices facing this issue are at a great risk for losing out on revenue throughout each year, because it is estimated that around 25% of denied claims are never paid at all.
Those in the healthcare industry are certainly no strangers to insurance claim payments being delayed or denied. Practices facing this issue are at a great risk for losing out on revenue throughout each year, because it is estimated that around 25% of denied claims are never paid at all. If your organization’s denial rates are particularly high, this issue is one that will need to be addressed and resolved so your practice can continue to serve patients and bring in revenue. One of the most effective ways to determine how to prevent such denials is to evaluate and assess your practice’s revenue cycle. Keep reading to learn more about how to conduct this type of assessment and how Healthcare Information Services can help optimize your revenue cycle for practice success.
Along with patient care, revenue generation is a key focus for all types of healthcare providers. Generating sufficient revenue is how providers and hospitals are able to continue to provide care and treatment to their communities, and different types of physicians are able to contribute in different ways.
Revenue Cycle Management Tips for Orthopedic As specialists in orthopedic revenue cycle management, we understand the importance of a strong and efficient revenue cycle for the health and stability of an orthopedic practice. A robust revenue cycle encourages strong cash flow, maximizes reimbursements, keeps your practice compliant, and increases efficiency and profitability.
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Released in September of 2013, Epocrates' 8th Annual Future Physicians of America Survey asked more than 1,000 U.S. medical students to share their opinions about healthcare reform, their career goals, evolving technology and other hot button topics. The survey found that today's medical students are overwhelmingly planning to join group practices or hospitals instead of starting solo or partnership practices.
Payment variances may have many causes, but they typically land in two major categories. The first category is when a payer has updated their payment system to account for issues like a new contract fee schedule. The second major category of occurrence that can cause payment variances is when a payer has made changes to their payment system, but the configuration wasn’t successfully applied. Since both of these situations tend to happen at the start of a new contract year, that’s the time to pay attention to issues that crop up by analyzing your payment variances before they get out-of-hand.
The evolution of the healthcare industry and adaption to ICD-10 is making for many changes, stresses, and distractions for healthcare professionals. In addition to this and daily care for patients, some medical workers are also lending a hand with administrative tasks like helping with bills, paperwork, and claims. It may seem like a good system, but utilizing workers who are not specialized specifically in healthcare billing and administration can actually cause an organization time and money.
The face of health insurance coverage in America is changing. While much of the attention has focused on individual Americans and the quality or extent of their coverage, Healthcare Information Services is concerned with highlighting the health insurance changes that impact the revenue cycle of our clients.
You and your practice are ready to outsource your revenue cycle. Whether it was staff turn-over, claim denial rates, slow turn-around on reimbursements, or too much time spent on paperwork instead of patient care, we’re here to help you with the next steps.