Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Accurate coding is key Accurate medical coding is one fundamental aspect of maximizing reimbursements. Mental health providers must ensure they use the correct diagnosis and procedure codes when submitting claims to insurance companies. Strategies to improve your mental health reimbursements 1.

Billing

Health Prime

AUGUST 29, 2024

Medical insurance claim submission is a critical step in the medical billing process. It determines the reimbursement the healthcare provider will receive from the insurance company. Submitting clean medical claims will help you reduce denials, accelerate the payment process, and ensure maximum return for your business.

Documentation

Health Prime

MAY 30, 2024

Implement robust coding and documentation practices Accurate medical coding and detailed documentation are crucial elements in preventing underpayments. Therefore, it is important to ensure your staff is well-trained in coding practices and emphasize the importance of thorough documentation to support the services provided.

Billing

MedCerts

JULY 3, 2024

Each office has unique needs, so part of your role might also include billing or patient communication — whether in person, by email or over the phone. Regardless of the specifics, you’ll collaborate with other team members to streamline office tasks and ensure patients, medical professionals and insurance companies are on the same page.

Medical Terminology

CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We’ve got the answers to your questions about medical coding and billing jobs, duties, and of course, salary information. What do medical coders do and what do medical billing professionals do? They’re used for billing and insurance reasons. uses the same codes.

Billing

Coronis Health

AUGUST 10, 2023

Accurate coding also helps to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in the healthcare system and to support data analysis and research for improving health outcomes and policies. Shortage of skilled hospital coders due to increasing complexity and volume of coding work and the demand for higher training and certification standards.

Best Practices

Northwest Career College

MAY 12, 2024

Medical billing and coding are key processes in the healthcare industry that involve converting medical services into standardized codes for billing and insurance purposes. They use these codes to create and submit insurance claims.

Billing

Health Prime

JANUARY 3, 2024

During the initial encounter, front-office staff should diligently collect and verify patient demographic details, insurance information, and other pertinent data. Real-time insurance eligibility verification is another crucial aspect. Prioritizing accurate coding is equally vital for your RCM.

Billing

We Care Online

JUNE 26, 2024

They also interact with patients, providing information and answering questions about medications. This role requires strong communication skills and a keen eye for detail. They ensure that healthcare providers are reimbursed correctly by insurance companies.

Certification

Milwaukee Career College

APRIL 17, 2020

You will also learn how to run a front office administration by learning medical administrative processes, general management, customer satisfaction, and business communication skills. You can also train to become a surgical technician.

Medical Assistant

Prism Career Institute

MARCH 1, 2024

Approach Your Medical Assistant Program with an Oncology Focus When medical assistant program students express an interest in oncology, Prism Career Institute staff encourage them to approach their studies with that focus. This can ultimately help reduce stress for oncology patients and the administrative staff with whom you work.

Medical Assistant

ACI Medical & Dental School

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Job Outlook: 16% Average Job Growth Rate 81% of Employers Require or Prefer Certification for This Position Employers Look for These 5 Skills: Clinical Experience Patient Communication Critical Thinking Professionalism / Soft Skills Time Management Relevant ACI Program: Medical Assistant Certification Patient Care Technician Patient Care Technicians (..)

Medical Administrative Assistant

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coders are trained to document based on coding guidelines, governmental, or insurance standards. This causes gaps in communication between the physician and the coder,” said Hess. Your staff must have expertise in coding as well as a solid foundation in ethics, process, and protocol. Scrubbing Deficiencies.

Documentation

Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coders are trained to document based on coding guidelines, governmental, or insurance standards. This causes gaps in communication between the physician and the coder,” said Hess. Your staff must have expertise in coding as well as a solid foundation in ethics, process, and protocol. Scrubbing Deficiencies.

Documentation

Medical Advantage

MARCH 28, 2024

Patient education : Through educational resources, patients can gain a better understanding of their health matters and treatment options, which can lead to more productive communication with healthcare providers. Explanation of Benefits (EOB): Understanding an EOB can be complex due to medical codes and insurance jargon.

Patient Satisfaction

Practice Management Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Students will learn to improve insurance data collection, eligibility verification, patient communication, and to reduce payment problems that can crush the bottom-line success of the practice. The Patient Collections/Accounts Receivable Management course covers A/R as well as compliance and practice management efforts.

Insurance

Prism Career Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Because medical assistants are such valuable members of their facilities, they need to be ready to handle whatever the day throws at them. The curriculum contains important courses like anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient intake procedures, EKG, Electronic Health Records, professional communication, and more.

Medical Assistant

ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement in Prior Authorization: Duties and Training INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. Prescriptions warranting this type of alert may include specialty medications or glucose monitoring products.

Medical Assistant

ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION: The prior authorization (PA) process is critical in providing some patients with their medically necessary products. It is the insurance or payers’ way of controlling costs by approving or denying certain medications, procedures, or devices that may not usually be covered or is on a higher tier on the formulary.

Medical Assistant

Arkenea

MARCH 15, 2025

As healthcare providers adopt more digital solutions, the ability for applications to communicate efficiently, without manual intervention, has become essential to improving patient outcomes, reducing administrative burden, and enabling coordinated care. For instance, you can imagine a doctor writing a prescription for a medication.

Unit Organization and Environment

MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Some basic skills candidates will learn by medical assistant training program are- Administrative duties of medical assistants may include: Answering telephones Arranging for hospital admissions Arranging for lab services Entering and updating patient records Filling out insurance forms, billing Greeting patients Scheduling appointments Using computer (..)

Medical Assistant

Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

Coordinated care involves the collaboration and communication among different healthcare providers to deliver comprehensive and seamless healthcare services to patients. This wealth of data enables accurate medical coding and classification of medical services provided to patients.

Unit Organization and Environment

Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

The cost of healthcare in America is high, and the price for services can vary widely by region, a patient’s access to insurance, and even by insurance provider. In addition, billing codes for the final diagnosis may differ from what is on the price estimator. What is the Price Transparency Rule?

Hospital

Health Prime

JANUARY 10, 2024

These descriptors are an essential resource that hospitals, medical practices, health plans, and other CPT users can incorporate into English-language documents, such as insurance forms, price sheets, medical records, patient portals, and more.

Discharges

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 12, 2025

Insurance is one issue. That lack of understanding has contributed to rising frustration with insurers that came to a head late last year with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan. However, weaving AI into consumer communications might introduce new problems. Still, the U.S.

Insurance

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 21, 2025

Healthcare payers and providers must redesign data exchange, claims processing and care gap management so that communication integrates efficiently into existing workflows. Closing care gaps efficiently : Payers can communicate crucial gap closure information to providers, ensuring they have a more complete clinical picture.

Collaboration