by Advize Admin | Jul 12, 2017 | Coding, Medical Record Auditing, Payers
Coding Modifiers In the English language, a modifier is used to describe the who, what, how, why, and/or where of a situation. Coding modifiers perform the same role for medical coders and billers. These types of modifiers further describe procedure codes without...
by Advize Admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Business, Healthcare, Payers
Providers are still struggling to align with payers in the transition to value-based purchasing. Value-based purchasing is used to measure, report, and reward excellence in health care delivery. To properly incentivize high-quality care, value-based purchasing...
by Advize Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Medical Record Auditing, Payers
The American Hospital Association recently released the results of a survey conducted to explore the efficacy of the RAC program in hospitals nationwide. The survey utilized the results responses submitted by 676 participating hospitals in order to explore the...
by Advize Admin | Nov 11, 2016 | Healthcare, Payers
Over the years, healthcare costs have continued to skyrocket for consumers and providers alike. It is a well-known fact that the United States spends considerably more on healthcare costs than any other country in the world.Ā In fact, the United States spends 50...
by Advize Admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Payers
Yesterday, CMS announced the next phase of their enterprising initiative to improve primary care. This nation-wide primary care model is the largest of its kind, and is known as the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+), is a five-year primary care medical home model...
by Advize Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Coding, FWA, Payers
Billing issues, to an extent, are expected in any physician or healthcare provider office. Most patients are in possession of both medical and vision benefits coverage, and this duality often causes confusion in ophthalmology offices. Certain procedures that are...
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