Archive for The Day of July 12th, 2006

Archive for the Day of July 12th, 2006

Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of July 12th, 2006.

Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during July 12th, 2006.

You can browse this day's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.

Medical Billing for Type A Claims

Many times, one medical billing mistake with a Part A claim can cost thousands of dollars. Proper training can eliminate most of these errors. Consolidated medical billing should be engrained into the heads of your personnel. There are some basic tips you should follow when doing consolidated medical billing. There are several medical billing charges that should be excluded when it is a hospital providing the service to the patient. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gives this list to exclude: computerized axial tomography scans, ambulatory surgery in the operating room, MRI, cardiac catheterizations, radiation therapy, angiography, emergency room services, venous and lymphatic procedures, and ambulance services related to

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How Secure is Your Patients’ Information?

Medical billing uses some very confidential patient information. It is the responsibility of your medical practice to protect this personal information for your patients’ safety. Making one confidentiality mistake can ruin your practice and your security for a lifetime. Patients trust you with their health, their lives, and their personal medical billing information. If you do not have a trustworthy practice, you will not have any patients. It is a regulation that PHI must not be left unattended or unlocked in or on someone’s desk. Many medical billing personnel will get too comfortable with the people they work with and will leave billing information laying out on their desks. This

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