https://articleseen.com/rss/rssauthor.aspx?auth=prerna guptaArticleSeen.com - Submit your quality article for maximum exposureCopyright 2009 ArticleSeenhttps://articleseen.com/Article_driving-physicians’-practices-towards-accelerated-emr-implementation_135112.aspxNotwithstanding the incentive bait for ‘Meaningful Use’, and penalty threat for ‘Non-compliance’, there has an encouraging statistics about migration from manual to digital form of healthcare practice management.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:01:22 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_paid-sick-days-concept-as-a-preventive-option-for-federal-healthcare-expenditure_132939.aspxComing at a time when Federal Government itself is promulgating radical healthcare reforms to tackle growing medical expenditure on public healthcare, and promote efficient and quality medical care to its ever growing insured populationThu, 12 Jan 2012 10:08:28 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_fall-in-doctor-office-visits-by-patients-under-65_132293.aspxUS physicians recently have been experiencing a gradual decrease in visits by privately insured patients younger than 65. IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, a health care research firm tracked an overall 4% drop in patient visits in 2011 compared with 2010Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:28:07 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_cms-encouraging-physicians-for-health-care-reform-innovation-grants-offered_131577.aspxAt last someone is looking to cut healthcare cost innovatively- The Health Care Innovation Challenge program, announced on 14th November, last year is the most recent federal effort by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to support health care innovations.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:27:17 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_ohio-tops-in-ehr-usage-with-the-other-states-catching-up_130991.aspxAccording to Ohio Health Information Partnership, around 6,750 doctors in Ohio, the maximum count of physicians compared to any other state, have committed to electronic health records (EHR), leading the nation in usage of EHR’s.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:08:28 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_increasing-trend-in-hospital-employment-impact-physician-billing_125876.aspxHealth care reform, widely anticipated federal Medicare reimbursement cuts and a variety of changes in the physician workforce, are fuelling more and more physicians to move under the hospital’s umbrella.Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:05:03 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_physicians-to-make-the-most-of-5010-enforcement-delay_125282.aspxPhysicians were mainly relieved with the announcement made by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of E-health Standards and Services (OESS) on 17th November, to delay enforcement of Health Insurance Portability and AccountabilityTue, 27 Dec 2011 07:50:50 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_doctors-contemplate-opting-out-due-to-continued-medicare-hassles_123461.aspxPhysician participating in the Medicare program are scheduled to face a 27.4% cut in their payments, effective 1st January, 2012, and with providers anyway complaining about current reimbursement rates, the cut is likely to considerably impact both patients as well as doctors adversely.Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:40:16 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_tackling-the-challenges-faced-by-physicians-while-treating-geriatrics_122849.aspxThe projected population of geriatrics is about 19.7 percent of the total population by the year 2030, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In light of such projections, it becomes clear that physicians and health care providersThu, 22 Dec 2011 01:05:09 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_revenue-cycle-improvements-for-physicians-and-clinics-an-overview_117388.aspxThe revenue cycle management process starts even before the patient visits a physician’s office or a clinic or hospital and ends when full reimbursement is realized. The scope for improvements in the revenue cycle management processMon, 12 Dec 2011 01:58:06 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_radiology-finding-new-meaning-in-“meaningful-use”_116776.aspxRadiologists in the United States are currently facing a dilemma as far as “meaningful use” (MU) of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is concerned. The American College of Radiology (ACR) IT and Informatics Committee leadersFri, 09 Dec 2011 06:25:12 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_tackling-the-demands-of-gastroenterology-medical-billing-in-illinois_115459.aspxLike most of the states in the US, Illinois too boasts of quality medical services. Lying in the Midwest region, Illinois population, being the largest in the region at 12,830,632 as per 2010 census, offers endless opportunities for diverse medical practitioners.Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:20:05 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_strategic-realignment-to-affordable-care-organization-model-–-providers-perspective_115321.aspx“While physicians embark on such transformational healthcare model, their quantum of Medicare reimbursement, and its amicable distribution among themselves is sure going to be complex issue. Given such complex calculation on Medicare reimbursementsWed, 07 Dec 2011 00:20:41 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_single-payer-system-vermont_114871.aspxSingle-payer system: is a healthcare financing system, run by the state, providing universal coverage to all the residents, where both the collection of funds; and the reimbursement are the responsibility of the government.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:27:16 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_dealing-with-overpayments-in-your-practice_114687.aspxSimple it might seem yet given the time and the resources that such monitoring and reporting eventually consumes, physician practices can find it hard to take up such intensive scrutiny amidst the overriding challenge of keeping their medical serviceMon, 05 Dec 2011 23:52:55 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_shortage-of-chiropractic-physicians-in-us_114250.aspxChiropractors in the United States currently face numerous challenges and the recent health reforms have made a profound impact on this occupation. Moreover, the competition that it faces from other alternative medicinal specialties such as acupuncture, physical therapyMon, 05 Dec 2011 02:34:38 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_dermatologists’-shortage-in-the-us-–-a-medical-billing-perspective_114103.aspxContrary to mounting demand, US healthcare industry continues to be plagued by shortage of dermatologists – the physician-patient ratio has grown to be so unhealthy that patients have to wait as long as 38 days just to have an appointment with their physiciansMon, 05 Dec 2011 00:12:02 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_standards-of-ethical-medical-coding-part-3_113110.aspxCoding is one of the core functions, and due to the complex regulatory requirements affecting the health information coding process, coding professionals are frequently faced with ethical challenges. Following are the set of guidelines recognized by AHIMA for ethical medical coding.Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:34:22 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_mastering-the-reimbursement-battle-against-payers_112784.aspxPhysicians are likely to face another cut in Medicare reimbursements of 27% in 2012, in a scenario where doctors state that insurers regularly underpay or flat out deny, as a matter of course, legitimate health insurance claims worth billions of dollars each year.Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:50:23 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_cms-to-delay-enforcing-5010-compliance_112168.aspxCenter of Medicare and Medicaid announced that it will delay enforcing HIPAA 5010 transaction sets requiring hospitals, physician practices, health plans and claims clearinghouses to switch to using the ASC X12 Version 5010 standards for the electronic transmission of healthcareWed, 30 Nov 2011 04:06:20 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_evaluating-the-procedural-constituents-of-medical-claim-management-cycle_111498.aspxGiven the alarming statistics about medical billing industry average – 14% of all claims submitted to the payers are denied and have to be resubmitted, appealed or written off by providers, 50% of denied claims are never re-filed and 50-70% of deniedTue, 29 Nov 2011 04:35:30 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_strategic-management-of-physicians’-day-to-day-operational-issues_111302.aspxUnlike physician practices of yesteryears, physician practices today have found themselves surrounded by a larger pool of stakeholders: patients, government, and insurance carriers. While physicians commitment to quality medical services continues to be unquestionableTue, 29 Nov 2011 01:27:16 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_new-analytics-model-for-future-fraud-and-abuse-system_109906.aspxThe Center for Medicare and Medicaid services is poised to take bigger steps in preventing fraud and abuse by increasing its monitoring and analytics capabilities. CMS will conduct enrollment and medical claims analytics to keep frauds out of MedicareFri, 25 Nov 2011 05:02:30 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_aco-final-rule-released_109360.aspxCenter of Medicare and Medicaid services released the final accountable care organization rule. ACO’s consist of physicians, hospitals, and other providers in various combinations that attempt to coordinate the care of Medicare patients with the goal of improving its quality while reducing costs.Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:08:25 GMThttps://articleseen.com/Article_some-common-tax-deductions-for-physicians_100235.aspxThere are many tax deductions for physicians who have their own clinic and even for those who work part time or full time in a hospital. Many such deductions are often overlooked and providers end up paying more than they should which can profoundly affect the revenue and the financial health of a clinic or a health care provider in the long run. Here are some of the most common tax deductions according to the IRS that can be enjoyed and are often overlooked by physicians, clinics and hospitals.Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:17:21 GMT