Common Medical Billing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
When it comes to medical billing, tiny mistakes can end up costing customers thousands of dollars. Thanks to all the bureaucracy surrounding healthcare and insurance companies, these types of slip-ups are very common. People who want to protect themselves from being...
Scenarios in Which You Should Outsource Medical Billing
Many organizations in the healthcare community are turning to third party sources to help them with medical billing practices. While outsourcing is popular at the moment, it's important to be sure this option will benefit your organization. There are certain...
How to Become a Medical Biller
The job of medical coders and medical billers is an essential one in the healthcare industry. What’s more, there is a growing need for experienced and knowledgeable coders and biller. If you want a fulfilling job helping to bridge the gap between providers, payers,...
Blockchain for Healthcare
Blockchain has become quite the buzzword over the past year or so, and for good reason. The technology is set to disrupt the way dozens of industries are run. One such industry, and the industry that poses the greatest potential when teamed up with the new technology,...
Protecting Healthcare Data from Cyber Security Attacks
With the increasing amount of private information located in online databases, companies are more concerned than ever about protecting themselves from cyber security attacks. Such a concern is even more apt in the world of healthcare compliance, as incredibly personal...
Goodbye Surprise Medical Billing?
Texas is taking the initiative with a bill that will protect patients from shockingly high hospital charges. It’s a measure that will tackle the problem at its source. Texans will have better protection against surprise billing with the bipartisan Texas Senate Bill...
Are You in Danger of Split Billing?
Many patients find medical bills hard enough to understand. Now a practice called split billing is becoming increasingly common. This can make medical bills even more complicated, and worse, lead to higher charges that the patient doesn't learn about until he or she...
Disputing a Medical Bill 101
Errors in medical billing aren't uncommon, which is why it's important to examine each bill carefully. When you do identify a discrepancy, it's up to you to try to establish how it happened and you will need to be able to prove that it is an error. Once you can do...
How to Protect Yourself From Medicare Enrollment Scams and Fraudulent Activity
Medicare fraud is one of the leading threats to vulnerable customers looking at the healthcare market, today. With the advent of the Affordable Care Act, people have options for their healthcare that they have not had, before. However, the rise in affordable...
Why Get the Flu Shot?
We’re edging up on flu season again, and while there is a strong debate out there about how effective the flu shot is, or whether or not to get it, the flu shot is a quick and often cheap way to prevent a nasty virus from spreading. There are many debates surrounding...