Medical Billing is an unavoidable part of running a practice and an unavoidable part of being a customer and getting your bill. From 2006-2016, insurance deductibles rose by 255%. It's no secret to anyone that Healthcare in the United States [...]
Medical Coding Automation Automation is, to many workers, a looming threat to various industries. There is a fear that many workers will lose their jobs to technology which can do it in their place—in some cases, regrettably, even better. A [...]
According to Forbes, Doctor’s waste over 2/3’s of their time doing paperwork. The paperwork bloat in the healthcare industry is a well-documented (no pun intended) phenomenon, so much so that the costs of in house administration can cause serious problems [...]
Often, people will confuse a psychologist and a psychiatrist because of the similar functions they perform and their similar spellings; both medical professions help patients cope with mental health issues and offer varying treatment options based on the severity of [...]
Medical billing and coding can become complicated, fast. The large number of terminology, acronyms, and codes used for CPT, ICD-10, and the DSM 5 can make anyone’s head start to swim. Choosing even one wrong code during a claim can [...]
Mental health professionals often have their work cut out for them. Many people think that their biggest problems stem from seeing and scheduling patients; however, this is not the case. Rather, one of the largest issues is the collection of [...]
Psychologists and psychiatrists are tasked with a very important job: they are responsible for the first-line treatment of severe and chronic illnesses such as depression and anxiety. According to government and clinical research, remission rates for selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors [...]
What is HIPAA? HIPAA. It’s an acronym thrown around quite a lot in the healthcare and mental health fields, but what exactly does it mean? HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is legislation which regulates data [...]
Medical Billing Professionals Know Navigating the world of medical billing can be treacherous. Using the correct procedure and diagnosis codes determines whether or not insurance will provide compensation for the treatment provided to patients. Mental health, counseling, and psychiatry related [...]
There are many different areas of coding and billing that medical billers get into. This can range from general billing to medical billing, to radiology billing, and mental health billing. Sometimes it can be complicated when it comes to the [...]
