Medical coding is an everchanging landscape. New technologies emerge and new ways to classify different procedures and categories of illness are common. As such, year-to-year, professional medical coders and billers should always be on the lookout for changes in the [...]
The diagnosis of mental health issues is constantly changing and experiencing a major uptick in recorded diagnoses. One might be tempted to think that mental health issues are on the rise—and they are in some categories, but overall more people [...]
Businesses still relying on referrals alone are at risk to be left out in the dust. We live in an ever-increasingly “connected” world through social media and other online mediums. Information travels quickly online and the internet is the best [...]
Electronic Medical Billing Benefits Like many categories of administrative work, the proliferation of technology and accessibility through the internet has relieved some of the burdens of doing administrative paperwork. Medical documentation has also benefitted from this technology, going from being [...]
Medical Billing: A Costly Clerical Burden Whether you’ve outsourced your medical billing and administrative needs to professionals or you’re doing it in house, one thing is for certain: medical billing can be a complex and confusing part of the total [...]
The main job of a psychologist and a psychiatrist is to improve the mental health and well-being of their patients; while traditional therapy and prescription medication have been shown to help alleviate symptoms of mental illness, a good amount of [...]
There is a huge difference between a good medical biller and an exceptional medical biller. Hiring a top-notch medical biller for your medical practice will increase your bottom-line and lead to a healthier practice. The field of medical billing and [...]
Social media and popular culture seem to be inundated with the latest fitness trends, fads, crash diets, and workout programs; the western world seems to be absolutely obsessed with improving the aesthetics of the human body, often at any means [...]
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 [...]
