Medical Billing Clearinghouse: What is the Role of a Medical Clearinghouse?
In the world of medical billing, there are a few concepts that can get a bit confusing. One of these concepts is that of a medical clearinghouse. What exactly does a clearinghouse do, and why is it important? Let’s discuss the role of the medical clearinghouse, its benefits, and how to choose one. What They […]
Medical Billing Clearinghouse: Top Reasons to Use A Medical Billing Company – Cost Savings and Consistency
As a healthcare provider, you wear a lot of hats. Medical billing might be one of them. Let’s discuss why it will be beneficial for your healthcare practice to consider outsourcing billing practices to a professional medical billing company. Cost Savings The cost savings associated with using a medical billing company as opposed to completing […]
Medical Billing Software: The Number One Medical Claims Billing Problem
As a healthcare provider, it’s safe to say that you have had your fair share of medical claims billing problems. However, one problem seems to stand out above the rest. That problem being billing disputes. Billing disputes can occur for a variety of reasons. Perhaps a billing code was entered incorrectly or maybe a claim […]
Medical Billing Clearinghouse: Understanding Medicare’s Role – Five Questions Medical Billing Companies Need to Know.
Understanding Medicare’s Role in Advance Care Planning. As a follow-up to our recent article on the 2016 Medicare regulation change that allows physicians to bill for advance care discussions, we thought we’d share a few pertinent details on what “advance care” really means. Though doctors have some leeway to cover what they think is best, […]
Medical Billing Software: Turns Out Advance Care Planning Is Worthy – Medicare Now Covers End-of-Life Conversations.
Is Your Medical Claims Billing Software Ready? The discussion around paying doctors for helping patients with advance care, or end-of-life planning, isn’t a new one, but it finally got traction in 2015. After years of debate around the issue and countless conversations about whether reimbursing physicians for their time consulting the terminally ill is worthy, […]
Medical Billing Clearinghouse: Seven Keys to Reimbursement Success
Come join a free Tom Limoli webinar on the Seven Keys to Reimbursement Success Seven Keys to Reimbursement Success is a winning strategy for every dental office team. Tom Limoli, Jr. is the prevailing expert on proper coding and administration of dental insurance benefit claims. He serves as president of Limoli and Associates, a company […]
Medical Billing Clearinghouse: Customer Support Tip: Payer Correspondence
One value that Apex provides its clients is delivering correspondence from payers to clients. This correspondence helps doctors better understand the status of their claim. If a payer rejects a claim, a doctor can know in most cases within 2-3 days, instead of waiting for an EOB to explain the rejection. This benefit is a […]
Medical Billing Clearinghouse: How Can Electronic Funds Transfer Help You Build Your Practice?
Do you want to save thousands of dollars in your practice every year? Accepting electronic remittance advice (ERA) from your clearinghouse and electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments from health insurers can automate your claims process and: Speed payment Reduce time spent on administrative tasks Eliminate lost paperwork and expedite claims payment Reduce the risk of […]
