Are You Using the HHS HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool? Be Sure to Get the 2019 Update
Are You Using the HHS HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool? Be Sure to Get the 2022 Update The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released an update to its Security Risk Assessment Tool for Windows operating systems. (The tool is not available for Mac OS, but an older version is still available […]
7 Benefits of Outsourcing Medical Billing
What is Medical Billing Outsourcing? Traditionally, medical billing was provided by billing personnel who worked for each provider or medical institution, and many offices still handle medical billing in-house. However, it is becoming more and more common to outsource those tasks to professional companies that specialize only in billing services. The electronic system of record-keeping […]
Interventional Radiology Adds New Challenges for Radiology Billing Services
The growing sub-specialization of interventional radiology is making many procedures much less invasive and less painful for patients, but as with everything new, incorporating it into the existing system of medical billing codes can confuse new radiology billing services. The Growing Sub-specialization of Interventional Radiology The use of radiology imaging such as ultrasound, MRI, CT […]
What Makes a Laboratory Billing System Successful?
Billing methods for labs is part of the same overall coding and billing system in use in the various medical fields throughout the US, but billing services for laboratories are unique in several different ways. One of the key differences between labs and other types of medical offices is the number of claims processed. Labs typically […]
Medical Billing: Expectations vs. Reality
Recent studies show that businesses are failing to meet the expectations of their customers. This is increasingly true for healthcare facilities that outsource their medical billing process. The biggest problem is that there are major inconsistencies between customer expectations and the reality of the services that medical billing companies provide. And there shouldn’t be. Just […]
What is the Process for Laboratory Billing, and Who is Involved?
The laboratory billing process involves interactions between a clinical lab (or its outsourced medical billing for laboratories company like Medcare MSO) and the patient’s insurance company. The length of the process depends on the complexity of each patient’s account and can take days to months. To begin, a diagnosis and procedure code must be assigned […]
How Medical Billing Company Can Help in Molecular Billing Industry
Molecular (Genetic) Laboratory Billing While genetic testing is a relatively new field of laboratory testing, it is growing at an exponential rate. Why? Because it provides patients with fact-based lab results that allow them to make informed decisions about medical care. Molecular testing also allows providers to suggest appropriate preventive care, monitoring protocol, and treatment […]
