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Reforms are continuing to be altered in the healthcare industry, and are affecting practitioners, insurance providers and patients. Deductibles are increasing and patients are becoming more involved and active regarding their insurance plans and payments which can be overwhelming for healthcare practitioners to collect co-pays and balances in a timely fashion. According to SuccessEHS, only...

Two of the biggest obstacles affecting healthcare reimbursements are insurance claim denials and insurance claim rejections. In the billing world the terms “claim rejection” and “claim denial” are often used interchangeably. Not having a concise understanding of these two obstacles can cause a significant, negative impact on your practice’s overall revenue cycle. Essential aspects for...

Have you been debating whether you should outsource your medical billing services to an outside service provider or if you should do it in-house with medical billing software? As shown by a recent RCM survey by Black Book, an increasing number of physicians and practice groups are viewing outsourcing medical billing services as one of...

Outsourcing medical billing services for medical practices or groups can help maximize claims payments and keep your practice compliant. This is accomplished through aggressive collection practices, efficient and accurate execution of billing tasks, and current knowledge of documentation regulations. In this blog, we discuss important tips to consider when searching for the right medical billing...

Medical billing professionals are a necessity and play a critical role in healthcare. Their work is extremely detail-oriented, complex, and directly affects the financial success of healthcare practices. The demand on healthcare providers has been increasing and will continue to do so. Ambiguity among payers can make claims processing a frustrating process, and that is...

HIPAA and HITECH lay out strict standards governing information security and privacy of patient information. While HIPAA/HITECH may be a boon to the security of healthcare information, they also throw up a number of challenges like high costs, tracking regulatory changes, extensive documentation and several others. HITECH is the Health Information Technology for Economic and...

Dropbox is a popular file hosting service used by many organizations to share files, but what about protected health information? Is Dropbox HIPAA compliant?   There is no software or file sharing systems that can be classified completely HIPAA compliant as it depends on how the software or platform is used and the individuals using...

Healthcare facilities exist to administer medical care to their patients. While infection prevention, cures, disease management, operating room efficiency have advanced more so than any other time in history, the roadblocks to running a successful medical practice have actually increased in size.   Every medical practice, is continually faced with a constant daily barrage of...

When you’re seriously looking at cost-effective and revenue-maximizing medical billing services for your podiatry practice, the right medical billing services can help you maximize claims payments and keep your practice compliant. What you want is a medical billing service tailor-made for a podiatry practice like yours. A company like RevPro Healthcare Services, for instance, can...

Even with the HIPAA Security Rule, a massive increase in exposed health records has been reported in the 2019 Breach Barometer Report. That is not good news for the health care industry. One of the main purposes of the HIPAA Security Rule is to make sure that electronic protected health information (“EPHI”) is secured in...