End of Medicaid’s Continuous Coverage
With the Public Health Emergency (PHE) coming to end, the continuous coverage that was being provided by Medicaid without the need for re-determining the eligibility every month under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will also end. This means, the people who do not complete the re-determination will lose the Medicaid coverage. It is imperative…
New CPT Codes to Be Aware of For 2021
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes have been around since 1966, continue to be set by the specialized panel with the American Medical Association, and they aren’t going anywhere. Each year, as advancements and changes are made in the medical industry, new and revised codes are pushed out to medical billing teams. If you’re already in…
Creating Independence in the Workplace
In light of Independence Day in the United States, this month’s theme is…independence. Are there ways in which you can be more independent and productive during your 9 to 5? Take a minute and think of actions that you take (or don’t) that prevent you from taking control of your duties and responsibilities, as well…
3 Tips for Revving up Productivity
Medical billers do it all. They are the nucleus of a healthcare organization, constantly working and keeping things flowing through the revenue cycle. The goal of any medical biller is to be as efficient as possible to make sure the money keeps moving and organizations and patients are content. Medical billers are jack-of-all-trades, and along…
How to Effectively Work With a Patient Who Has Been Denied a Coverage
Patients can be denied coverage for various reasons, some being the fault of the medical biller. When a patient requires insurance coverage for a medical service, treatment, or hospital stay and their claim is either denied or rejected, it can be an overwhelming experience. When this happens, medical billers must take on a large portion…
Summary of COVID-19 Stimulus Legislation 12/21/2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Funding The bill provides $8.75 billion to the CDC to support federal, state, local, territorial and tribal public health agencies to distribute, administer, monitor, and track coronavirus vaccination to ensure broad-based distribution, access, and vaccine coverage. Provider Relief Fund The bill provides $3 billion in additional grants for hospital and health care providers…
Paycheck Protection Program Extension
Many billing companies have seen a decrease in work recently, due to the temporary closure or slowdown of providers across the country. While many providers have gradually begun to re-open, they have strict guidelines and are often seeing a smaller number of patients than usual. This, in turn, has affected billing offices across the country,…
Successfully Hiring Remote Medical Billers
As the months roll on most of us are still working remotely, and for many medical billing offices, this may be the way of the future. Companies are realizing that they can do without the expensive overhead of office space and that many employees prefer to be at home. This may seem fairly straight forward…
The What, Why and How of Leadership
What is leadership? An age-old question exhaustively studied by scholars and practitioners alike throughout centuries, from the greatest conqueror of all time Alexander the Great to the father of modern leadership Warren Bennis. Nowadays, it might be easier to say what leadership is not than to say what leadership is. Ensuring your company always hits…
The Art of Effective Communication
Is communication an art or is it actually a science? This is a centuries-old debate and one may continue to argue the validity of both sides of the question to the extent of reaching the end of human patience. While art can be understood as personalizing the knowledge in a creative way – painting the…
