The Crucial Role of Medical Coding Compliance in a Value-Based World: Telling the Patient’s Story for Better Billing and Quality Care. Medical Coders: The Unsung Storytellers of Healthcare Medical coders play a critical role in hospitals, but their importance often goes unnoticed. They’re the storytellers behind the scenes, analyzing patient records, selecting billing codes, and […]
In 2024, factors like declining reimbursement rates, the shift towards value-based care, and ever-changing regulations demand a proactive approach to improve RCM. Here, we explore four key strategies to optimize your healthcare revenue cycle and ensure financial stability in the coming year. 1. Break down Silos: Merging Front-End and Back-End Functions Many healthcare organizations struggle […]
The payer will expand its partnership with Allina Health to cover more members under Medicare Advantage value-based contracts. “This value-based agreement for Humana Medicare Advantage members is an important part of helping our members achieve their best health,” Chuck Dow, vice president and Medicare regional president for Minnesota at Humana. “We’re excited to share with […]
Along with that growth, the number of plans offering more than one benefit increased 15%, from 175 to 202. The findings show that under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ reinterpretation of “primarily health-related” benefits, supplemental benefit offerings in Medicare Advantage – such as home-based palliative care, in-home support services, caregiver support and therapeutic […]
Zero-paid claims are defined as any claims submitted by healthcare providers that are not paid. The problem is that when performing statistical extrapolations, auditors (ZPICs, or Zone Program Integrity Contractors, and others) routinely screen out zero-paid items when they extract the claims from a sample. This is a violation of at least 12 parts of […]
In the dynamic realm of medical billing, the persistence of denied claims poses a significant challenge for providers. Research indicates that an alarming portion of claims – exceeding 10% – face initial denial by insurance companies. This leads to revenue loss, wasted administrative efforts, and frustration for both providers and patients. A robust denial management […]
Even as recently as five years ago, the revenue cycle outsourcing process took on a very different form to that of today. For years, most organizations saw the revenue cycle as little more than a cost center – meaning that revenue cycle outsourcing was a decision made largely from an administrative perspective. It was seen […]
As patients take on more out-of-pocket costs, and patient satisfaction continues to influence the financial health of hospitals, revenue cycle management has become increasingly important to organizations. Amid these and other changes, many revenue cycle professionals have offered thought-provoking insights. Here are 10 RCM tips from industry experts: 1. “To make sure that your organization […]
Revenue cycle management refers to the business side of your practice—from verifying patient insurance eligibility to submitting claims to receive health plan payments and billing patients for their share of service costs. Although patient care will always be your top passion and priority, an efficient revenue management system is critical for your practice’s financial health […]
If You’re Not in the Lead, You’re Falling Behind. A survey conducted in July of last year found that less than half of providers are using commercial automated claims denial management systems. Considering that denials are on the rise, any organization that isn’t actively working on this issue is jeopardizing their bottom line. In fact, as value-based-care […]