Efficient revenue cycle management is essential for the financial health of small practices. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon to see inadequate revenue cycle management leading to lost revenue, delayed payments, and long A/R cycles. With that in mind, today we outline some strategies that small medical practices can use to optimize their revenue cycle management. 1.…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) plans to extend the emergency regulation beyond its current expiration date of July 18, 2022. Keep reading to learn more. What You Need to Know As we reported a couple of months ago, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted emergency regulations that allowed Qualified Medical Evaluators…
A proposed piece of legislation (AB 399) would limit to $50 the fee to determine eligibility for Independent Bill Review. Here’s what you need to know. What Is Independent Bill Review (IBR)? Simply put, Independent Bill Review, or IBR, is a non-judicial process for resolving California medical-legal billing disputes where the medical provider disagrees with…
Although California’s updated Medical-Legal Fee Schedule has been in effect for a little over a year now, an overview is always helpful. In this quick guide, you’ll find California’s med-legal billing codes, along with their modifiers and some crucial information about each code. I – Med-Legal Billing Codes in California ML200 Missed Appointment for a…
If you are a healthcare provider looking for ways to improve the efficiency of your practice here are some facts about electronic claims you should keep in mind. What Is an Electronic Claim? Before we delve into the details of electronic claims, let’s take a closer look at some basic definitions. An electronic claim is…
In a previous post, we took at the Independent Bill Review (IBR), a process for resolving medical-legal billing disputes in California. But can an IBR determination be appealed? In this post, we give you a detailed answer. What Is an Independent Bill Review (IBR)? As we saw in another post, an Independent Bill Review is…
In this blog post, we take a closer look at medical coding modifiers — groups of numbers and letters that can make a big difference to the success of your practice. What Are Medical Coding Modifiers? In order to understand what medical coding modifiers are, first we have to talk about medical codes. Medical codes…