Etactics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Even more fascinating, how did my money get from my credit card to somewhere far far away? Anyway, when we think about electronic payments, our mind usually starts thinking about paying for something on the internet. In 1871, WesternUnion added the ability to transfer money electronically between New York, Chicago and Boston.

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Icanotes

APRIL 13, 2021

Mistakes and errors on the claims you submit to insurance companies can delay payment or cause the company to reject your claim. How to Determine if Using a Clearinghouse is Right for Your Practice. A payer can reject a claim if the codes aren't accurate, which can delay payment. Table of Contents.

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NASHP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A few states are exploring alternative payment models (APMs). During a recent virtual meeting focused on alternative payment approaches, Maine state officials detailed how the state intends to use its Primary Care Plus (PCPlus) program to reimburse for CHW services.­ What is an Alternative Payment Model?

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Etactics

JUNE 21, 2022

According to the same source, patient payment is the number one concern that dentists have related to their organization. But why is patient payment the biggest concern for dentists? They tend to shop around for their healthcare to find procedure costs that work best for them. Let’s go ahead and do that.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Having to regularly handle these denials means time stripped from other duties such as collecting patient payments and processing existing claims. We have addressed a few of these denial codes in previous blogs such as CO 97 , CO 151 , and PR 204 just to name a few. So what is the secret to regulating your claim denial rate?

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Etactics

APRIL 19, 2022

That last sentence hinted at the entire reason why you’re reading this blog post in the first place. PHI exists because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and this law applies to how every therapist operates. And one of those tools is HIPAA-compliant payment processing. Mobile payments.

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Etactics

AUGUST 23, 2022

The introduction of the electronic claims process revolutionized healthcare forever. For comparison, the average cost of submitting a claim electronically is $2.90. Fast forward to the current claim submission landscape and almost 90% of doctor’s offices use some form of electronic health record (EHR) system.

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Icanotes

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Deciding how much therapy costs can be challenging for even the most seasoned therapists. How to Determine if Your Therapy Rates Are Too High or Too Low. How to Determine if Your Therapy Rates Are Too High or Too Low. Play around with these numbers to see how higher fees or fewer sessions would affect your income.

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Etactics

MAY 10, 2022

If the average cost of seeking a divorce lawyer is significantly higher than what most Americans have in their bank account, how are they supposed to afford it? Some readers might answer that question by saying that I already answered it a few sentences before and say that the best option is to do it yourself.

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Etactics

JANUARY 25, 2022

You’ve read countless blogs about mental health billing , established a process that’s right for you and submitted your first claim. Now all you have to do is wait to see if the payer likes you personally and accepts what you submitted. Luckily, you decided to do some googling and stumbled upon this page. Picture this.

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Etactics

APRIL 26, 2022

The reason why you get up every morning to go to work isn’t to spend the majority of your day trying to collect money from your patients. You can’t just ignore the bottlenecks in your patient payment process either. Although that might feel like it’s the best option to take, collecting payment is what keeps your lights on.

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Etactics

JUNE 14, 2022

But, how can you keep your doors open as a chiropractor if the clients you’re providing your services to can’t pay you? There are a couple of answers to that question that will get answered throughout this blog post. But each of has have to do with how you’re charging your clients. That’s a tiny window.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So how did nothing but a square on the screen get so many people to a website in a matter of seconds? It seems like these are everywhere because of how many uses they have. Yet there’s one convenient option that this unique technology has, and that’s payment. Table of Contents What is QR Code Payment? via Trip Advisor.

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Etactics

JULY 20, 2021

I could go into further detail based on the survey’s results and break down all of the reasons why so many modern-day patients struggle with paying off their medical debt, but that falls outside the scope of this blog post. How are you supposed to operate if your patients can’t pay you? It’s been really busy at work lately.

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Etactics

MAY 26, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a topic we go over quite regularly in this blog. In this blog, we will be going over some of the most common HIPAA violations as it relates to Protected Health Information (PHI). This is in comparison to the 18% in other industries. Well, you would be wrong.

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Etactics

APRIL 12, 2022

In this blog post, we'll give you an overview of HIPAA compliance for dental offices. HIPAA From a High-Level The HIPAA Security Rule The HIPAA Privacy Rule The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Best Practice #1: HIPAA Training The Privacy Rule’s Training Requirement The Security Rule’s Training Requirement What are you supposed to do?

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Etactics

AUGUST 30, 2022

Regardless of how one particular claim gets denied, all of them go through the same overarching process once received by a payer… adjudication. What is Claim Adjudication In a nutshell, claim adjudication is the process that every insurance payer goes through to determine how much they owe a provider based on a claim that they received.

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Etactics

JULY 26, 2022

Well, the reality is that this type of request requires a bit of work. The first way is for an authorized employee at the healthcare facility to log in to their electronic health record (EHR) system and looks through the specific patient record. But, how do healthcare organizations pass this cost on to the patient?

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Etactics

JULY 8, 2021

It doesn’t matter how great of care you provide. Use a Modern, Fast Website Theme Do you remember what websites used to look like in the early ages of the internet? How it looks and behaves should be one of your priorities. At the end of the day, patient volume is what makes or breaks your practice.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What they usually won’t tell you is what you should include in your training program and how often you need to send it to your team. It goes on to describe that every healthcare provider needs to follow the requirements listed within the HIPAA Privacy Rule as long as that individual or organization transmits health information electronically.

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Etactics

JANUARY 18, 2022

Whether you’re a seasoned behavioral health professional that just opened a private practice or a biller that just landed your first job at a facility, you have to figure out how to bill insurance companies for counseling services. Instead, all you need to do is figure out how to bill insurance companies for counseling.

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Etactics

AUGUST 10, 2022

If you happen to work as a healthcare professional, odds are that you already know that you have to train your employees on an annual basis about the law’s requirements. Organizations that work with and support the operations of healthcare practices, hospitals and pharmacies also need to abide by HIPAA requirements.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Denial codes are sort of like the last piece of that puzzle you’ve been working on. You know, like that 1,000-piece puzzle you thought would be fun to do but 10 minutes into it you regret it. It’s good practice to start with electronic remittance advice (ERA). To know how to read ERAs, here are a few terms to know.

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Etactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

For the scope of this blog, an insider threat is a person in the healthcare organization who has access to electronic PHI, or ePHI, and uses this information to negatively impact the healthcare provider. 88% of hackers that attack healthcare entities do so for financial reasons. Verizon ) 4% do it for the sheer fun of it.

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Etactics

APRIL 4, 2022

But even conquering all of those preliminary steps doesn’t guarantee payment. Maybe your statement’s design isn’t great and they can’t figure out how to pay it off. Whatever the reason for not receiving payment, you’re still expecting it and including it within your accounts receivable calculation already. Not exactly.

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Etactics

JULY 16, 2021

Maybe you just started a blog that provides accurate medical information to common questions as a way to increase your patient volume. Even if you don’t blog, new patients may stumble upon your website when looking to switch their provider. What I mean by that is you need to run checks every so often to ensure that everything works.

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Etactics

JANUARY 11, 2022

But how do you actually solve this problem? That’s great news but what do you do and where should you start? ANSI 837 is the accepted, HIPAA-compliant electronic format for submitting mental health claims. That’s not to dismiss what you’re going through, misery loves company. The “I” stands for “Institutionalized”.

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NASHP

APRIL 24, 2023

Below are some examples of how SBMs are implementing a range of strategies and initiatives to help prevent unnecessary coverage losses during the Medicaid unwinding period. These individuals should understand what other coverage options exist and what steps they need to take to access such coverage.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

But how do you make sure these portals have the tools that patients need so that they’ll use them? But if they do, patients usually can’t remember information past one or two generations. Clients don’t need to call to schedule a visit since they can do it at their convenience. Patient portals offer easy ways to do this.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This blog appears today as part of a #HIMSS18 primer series for attendees, and the industry at large, to discuss major health IT issues that will help move health and healthcare delivery forward in 2018 – and beyond. Patients as Consumers: How Leading Providers are Digitally Transforming Patient Consults | #Engage4Health + #HIMSS18.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

Foundational work in primary care shows promise for early identification, treatment, and referral to specialty mental health and addiction services. Payment and delivery reform strategies can incentivize integrated care models by aligning payment structures and encouraging collaboration between primary care and behavioral health providers.

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Etactics

JANUARY 24, 2023

As you’ll learn from reading this blog, fraud by medical professionals can mimic legitimate transactions from insurers to providers. Below are 7 examples of healthcare fraud in Florida to help illustrate how it happens, how different forms of fraud present themselves in real life, and the severity of the consequences.

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Cloud Blogs

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Working together with industry experts we expand our reach while ensuring customers have tailored solutions built on a secure foundation. We discussed the solutions each has built on top of our Microsoft Cloud for industries and how Microsoft can continue to help partners and their customers do more with less through our trusted platform.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This year-end/New Year 2022 post on my Health Populi blog will weave together many of the key findings from these consumer health/care reports that are most resonating with me and the work I’m doing…. While this research describes consumers generally, the takeaways have everything to do with health and well-being.

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