Precision Medical Billing (PMB) is proud to announce the hiring of healthcare leader Denita Holmes as our new Regional Sales Manager. As a former employee of PMB Denita has successfully managed her tasks in our sales department, reaching out to customers and proactively addressing their queries. Now, Denita is returning to PMB to help home
The complicated financial requirements in the healthcare industry have created revenue problems for many home health providers. Without a consistent process or the right approach to medical billing, you may be faced with financial difficulties trying to get paid consistently and on-time for your services. Because the process can be an arduous task that every
CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) proposed plan to reduce paperwork for providers in order to allow them to focus more on their patients. Due to come into effect in 2019 if approved, the AMA (American Medical Association) agrees that the Physician Fee Schedule will “improve patient-centered care and patient care access.” Documentation
It is important for nurses and therapists working in home health to be fully versed in the OASIS in order to be properly reimbursed for all patients. OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) is the tool Medicare uses to collect data in order to make sure that home health agencies are providing standard quality care
To safely carry out billing for your private practice, it is imperative that any cloud-based software being used is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Based on a survey done by Bitglass, those in the healthcare industry aren’t as likely to use software based in the cloud. This is due to the
A recent study by Vitals showed that up to 30% of people end up leaving without seeing their physician because the wait is too long. Each patient who leaves due to frustration could be a missed opportunity for revenue for the doctor’s office. In fact, 1 in 5 patients reported changing their doctor because of
The process for managed care can be difficult to handle. When managing the office for home health care, you have a lot of responsibility and data to keep track of. If you do not have a handle on a proper billing process, you can quickly find yourself in way over your head. This is why
As you have most likely heard, as of April of 2018, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services began mailing new Medicare cards to all active beneficiaries. These cards no longer have the Social Security number included on the cards in an attempt to minimize the threats of identity theft. Instead, the card will identify
For medical practices such as yours, revenue cycles have been majorly impacted by changes in the healthcare industry in the last 10 years. Not only have Medicare and Medicaid reduced physician’s reimbursement, but the submission requirements on claims have become a lot more strict. If you are not on top of your game, it is
Home health billing and compliance errors happen all of the time. These issues cannot be ignored or your agency will end up with a large amount of fines and denials, not to mention the outstanding money that is owed to them for services that were already performed. About 9.4 billion dollars was lost to improperly
