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5 of the Best Diagnostic Radiology Coding Tips

5 of the Best Diagnostic Radiology Coding Tips

How effective are your practice's coding procedures and policies?  In financial terms, medical coding is the life blood of the practice.  It's how the services you provide turn into billable revenue.  Failure to code correctly can lead to a myriad of problems including delays or lack of reimbursement and even fraud.  There are active steps you can take to improve medical coding and maintain a healthy bottom line.  Here are…
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MIPS 2019: What You Should Know for Successful Reporting

MIPS 2019: What You Should Know for Successful Reporting

On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule, which includes changes made to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).  The 2,378-page document details major changes to how CMS plans to continue implementation of its two payment tracks to promote interoperability, reduce clinician and administrative burden, implement meaningful measures, and improve patient outcomes.  Let’s look at some key rules…
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Why Your Millennial Patients Aren't Paying You: Improving The Patient Experience

Why Your Millennial Patients Aren't Paying You: Improving The Patient Experience

It wasn't that long ago that I was a stressed out patient with a mountain of medical debt and no end in sight.  Unfortunately for both me and the hospital, I was never given a payment plan option.  Had I been given multiple payment options, they would have gotten paid much quicker and I would have been a much happier patient.If your patients' payment experience isn't an integral part of your…
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Winning Against Claims Denials in Medical Billing

“Denials management” conjures up several ideas: a software we should be using, a term we espouse in meetings, something to put on our resume, and something we’re supposed to be managing. But are you doing denial management effectively? How do you define “effective?” And how can you reduce claims denials in any meaningful way? Save staff time and streamline medical claims management What is Denial Management? The term “denials management”…
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Using Business Analytics in Healthcare to Power Your Practice

Using Business Analytics in Healthcare to Power Your Practice

2019 is underway and promises to maintain the breakneck pace of change in healthcare. With the flurry of activity, it is more important than ever to maintain a clear vision of what is happening in your practice so you can make sound decisions with greater impact. It's hard to believe a mere 15 years ago, we were managing in the rearview mirror—waiting until month end reports to find something had…
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3 Tips to Negotiate Healthcare Payer Contracts Like A Pro

3 Tips to Negotiate Healthcare Payer Contracts Like A Pro

How well do you know your payer contracts? Understanding their terms and requirements are crucial to maximum reimbursement, but that’s no easy task. Confusing legal language and lengthy agreements are more than enough to cause discomfort and even reluctance to really delve deep into what each contract entails. However, you don’t have to be a lawyer to successfully manage your payer contracts. Here are a few tips that will help…
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How To Tackle The Top Revenue Cycle Management Challenges of 2019

2019 will undoubtedly be an eventful year for healthcare, but it won't come without its challenges. Every new idea, technology and innovation presents a new risk that providers must face, both financially and at an organizational level. A new report by Crowe shows the top risk areas of physician revenue cycle management in healthcare this year. In this blog post, we will explore thosen parts of the revenue cycle which…
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How Automation Improves Medical Billing in Practice Management Systems

In this article, we will explore some of the challenges associated with medical billing in practice management, as well as the benefits of automating your current practice management system software.Everyone in healthcare knows receiving payments is hard. They know it’s not just one thing that makes it hard. It’s all the small, routine tasks that are never reported, all the conversations, and all the files moving between systems that are…
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PPMC - Making the Move from Manual to Automated Medical Billing

It's automation month at ImagineSoftware! We're focusing on the role automation plays in providing health organizations with better staff efficiency, medical billing and patient collections. What better way to kick it off than with PAPER, and lots of it. At least that’s what ImagineSoftware client Physicians Professional Management Corp (PPMC) experienced prior to automating their medical billing process. Claims Management solutions that grow revenue without the manual workload. The Paper…
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10 Ways to Automate Your Denial Management

Does your denial management process resemble a closed door, or a bridge? If you are a billing manager, you are all too aware of how difficult it is to manage denied claims. While looking for ways to increase the number of claims your healthcare organization is processing, it’s important not to lose sight of how many of those claims are being denied by the payer. When you’re processing hundreds, if…
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3 Reasons You Should Visit the ImagineSoftware Booth at RSNA 2018

It's almost here!  The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 Annual Meeting is less than 2 weeks away, and the Imagine Team is ready to take on the Windy City!  We're looking forward to getting some hands-on experience with the industry's latest cutting-edge technology, diving into sessions and seeing a friendly face or two!  More than anything, we're thrilled to share our knowledge and experience with radiology organizations who…
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How Medical Billing Companies Use Data Discovery in Business Intelligence (BI)

In medical billing, we often talk about the importance of reporting and business intelligence for finding opportunities to reduce cost and increase revenue. Whether you’re a medical billing manager or the owner of a billing company, everyone employed by your company benefits when given access to data and reports related to their job performance. With that in mind, I’d like to take a step back and talk about the process…
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