President's Message
By Ginger Ryder, CMPE, CHBME, CPC
The days are finally longer and brighter, and we look ahead to summer and all that matters most to each of us. My younger son graduates from college this May, and I look forward to having him come home before he begins the learning that will occur for the rest of his life. You see, most of us, by a certain age, know that lifelong learning is essential to success.
News from Around the HBMA
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Main Feature
During the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) January 2018 Reimbursement and Coding Conference held in Nashville, three emergency physician billing hurdles were discussed. This article explores these obstacles and presents practical strategies to improve self-pay revenue and patient deductible management in emergency medicine.
Feature Story
By Contributed by the American Medical Association (AMA)
Prior authorization is a challenge that needs to be addressed through a multifaceted approach—including research, advocacy, and education—to reduce burdens on physicians and patients.
Feature Story
Utilizing automation, it is possible for billing services to remain profitable without ensuring a return on their work.
Feature Story
By Ginger Ryder, CMPE, CHBME, CPC
HBMA President Ginger Ryder details how her company’s
IT firm devised a phishing plan to test employees.
Feature Story
By Christine Hall, CPC, CPB, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I
Last year, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services replaced the traditional form of selecting targets of complex medical reviews with a new strategy called Targeted Probe and Educate and handed the task of review to Medicare Administrative Contractors.
Feature Story
How does blockchain change the current economics of data systems?
Coding Corner
By Jackie Miller, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC
We last addressed prolonged services in the September/October 2013 issue of this journal, and since that time, there have been some significant changes. In 2013, there were only two CPT® code categories for prolonged service, but, in 2016, a third category was added...
HBMA News
HBMA has collaborated with Healthcare Compliance Pros (HCP) to develop the Healthcare Business Management Compliance Accreditation for revenue cycle management (RCM) companies, medical practice management organizations and healthcare software vendors.
Software Talk
By Nate Moore, CPA, MBA, FACMPE
The March/April 2018 issue described SUMIF and SUMIFS, two powerful ways to sum cells that meet given criteria. In this issue, we will cover four functions that operate in very similar ways.
Leadership
By Michelle Durner, CHBME
Are you a leader? Henry Givray of Leadership’s Calling® says: “Leadership is not something bestowed upon you or granted to you by virtue of your lofty title or set of responsibilities...
From the Road
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