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What the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Means for Testing and Treatment Costs

The COVID-19 public health emergency and national emergency declarations are set to expire on May 11. The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and national emergency declarations—both of which have been in place since January and March of 2020, respectively—will expire on May 11, 2023, the White House announced. These declarations have allowed the U.S.…

HHS Proposes to Standardize Electronic Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signature Processes to Improve the Care Experience for Patients and Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), on behalf of, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued the proposed rule, “Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard (CMS-0053-P).” If finalized, the proposed rule, would adopt standards for “health…

CMS Announces Increase in 2023 in Organizations and Beneficiaries Benefiting from Coordinated Care in Accountable Care Relationship

Three Innovative Initiatives Will Help CMS Achieve Goal of 100% of Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries in Accountable Care Relationships by 2030 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that three innovative accountable care initiatives will grow and provide higher quality care to more than 13.2 million people with Medicare in 2023. More than 700,000…

A Guide to Increasing Billing Accuracy for Remote Patient Monitoring

Article Highlights *** One of the newest programs administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is designed to use the latest technology to help improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries, especially individuals with chronic conditions. This new program, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), was introduced by CMS in 2018 as a…

2022 Medical Billing Trends That Every Physician Needs to Know

Article Highlights *** The schedule for a busy physician can be daunting to navigate on a daily basis. Not only are you tasked with providing a high level of care to your patients throughout the day, but you also need to be mindful of whether your office is supporting billings so that your practice receives…

Work With a Denial Management Company to Increase Revenue Collections

Article Highlights More than half of denied claims are not re-worked, leaving thousands of dollars on the table. Optimizing front office practices can help with denial management. Outsourcing medical billing to a denial management company can help physicians collect every owed dollar. *** Physicians often lose significant amounts of revenue on a daily, monthly, and…

What Separates Revenue Cycle Management Companies?

Article Highlights Millions of dollars are wasted every month on inefficient revenue cycle management. Physicians can improve revenue cycle management by outsourcing processes. Precision Medical Billing (PMB) has separated ourselves by driving process improvements to optimize revenue collections for our clients. *** Every month, physicians throughout the U.S. waste millions of dollars because of poor…

Are You Paying Close Attention To These Physician Billing KPIs?

Article Highlights Physicians are working through financial stress running their practice. Build out your physician billing KPIs to monitor the health of the practice. Outsource medical billing to PMB to collect all revenue you are entitled to. *** Physicians across the U.S. have dealt with a tremendous amount of upheaval since the pandemic. Changes in…

Proudly Offering Medical Billing Services for Small Practices

Article Highlights Smaller medical practices are often bogged down by medical billing. Lack of medical billing resources can impair your ability to collect revenue and serve patients. Outsourcing medical billing to PMB can help your practice grow and thrive. *** Each medical practice has its own unique pain points and struggles. While larger medical facilities…

Here’s How We Protect Patient Information to Support Your Billings

Article Highlights Technology has created efficiencies in handling medical billing. Technology has also introduced data security challenges with patient records. Work with PMB to securely manage billings in accordance with HIPAA requirements. *** The growth of technology used in healthcare has been instrumental in creating cohesive medical billing systems and ensuring billing accuracy. Yet, with…

Use Medical Billing Outsourcing to Avoid Regulatory Headaches

Article Highlights Constant regulatory changes can create intense pressure on healthcare providers. Medical billing often suffers when staff try to keep up with regulations. Outsource medical billing to PMB to support revenue cycle management. *** Regulations are one of the biggest headaches that healthcare providers must deal with to run a successful practice. And, the…

Improve the Patient Experience Through Registration

Story Highlights Patient satisfaction is priority #1 for healthcare providers. Optimize the registration and check-in process to improve patient satisfaction. Consider contactless check-in in the COVID-19 environment. *** Difficulty with scheduling, long wait times, and delayed access to a physician are just a few of the common qualms that patients have with healthcare providers. While…

How to Improve Medical Billing And Collect More Revenue

Article Highlights Constant changes in healthcare affect medical billing and revenue collections. Identify common billing challenges holding back your healthcare organization. Take action by improving processes and outsourcing medical billing to PMB. *** Constant changes to the healthcare industry make it difficult for physicians, medical practices, and other healthcare providers to keep up with things…

Increase Revenue by Educating Patients of Their Financial Responsibility

Article Highlights The vast majority of Americans do not have a full understanding of health insurance. Educate patients on their patient financial responsibility before providing services. Consider outsourced resources from PMB to support revenue collection. *** If you want to receive more payments for services provided, there is an underrated tactic to consider for your…

How to Improve Denial Management in Healthcare

Article Highlights Denial management in healthcare can be overwhelming for medical practices. Understand the root causes of denials and work to improve processes. Work with PMB to support denial management to optimize revenue collections. Denial of service is never an ideal scenario in a health care setting. Advanced scheduling, prompt service, desirable patient outcomes, and…

Manual Claim Checks - What’s at Stake for your Organization?

Does your practice manually contact payers to check your claim status? Are you aware that doing so costs roughly $7 per attempt? Your revenue cycle management processes are vital to the financial health and wellness of your practice. Poorly managed handling of claim status inquires costs you not only money but precious time. A few…

3 Important Characteristics of Quality Medical Billing Companies

Physicians, medical practice owners, home health agencies, and hospice groups experienced a tremendous amount of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were so many new challenges to navigate, especially as it relates to how to provide patient care. These challenges likely impacted your ability to focus on revenue cycle management, billing processes, dealing with insurance…

CMS Issues New Roadmap for States to Address the Social Determinants of Health to Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs, Support State Value-Based Care Strategies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state health officials designed to drive the adoption of strategies that address the social determinants of health (SDOH) in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) so states can further improve beneficiary health outcomes, reduce health disparities, and lower overall costs in Medicaid…

CMS Announces New Model Opportunity for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Serving Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation is announcing a new opportunity to enable Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to better serve enrollees who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. This new Model opportunity is the first CMS initiative designed to harness the power of Medicaid MCOs…

Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services and Improved Payment for Time Doctors Spend with Patients Finalized

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, prioritizing CMS’ investment in primary care and chronic disease management by increasing payments to physicians and other practitioners for the additional time they spend with patients, especially those with chronic conditions. The rule allows non-physician practitioners to provide…

UPDATED: Emergency and Disaster Instructions

When a natural disaster, extreme weather or emergency occurs that affects providers and the Medicare beneficiaries that they serve, special emergency-related policies and procedures may be implemented. For detailed information on these policies and procedures, please see the following resources: For information when an applicable 1135 waiver   (PDF, 346 KB) has been granted For information on…

CMS Announces Historic Changes to Physician Self-Referral Regulations

On November 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes to outdated federal regulations that have burdened health care providers with added administrative costs and impeded the health care system’s move toward value-based reimbursement. The Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as the “Stark Law,” generally prohibits a physician from making referrals to…

Lawmakers Introduce New Bill Paving the Way for Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement

Home health providers are one step closer to getting the No. 1 thing they’ve been asking for since the COVID-19 pandemic began: reimbursement for telehealth-driven visits. On Friday, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, a bipartisan bill to provide Medicare reimbursement for…