Archive for The Day of September 7th, 2005
Archive for the Day of September 7th, 2005
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of September 7th, 2005.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during September 7th, 2005.
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What billing methods put your practice at risk?
What billing methods put your practice at risk? There are several illegal medical billing practices that could get you charged for fraud or abuse. Millions and sometimes even billions of dollars each year is lost to fraudulent medical claims. Every one of us pays for it in some way or another. This article is meant to alert you of fraudulent medical billing practices so you can prevent them from happening in your practice. One common fraudulent medical billing practice is when services and procedures are billed for but were never provided. You may think, “How can a practice get away with this? Wouldn’t the patient know?” Since absolutely everything a …
How Is Medical Billing Generated?
How Is Medical Billing Generated? So, you’re not feeling well and you have tried all your home remedies and nothing is improving your illness, so you give in to go see your regular doctor. You go to the office and give them your insurance card and wait your turn to be called. Already you’re generating work for a lot of people and you don’t even know it. Your insurance card information is pulled up and a new medical billing form is created. No matter what procedures are rendered to you today, it will be documented in the form of numbers, called CPT codes, on your medical billing form. If you …