by MBA Medical | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog
The codes used to document medical services and bill insurers are referred to as ICD which is an acronym for the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The World Health Organization created these codes and over 25 countries...
by MBA Medical | Feb 26, 2014 | Blog, Medical Practice Management
As all doctors and medical practice managers know, billing is time-consuming, complicated and expensive. Fortunately, there are a number of great medical billing service providers who can handle these tasks for you at a reasonable price. However, it can be difficult...
by MBA Medical | Jan 8, 2014 | Blog
Because patient payment responsibility has been representing more and more of your practice’s revenue, “self-pay” has understandably become a hot-button issue in medical billing. Self-pay is often much more difficult to collect, and that length of stay in accounts...
by MBA Medical | Dec 19, 2013 | Blog
Great news: overall, electronic health records (EHR) have surpassed the goals for 2013. More than 50 percent of all providers and more than 80 percent of hospitals now use EHR. In total, that means over 291,000 providers in more than 3,800 hospitals got their...
by MBA Medical | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog
As part of the ICD-10 implementation and planning process, practice managers will need to find a training program for their staff. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) suggests that coding staff worahimking outside the hospital inpatient...
