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Surprise Billing Regulation a Gift to Payers, Blow to Providers
Healthcare industry groups representing providers are upset with the latest surprise billing regulation detailing the independent dispute resolution process. The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling the latest in a series of surprise billing...
AMA Issues CPT Codes for Pediatric Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
To prepare for potential FDA authorization, AMA has released new CPT codes for pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. he American Medical Association (AMA) has issued new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for pediatric doses of the Pfizer...
Avoiding Claims Denials in Your Practice
Physicians Practice® spoke with Terry Blessing III, Senior Vice President of Client Development at VisiQuate, about how practices can work to reduce the likelihood of encountering denied claims.https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/7836428/embed/v4 Why the revenue cycle...
Why the revenue cycle is vital to exceeding patient expectations and driving financial performance
As physician practices look for ways to build volume and engagement, it’s critical to thoughtfully consider it all from the point of view of patients and consumers. With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming more widely adopted, the US is slowly starting to emerge from the...
Getting Paid Today: Challenges and opportunities for independent practices
New legislation, as well as changes in patient expectations, present a host of challenges and opportunities for getting paid for service this year. In a recent article in Physician’s Practice, we discussed the challenges surrounding getting paid for...
Key considerations for revenue cycle teams to optimize coding and maximize revenue during COVID-19
A new code for COVID-19 discharges offers a 20% bump in the assigned MS-DRG payment from CMS.Clinicians should know that a positive test result is not required to establish a COVID-19 diagnosis for coding purposes.If a patient admitted with a respiratory diagnosis...
4 ways to keep ahead of denials amid the pandemic
Revenue cycle leaders share approaches to keeping up with new codes and evolving payment guidelines during COVID-19. Understanding all that’s required to secure healthcare payment during a pandemic — especially for services related to COVID-19 — demanded that revenue...
How Providers Can Improve Patient Financial Experience
In the aftermath of COVID-19, payment flexibility, digital engagement, and transparency are crucial to improving patient financial experience, recent reports show. In the wake of COVID-19, calls for patient financing flexibility, a shift to digital payment methods,...
Staff Shadowing Negatively Affects Revenue Cycle Productivity
A new survey shows that staff shadowing preceding automation integration is disruptive to employees and has negative impacts on revenue cycle productivity. More than half of health systems found staff shadowing to be disruptive and to have negative effects on revenue...
Physician Retention Challenges Worsen Amid COVID-19
A survey shows that 70% of physicians are disengaging from their employers, spelling future physician retention trouble for healthcare organizations. Physician retention is a common challenge for healthcare organizations and the COVID-19 pandemic may have made it...