Medical Billing

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, is a group of regulations that medical providers must follow to ensure that all patients’ charts, accounts and records are handled properly.Any company that deals with protected health information (PHI) must ensure that all the required physical, network, and process…

What is Physician Burnout? Physician Burnout is a long-term stress reaction characterised by depersonalise, including cynical or negative attitudes toward patients, emotional exhaustion, a feeling of decreased personal achievement and a lack of empathy for patients.. Burnout can have a significant impact on organisational productivity, morale, costs and the quality…

Core values are what support the vision, shape the company and reflect what the company values. They are the essence of the company’s identity the principles, beliefs or philosophy of values. Core values help companies in the decision making processes.Core values educate clients and potential customers about what the company is about and clarify…

According to American Medical Association (AMA), doctors can legally charge patients for missed appointments, but only if they follow in line with a few stipulations. Such as, patients may be charged if they fail to cancel within 24-hours of their scheduled appointment. It is increasingly common for physicians to charge their…

Providing alternate ways for patients to keep in touch with your healthcare adds value to your organisation. One obvious example is requisite direct engagement with patients through a patient portal. Before Meaningful Use, the patient portal was a rare beast indeed, but now, nearly every provider has one. They will appreciate communicating with…

All providers and suppliers enrolled with Medicare prior to March 25, 2011, must re validate their enrolment information, but only after receiving notification from their MAC. Between now and March 23, 2015, MACs will send out notices on a regular basis to begin the re validation process for each provider and supplier. The…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) privacy rule requires safeguards for the exchange of healthcare information. Every industry has caught onto this idea. Even the medical world is using tech to keep patients up to date and in the loop. Tech can also be used to keep members…