President's Message
By Mick Polo, CHBME, HBMA President
I am grateful for the opportunity to lead HBMA this year and sincerely appreciate those who have served before me for helping HBMA become the organization it is today.
News from Around the HBMA
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Modern solutions to boost revenue collection
Maintaining financial stability is a challenge for any healthcare provider’s office, but especially in the industry’s current age of patient consumerism. The increases in regulation and the transparency of medical care processes have given rise to healthcare consumerism...
Obtaining, verifying, and discovering billable insurance coverage for patients.
Medical practice billing is a fickle beast regardless of specialty. Highly trained physicians are under constant pressure to see more patients and reduce costs while still providing the highest level of care to every patient.
The inefficiencies and costs associated with paper billing are obvious.
The digital revolution is in full swing, as paper processes disappear across industries. Mail volumes declined by 5 billion pieces or almost 4 percent in 2017, according to the United States Postal Service.
Ideas on how to streamline your revenue cycle and make coding and documentation issues a rarity.
By Bess Ann Bredemeyer, RN, BSN, CHC, CHPC, CPC
By optimizing revenue healthcare, organizations can put themselves in a position to survive and thrive in the modern marketplace of shrinking margins, consumer engagement, and higher cost pressures.
A novel solution to augment the collection efforts to patient self-pay balances.
Patient responsibility for the cost of medical care is exploding and putting tremendous pressure on healthcare financial executives from the largest and most sophisticated health systems to the solo practitioners.
Feature Story
By Contributed by the American Medical Association (AMA)
Prior authorization continues to be a leading pain point among physicians and patients. Due to its widespread usage and the significant administrative and clinical issues it can cause, the AMA advocates for prior authorization reform through a multifaceted campaign targeted at reducing burdens for physicians and patients.
A novel solution to augment the collection efforts to patient self-pay balances.
Healthcare IT professionals have one of the most challenging jobs in the industry, carrying vast responsibilities but often lacking the required resources to fulfill organizational needs. This is especially true for physician practices where IT budgets are commonly deficient and technology resources scarce.
Coding Corner
By Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, RCC, CPC, CPC-H
One of the big items of discussion this year during the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) rulemaking process was related to potential changes to evaluation and management (E/M) documentation and reimbursement.
Software Talk
By Nate Moore, CPA, MBA, FACMPE
This article continues our discussion of arrays. Again, it may help to review the last two articles in RCM Advisor to refresh your memory on arrays. Part of learning arrays is to learn the syntax of arrays.
From the Road
There are various reasons why you may like the medical billing industry. Some are on mission to ensure providers can remain economically viable; others find swimming through the oceans of rules and regulations challenging and rewarding...
