Covid-19 tests are some of the most important tests to be run in the last year. Testing processes have been implemented and improved upon as quickly as possible to help get control of this pervasive virus. Covid-19 tests are divided into two categories: Diagnostic and antibody. The diagnostic tests determine the presence of active coronavirus infections and the need for...

COVID-19 has not only changed the manner in which patients receive medical care but has also caused an upheaval in billing procedures. Early in 2020, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) moved quickly to implement coding changes for telemedicine care. With the wide variety of virtual services available for Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance patients, billing is now more complicated...

You can’t watch a single news broadcast that doesn’t talk about Covid-19, but as a medical provider, you don’t have to watch the news to be reminded of how Covid-19 is impacting your practice. You are dealing with Covid-19 on a daily basis, perhaps with a decreased patient schedule or possibly an increased patient schedule now that things are opening...

Are you getting optimal billing results in your practice? Are your claims getting a high number of denials? One Source Medical Billing (OSMB) offers auditing of your claims to find any issues you may be having, either on the front end or the back end of the claims process. By pinpointing specific issues, OSMB can improve claims management and boost reimbursements. Diagnosing...

The Costly Impact of Claim Denials on Medical Practices One of the costliest issues for a medical practice is that of claim denials. They cost the practice revenue by delaying payments. They slow the work efficiency by forcing you and your staff to resubmit old claims in lieu of working on current claims. In general, they add frustration to the...

Updated 15/11/2023 Challenges in Modern Physician Practices Physician practices nationwide feel the burden and frustration of increased regulation, mounting administrative duties, decreased reimbursements, rising costs, and changing payment models. A survey conducted by the MGMA (Medical Group Management Association) in 2019 found that nearly nine in 10 medical practice leaders said that the overall regulatory burden had increased in the past year....

There is no debate about the value of medical billing services like One Source Medical Billing. However many practitioners either haven’t heard of this easy and obvious solution or haven’t bothered to learn anything about it. In these uncertain times, it's important to be clued up on each and every resource that might increase your revenue and secure your business's...

If you read through your copies of First Aid for the USMLE, parceling through all the information you desperately crammed into your brain for the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2, you probably won’t find any information on medical billing. Correct coding or procedures and diagnoses is a large part of any good physician or surgeon's day, yet represents 0%...

If you’re a physician or a health provider who has worked so hard to attain a certain level in your career and you are still having serious issues with your Medical Billing Provider, then you must have skipped some of my blog posts. The joy of every physician is to enjoy every penny you’ve worked for but after you’ve carefully...

Medical billing is profitable when a Medical Practice uses the services of an experienced medical billing company, which has over-time continuously trained its people, to oversee the processes of submitting and following up on claims with health insurance companies. There’s a high tendency that revenue being generated would never be as high as it would be, with in house billing....