Tag: COVID-19 pandemic

medical coding in value-based care

Medical Coding in Value-Based Care: Accuracy for Success

The healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from a fee-for-service model to value-based care (VBC). This patient-centric approach emphasizes quality of care, patient outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. For healthcare providers to thrive in this evolving environment, optimizing revenue cycle management is paramount, and at the heart of this lies efficient and accurate medical coding […]
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3 Ways to Improve Medical Coding Quality for Accurate Reimbursement

Improve Medical Coding Quality for Accurate Reimbursement

In the complex world of healthcare, accurate medical coding is the linchpin of a healthy revenue cycle. For US-based medical practices, hospitals, and billing companies, efforts to Improve Medical Coding Quality directly translate to timely and accurate reimbursements. Errors in coding can lead to denied claims, compliance issues, and significant financial losses. This blog post […]
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Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for alternative healthcare delivery methods. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) emerged as a valuable complement to telehealth, allowing doctors to remotely monitor patients’ health data in real-time. How Remote patient monitoring Works RPM utilizes various devices to track vital signs like blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar. It can […]
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Master Telehealth Coding: A Guide to Reimbursement and Avoiding Denials

Master Telehealth Coding: A Guide to Reimbursement and Avoiding Denials

Navigating the complexities of telehealth coding is crucial for ensuring that services are properly reimbursed. This guide provides essential information and tips for coding telehealth services accurately, helping physicians avoid denials and recoupments. 1. Telephone Services: Use Cases: Suitable for straightforward problems like simple rashes, asymptomatic coughs, and medication refills. Requires a minimum of five […]
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Prior Authorization Burden Still High Despite COVID Struggles

Prior Authorization Burden Still High Despite COVID Struggles

Most physicians still faced a high prior authorization burden despite treating a surge of positive COVID-19 cases this winter, the American Medical Association (AMA) reports. In a survey of 1,000 practicing physicians between Nov. 23, 2020, and Dec. 14, 2020, AMA found that 85 percent of physicians described the burden associated with prior authorization as high […]
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FDA Authorizes Non-Prescription COVID Tests

FDA Authorizes Non-Prescription COVID Tests

The FDA grants emergency use authorization for at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. On March 5, 2021, Cue Health received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter (OTC) Use. The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) detects the RNA of SARS-CoV-2, the […]
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Covid-19 Brought Little Relief from Prior Authorizations

Covid-19 Brought Little Relief from Prior Authorizations

Despite the strain placed on physicians by the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers continued to impose prior authorization requirements which delayed care and hurt some patients. According to a news release from the American Medical Association (AMA), a new survey showed that nearly 70 percent of the 1,000 respondents showed that health insurers had either reverted to prior authorization […]
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