The year 2020, also known as the “year of the pandemic,” had been remarkable in terms of the extent and degree of change taking place around us, in all industries, regions, and organizations.nnAs COVID-19 had a bad impact on the health care system in 2020, which is why there is a huge opportunity for payers...
Low vision is a chronic eye disorder that a person cannot treat with glasses, contact lenses, or medical or surgical treatment. It includes varying levels of vision loss, blind spots, poor night vision, and trouble with blindness to almost total loss of vision.nnIt is important to know that blindness and low vision are not the...
All over the world, it has been noted that patient compliance is a multifaceted and complex health care problem. nnThere is no secret that most patients with chronic conditions have a hard time adhering to medical recommendations and treatment plans. No one likes to go to the doctor, but there are occasions when we don’t have...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its HCPCS (Common Procedural Coding System) Level II coding procedures to allow for shorter and more frequent HCPCS code cycles. nnHCPCS or Common Procedure Coding System for Health Care represents medical procedures, supplies, products, and services and is used to help Medicare and other insurance companies...
It is nothing as bad as someone coming into your life and telling you that you are doing everything wrong.nnIn most cases, such a statement is nothing less than fact. It doesn’t mean that you always do wrong things. Dental billing can be considered as one of every dental practices’ nightmare.nnAs electronic technology has revolutionized...
The current procedural terminology (CPT) code has been published by an AMA update which includes new vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations for the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine under development by Janssen Pharmaceutical, a division of Johnson & Johnson. nnThere are two coronavirus vaccine CPT Codes approved by the American Medical...
In the healthcare revenue cycle scheduling is one of the most simplest and basic steps. But it is not any less important. Because scheduling has a huge impact on the whole experience that a patient has with your health care service. nnAccording to the study, 30% of the patients who had urgent medical problems reported that...
With the rise in the number of services provided by physicians and hospitals, it is important to recover overdue payments from the insurance companies easily and on time. This is when accounts receivable (A/R) comes into the picture.n Why A/R Is Important For Healthcare Services? nIn the healthcare industry, the accounts receivable follow-up team is...
Most people think that credentialing is just like a paperwork task, but in reality, it is important and essential because it enables patients to surely trust their healthcare providers.nnMoreover in today’s digital world, with the influx of new innovative technologies in the healthcare industry, credentialing has become the key area increasing productivity and simplifying workflow. nnWhether...
Due to the rise in technology, hospitals are now implementing telemedicine to reach more patients specifically in remote areas. nnIn case if you never heard of telehealth before the coronavirus pandemic, you probably know about it now. Healthcare providers are trying to move as many of their appointments to virtual means as possible. While telehealth options...
