In an attempt to address in some meaningful way the serious impact of last month’s cyberattack against Optum’s Change Healthcare—which went on to create ripples in the stability of the nation’s overall healthcare system—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued this past Saturday an announcement that it was providing immediate help. The agency […]
Anesthesia providers should be well trained to respond appropriately to any unanticipated clinical complication that occurs during a case. Vigilance is the key to effective anesthesia care. They know that things can go wrong even during what should be an uncomplicated surgical procedure. After all, while the surgeon is only focused on a very specific […]
Defining Patient Responsibility Most patients have insurance for their medical expenses. Conventional insurance plans determine the value of services submitted on a claim, which they define as the allowable. Plans that emulate the original Blue Shield policy then pay the provider 80 percent of the allowable, unless there is an applicable unmet deductible. The result […]
As payer policies evolve, once-covered services often become non-covered services. The two most common examples of this are colonoscopy (depending on the patient’s physical status) and anesthesia for Chronic Pain Injections (such as epidural steroid injections, facet injections and transforaminal epidural steroid injections). A number of notable insurance plans have stopped paying for anesthesia in […]
Anesthesiology encompasses perioperative care before, during, and after surgery. Anesthesia providers, like anesthesiologists and anesthesiology assistants, administer different services and levels of care that should be billed separately and through a detailed documentation process. Anesthesiology is a complicated and multifaceted service, and anesthesiology medical billing can be time-consuming and sensitive to errors without billing expertise. […]
The goal of every substance abuse treatment facility is to help people recover from substance use disorders. Unfortunately, these facilities also have to deal with the complexities of behavioral health medical billing. Substance abuse billing comes with unique challenges, causing providers to spend precious time chasing payments rather than focusing on providing proper quality care. […]
The clock is ticking for 2022-2023 pathology coding changes. Highlights to date include proposed changes to the 2023 Physician’s Fee Schedule and the addition of category 3 (temporary) digital technology codes that will be add-ons to the primary category 1 CPT (eg: 88305, 88342). The 2023 ICD-10 changes are slated to go into effect on […]
Now more than ever, it’s important to work with a biller that has the skill, experience, and data to deliver maximum billing and collections. Partners don’t keep secrets. At Coronis Health, we are 100% transparent. Our team offers complete access to our medical billing software. Our clients can view patient statements, reimbursement rates, monthly projections, […]
The COVID pandemic created challenges for practices that had to pivot their operations to restore revenues, adapt to the changing environment, and accelerate growth. This webinar, brought medical billing experts from Coronis Health together to discuss best practices for improved financials and provide case studies on how practices have improved operations. In this final part […]
