Facet Joint Injection Documentation Requirements: A Medicare Checklist
What must be in the note before a facet, medial branch block, RFA or epidural steroid injection claim goes to Medicare, procedure by procedure, with the MAC differences that change the answer.
After-Hours Answering Service for Medical Practices: A Holiday Guide
How to cover a medical practice’s phones when the office is closed or short-staffed over the holidays: coverage options, a greeting script, message logging and vendor rules.
Revenue Cycle Assessment Checklist: What a Practice Audit Should Check
What a whole-cycle revenue assessment should review, from lead source to audit log: the reports to pull, six KPIs with published formulas and a simple scoring table.
HIPAA Tracking Pixels on Medical Practice Websites: What’s Allowed Now
A June 2024 court ruling narrowed OCR’s tracking guidance, but it did not clear pixels for patient portals, logins or booking forms. Here is what OCR, the FTC and Washington State still require, with a page-by-page checklist for your practice website.
Medical Billing Software for Billing Companies: A 10-Point Checklist
A checklist for billing companies choosing software to run many practices: client separation, audit logs, claim ownership, underpayment checks, the BAA chain and X12 EDI.
Prior Authorization Staffing: In-House vs Virtual vs Outsourced
Should prior authorization sit with your front desk, a virtual medical assistant or an outsourced team? How to measure the work, compare the three models and vet any vendor, with current CMS rule dates.