Sunday, April 8, 2012

Your Healthcare Practice Can Be Enhanced Effectively With Revenue Cycle Management

By Marian S. Dingman


Financial performance can be greatly improved and managed when revenue cycle management is implemented by physicians. The ever-increasing costs of resources needed to collect the revenues of the practice along with reimbursement pressures can be defeated by the proven success of revenue cycle management. Over 30% of all medical claims are rejected. A dependable revenue cycle management software solution will perform to ensure you are paid what is rightfully due.

Revenue cycle management software can supply huge time savings in settings where multiple practices and physicians are involved. The claims for all payers and all healthcare providers can be batched and submitted together at one time. Using a central billing office will give the staff access to all of the physician information conveniently with one login.

Revenue cycle management stresses reviewing charges before they are submitted for processing as a very necessary step. Much valuable time can be saved making corrections and changes on this last on-screen review. Rather than tracking down misplaced papers or spending time changing entries, a skilled certified coder performing an electronic charge review and revision is spending time more effectively. Charge reviews absolutely reduce claim rejections caused by improper coding. The maximum allowable reimbursement along with enhanced turnaround time from the payer is ensured when prior to submission time is spent performing a careful scrutiny of the proper codes and modifiers.

A more efficient workflow and greatly improved revenue capture can be obtained by using the right combination of electronic health records software and practice management software that includes both the office and billing modules to create a single solution. The benefit of using a system with the experience of processing large volumes of claims, truly understands the payer environment and allows first-pass claims acceptance rates of 95 percent or higher, as well as continuously updates the software to adjust to payer rule changes is available to benefit your practice. The annual cost of revenue cycle management software can be redeemed in less than three months by most practices just from reducing claims rejections.

Your medical practice can experience a much more efficient workflow and greater profitability when web based Electronic Medical Records Software is used. A paperless office can be achieved when you use this ideal solution. The use of a web browser anywhere can access patient portals. Patient records can now be accessed effectively and quickly, saving much valuable time that was previously spent dealing with paper files. Scheduling and records updating can be achieved anytime and anywhere by your staff using secure online access.




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