Category Archives: Medical Billing

Some Areas in Dallas and Houston Labeled as High Fraud Areas for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP

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Fraud trends warranted a moratorium on home health providers and ambulance suppliers in some areas of Texas. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced new temporary moratoria on the enrollment of home health agencies in four metropolitan areas (Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Dallas and Houston). This new temporary moratoria also includes the enrollment of new ground ambulance suppliers Continue reading Some Areas in Dallas and Houston Labeled as High Fraud Areas for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP→

Slow Growth for National Health Spending

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EHR Incentive Payments top $6.5 Billion

National Health Spending Growth Remains Low for 4th Consecutive Year Overall national health expenditures grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in 2012, marking the fourth consecutive year of low growth, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary reported today. Health spending as a share of gross domestic product fell slightly from 17.3 percent Continue reading Slow Growth for National Health Spending→

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ICD10 will Slow Reimbursements, BillFlash Can Help Offset That

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  There is a long list of headaches in the medical billing world and one of the biggest challenges Providers will face today is getting paid in a timely fashion due to the ICD10 transition. You can help offset this cash crunch with BillFlash’s integrated billing and payment services.  Speed up patient portion reimbursements! BillFlash has been helping Providers to streamline billing Continue reading ICD10 will Slow Reimbursements, BillFlash Can Help Offset That→

Unnecessary Costs of Insurance Company Claim Processing

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Administrative Burden Index – How do different Insurance Companies Rank  The AMA recently unveiled its new Administrative Burden Index (ABI) to rank commercial health insurers according to the level of unnecessary cost they contribute to the billing and payment of medical claims. The AMA found that administrative tasks associated with avoidable errors, inefficiency and waste in the medical claims process resulted in an Continue reading Unnecessary Costs of Insurance Company Claim Processing→