Going by the recent statistical result 208 million visits to family physicians each year the relevance of family medicine to the U.S. health care system had never been more pronounced. Family Physicians delivering a range of acute, chronic and preventive medical care services have a patient base unmatched by any other medical specialty. Family Medicine enormous reach entails judicious billing and coding for optimum reimbursem*nt of medical bills, absence of which will adversely impact physicians revenues and medical efficiency, and the healthcare system at large.
Fortunately, Family Physicians can fall back on qualified and experienced billers and coders – certified by AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders), well versed in ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS coding based on CMS and AMA guidelines, and HIPAA privacy compliance– to mitigate such an adverse scenario. Our billers and coders, who fit the bill, have been favorites of a majority of leading Family Physicians, clinics, diagnostic centers, and hospitals.
Did you know?
- Family Practitioners using consultation CPT Codes 90241 to 99248, will be accepted by commercial payers but not be accepted by Medicare; hence Family Practitioners engaging Medicare Patients should be aware of this fact to avoid denials.
- Family Practitioners providing an office visit take a decision of surgery on the same day; need to use modifier 57 for the decision of surgery in order to be reimbursed.
- E&M Modifiers 24, 25 and 57 if used accurately provide 100% reimbursem*nt- to Family Practitioners providing any additional service to patients along with an office visit. Hence Family Practitioners can benefit with maximum reimbursem*nts; by making optimal use of these modifiers.
What makes our Virginia medical billers outstanding is their vast knowledge, level of expertise and their ability to incorporate innovative solutions which can streamline your billing process. They can help in enhancing the efficiency of your practice, increase cash flow and receive maximum reimbursem*nts.
For many years our billers and coders have been providing medical billing services to practices in cities such as Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Newport News. Some of the services which our billing professionals have been providing are:
- Accurate patient information filing
- Electronic Claims transmission
- Immediate posting of payments
- Aggressive follow up on aging receivables
- Resubmission of rejected claims
- Evaluation of reports on monthly earnings
The state of Virginia possesses several laws to provide fairness in the health insurance and also to protect its consumers. Your Billing staff must be well updated about the changing regulations in order to help your clinic follow all federal guidelines. Our billers in the Virginia are trained in coding of Health Records, Medical Terminology, and Advanced Coding and Reimbursem*nt strategy.
These Virginia Billers will also be in a position to compare fee schedules for your practice as they have a lot of local exposure and are aware of the best prevailing reimbursem*nt rates.
Our Billers in the state of Virginia are specialized to service medical practices as per the regulations of the state government. Their knowledge and experience has been acquired by years of efforts in perfecting medical billing procedures which they now leverage to help your practice collect more revenue.
The federal government’s effort to reduce healthcare cost can only be supported by physicians in the state of Virginia by optimizing costs and enhancing revenue. Letting a specialist handle your medical billing can help you improve collections by 20%.
Accurate Coding and code audit along with timely insurance follow up and account receivables are the basis on which thesebillers in Virginia guarantee higher profitability for your clinic. Their experience in various software and certification in the medical billing processes will support your practice to grow steadily.
Ideally Phasing Family Medicine Medical Reimbursem*nt Cycle
Traversing the comprehensive procedures involved in billing and coding, our Family Medicine reimbursem*nt experts have been known for their ideal phasing of reimbursem*nt process into:
- Primary Phase
Patient enrolling, insurance verification and authorization are carried out. - Secondary Phase
Billing Family Physicians’ diverse services are translated into honest bills using advanced medical billing softwares like EHR Software: NextGen Healthcare, Epic, Cerner, AthenaOne, NueMD, TherapyNotes, DrChrono, eClinicalWorks, Allscripts, Athenahealth, Practice Fusion, TherapyNotes etc. - Tertiary Phase
Family Medicine billing and coding experts translate aptly billed diverse services – acute, chronic and preventive medical care services; diagnosis and treatment of internal illness, preventive care, including routine checkups, health-risk assessments, immunization and screening tests; personalized counseling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle; treatment of chronic illness, often in coordination with other subspecialists; and prenatal care services – into complying codes (as per AMA and CMS guidelines)for error-free, denial-free, and optimum reimbursem*nt of Family Physicians’ Medical bills.
There has also been diligent application of suitable modifiers to mitigate undesirable return of claimsform insurance carriers. Consequently, there has been a successful track-record of processing Family Medicine bills with the leading private insurance carriers such as Unitedhealth, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, HCSC, Blue Cross Group, and Government sponsored Medicare and Medicaid as well.
MBC Objective
With the sole objective of achieving maximum end-to-end Family Medicine services claim reimbursem*nt, our Family Medicine Coding and Billing Specialists set themselves high standards in professional efficiency. Having to meet the Family Medicine Practitioners’ expectancy level amidst stringent coding and billing system, our professionals continually upgrade their competence to match ‘best practices in medical coding and billing’ for Family Medicine services.
Family Medicine physicians who opted for outsourcing their medical billing with our efficient billing and coding services, have stood to gain in terms of revenues, patient influx and referrals, and benchmarking their medical efficiency.
