Archive for The Day of February 9th, 2006
Archive for the Day of February 9th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of February 9th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during February 9th, 2006.
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Medical Billing Improvements with RNs
Medical Billing Improvements with RNs Not only are nurses important to your patient’s healthcare, but they also help your medical billing reimbursement bottom line. Some say the key to unnecessary hospital deaths is increased registered nurse care. Although there would be increased hours for the nurses, it would not mean more medical billing cost to you. Extra nurse hours would mean improved medical billing reimbursement for your hospital. Recently a study done shows that a nurse care could reduce patient deaths by 6700 per year. Not only would patient deaths decrees per year, but the number of hospital days would decrease by 4 million as well. You may think that …
Illegal Immigrant Medical Billing No Longer Allowed
Illegal Immigrant Medical Billing No Longer Allowed A recent medical billing study in New York State has created some fuss regarding immigrant health care. Many people believe illegal immigrants should not be covered for health care. However, many states, New York included, cover immigrants for emergency care. Medical billing for this emergency care is another story. Recently there was a review of medical billing claims from January, 2001-September, 2004. This review found that $14 million each year were spent on ancillary care instead of emergency care. To correct this problem, care such as physical therapy and speech therapy will no longer be eligible for medical billing reimbursement. Ancillary care is …
