The Medical Minute – MMI Medical Blog
CMS Finalizes Benefit Rule for 2018
On December 16th 2016, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Benefit and Payment Parameters rule for 2018, which will continue to strengthen the Health Insurance Marketplace that millions of Americans rely on for health coverage. The...
read moreMake Education Your 2017 New Years Resolution
It is that time of year again! Many people are starting to think about their New Year’s resolution and how they should get off on the right track in 2017. This also means it’s the time of year when the gym suddenly starts to get extremely packed. While many people...
read moreImproving CDI programs will help with the shift to value-based reimbursements
With 2017 right around the corner, practices are starting to prepare themselves for the shift from fee-for-service to a value-based reimbursement model. The hardest part in this transition is being able to bridge the gap and making sure payments are still coming in....
read moreMACRA & the Final Rule: 6 Things to Know
CMS recently released its Final Rule, which finalized the MACRA Quality Payment Program. This program’s goal is to reduce administrative burden on physicians so that they can have a smooth transition into focusing on care improvement and the adoption of value-based...
read moreTrump Revealed Two Big Healthcare Decisions
Donald Trump announced this week that he had chosen Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services as well as Seema Verma to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. Ms. Verma approaches the position with many years of experience with Medicaid....
read moreStrengthening CDI in Physician Practices
Healthcare systems are realizing the importance of documentation quality, and how this data translates to reportable outcomes. As a result, we are seeing efforts to continue the ICD-10 educational momentum by expanding CDI efforts into the outpatient, ambulatory and...
read moreTips to Mitigate ICD-10 Denials
Physician practices and medical groups have been hearing about new changes in ICD-10 coding for months. More codes are ahead and the one-year grace period for specificity is set to conclude. At MMI, I am often asked how providers can put themselves in the best...
read moreCoder education goes holistic
Why physician practice coders need to know the front- and back-end of reimbursement In a previous post, MMI’s contributing blogger and chief training officer, Dari Bonner, discussed how RMC-credentialed medical coders enhance various business processes within...
read moreHow an RMC Credentialed Coder Can Enhance the Business Side of Any Physician Practice
Long gone are the days in which physician practices could rely on a single office manager to oversee operations and perform the coding and billing. Today’s practices are under an almost unfathomable amount of scrutiny by auditors and payers, requiring a highly...
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