BLOG

The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed regulations protecting the confidentiality of patients and the security of certain health information.1 In order to ensure the compliance of these regulations HHS published The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of... Read More

Revenue Cycle Management Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is described as the administration of financial transactions such as billing, collections, payer contracting, provider enrollment, coding, data analytics, and compliance when a medical provider, supplier, or facility comes across a patient.1 Difference between Medical Billing and RCM... Read More

Health Organizations are no strangers to leveraging technological advancements to improve the patient experience. The latest innovations can also improve your practice workflow, and ensure the methodology of recording, storing, and sharing data is more accessible, efficient, and secure.   When moving to a new... Read More

Is your EHR no longer satisfying your workplace requirements? Either your practice has grown, or your current EHR has not evolved, but in either case, you recognize that your current EHR system is not keeping up with your practice’s needs.   The EHR field has... Read More

As ICD-10 implementation draws near, the shortage of qualified medical coders will only become more prevalent. Outsourcing your medical coding is a solution that fits the needs of large hospital groups, standalone hospitals, large and small physician groups, and other healthcare organizations. It can result in zero... Read More

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about the ins and outs of a medical transcription career. Some of it comes from honest misconceptions; the rest comes from training companies that want your money. Medical transcription (MT) is interesting and challenging. You can train from... Read More

There are many challenges associated with Practice Management within a given healthcare entity.  MDofficeManager’s PMS system alleviates, or completely eliminates those challenges. With our cloud-based platform, and “user-friendly” model, it allows us to provide a tremendous amount of flexibility, adaptability, and customization for each and... Read More

There are many important components to an effective medical billing compliance program such as implementation of the written policies, procedures and standards of conduct, conducting effective training and education, and conducting internal monitoring and auditing. Medical billing compliance provides many crucial services for the benefits... Read More

By definition, ICD-10 is short for "International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision." On October 1, 2015, ICD-10 will replace the current classification system, ICD-9. At that time, ICD-9 codes will no longer be accepted on claims. Claims with ICD-9 codes after October... Read More

At the end of the day, all practices are seeking the same thing: increased revenue and decreased costs. Revenue cycle management is key to staying above water, especially for small and independent medical practices. While each office has its own unique billing needs, consistency in... Read More