The healthcare industry is an industry that has unpredictable revenues due to the uncertainties involved in the collectibles. To stay in the business of providing healthcare it is requisite that the facility receives its revenues on time. Healthcare providers need to streamline their revenue cycle management to ensure that their business runs smoothly. Providing care […]
Getting into the Shoes of a Medical Coder
The work done by medical coders is not just about giving alpha-numeric codes to the procedures performed on a patient. It is more than that and it requires a great amount of dedication and enthusiasm to excel in the medical coding jobs. People interested in interpreting and investigating can do a splendid job in medical […]
Importance of Healthcare Documentation in the Healthcare Industry
One of the toughest and stressful yet very important jobs for the survival of humankind is the work of physicians’ and healthcare practitioners. They have to keep updating their knowledge on a continual basis to be able to equip them with the ever-evolving healthcare knowledge and the latest technological developments. Over and above this, they […]
Adhere to the Rules in Healthcare Documentation
Recording the procedures and treatment provided to patients in a prescribed format with the help of physician’s dictations is healthcare documentation or medical transcription which is a great means to minimize the workload of physicians. Healthcare documentation has a crucial role in the healthcare industry as it provides an opportunity for the physicians to spend […]
Get Familiar with CPT Codes
We know that medical coding and medical billing are two of the important behind-the-scenes professions in the healthcare industry and use a variety of code sets to represent the healthcare issues like treatments, and equipment used etc. in a uniform method. Medical coding & billing professionals use ICD codes, HCPCS Level II, and Current Procedural […]
Conquer the Fear that Holds You Back
FEAR! It is the most to be blamed trait in a person that holds back him/her from improving as a person and achieving success. Success could be related to anything, right from learning a new language to conquering peaks of a mountain. It could be about a change in the job or investing in stocks. […]
Are Cloud-Based EHRs Beneficial?
Electronic health records have become essential for every healthcare facility and choosing an EHR system is a crucial thing. Healthcare providers have two options to choose from regarding the software – they can host the software on their own network or on an EHR system where it can be accessed through the cloud-based internet. The […]
Cognitive Design in EHRs Facilitate Physicians
Electronic health records are patients’ health records stored in a digital format that have comprehensive information related to a patient’s health that is collected from various healthcare providers including laboratories and specialists. Since the patient history is available online, it is accessible to any physician, specialist, or any other person, including the patient himself, who […]
4 Credible Ways to Improve Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare industry is vastly different from the other businesses and hence faces a lot more challenges than the other industries in managing its complicated revenue cycle. The waning reimbursement rates of the claims and the dynamic health policies make it challenging for the healthcare industry managers to improve the financial health of the facilities by […]
An Intro to Healthcare Documentation Career
If you are a graduate and looking for a career that is challenging and at the same time gives a sense of satisfaction of working for the betterment of humankind through work in the healthcare industry, healthcare documentation is the right choice for you. Healthcare documentation also more popularly known as medical transcription is a […]