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Medical Billing Software – How to Be Sure You Are Getting the Right Option For Your Business

When you are looking for the right medical billing insurance software package that will be perfect for you, you have a relatively daunting task ahead. There are many things to take into consideration when contemplating a purchase of this type of software. There are hundreds of different packages available with many features that can make your purchase confusing.

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) guidelines ensure that patients rights must be protected. You must find software that will allow that to happen. Making the right choice can be a huge factor in the success of your business and how efficient your business is.

Many times, there are significant hidden costs to consider when looking at medical billing software. Some of these hidden costs can be:

Managing Databases
Frequent Software Crashes
Software Backups
Upgrades

You must keep these costs in mind when you are looking for the right software.

Price, ease of use and dependability of the software are a few other things you should consider when looking to make this purchase. Do some research and make sure the software is up to date. Make sure it is going to fit the needs of your particular situation.

In the past, many medical billing software programs ran on a client/server based system. What this means is the system was “in house” on the client’s server. Now, many of the options available are internet based applications.

Client / Server based applications appear to be more secure, thus insure privacy and security, however, this can be costly when you add in the fact that anyone working on the software must be present where the server is. The internet based systems are more portable, thus allowing your work force to basically work anywhere outside the confines of a physical location. When considering an internet based solution, you must be sure that the security is present in that type of software. Otherwise, you could be in violation of the HIPPA laws. These laws were enacted for a reason and are taken very seriously.

Bottom line, finding the right medical billing software program is a key aspect to having a successful business in this field. This is not a decision to be made lightly. Weigh the cost of the software program against the revenue that you will make by using it over time. Be sure to deduct any upkeep, upgrade and repair costs. You will need to do your research and find the best fit for you.

George Edmondson is an accomplished writer on Medical Billing Software. For more information on Medical Billing Software please visit http://www.thebillingsystems.com

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The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2017 contained some revisions to the coding and reimbursement for moderate sedation that will potentially impact radiology practices. Previously, moderate sedation was not separately reimbursed for many of the procedures listed in Appendix G of the CPT®[i] codebook.  Sedation was bundled with the basic procedure, but now it will be reimbursed in addition to the basic procedure.  There are important guidelines and documentation that must be met in order to use these codes, and radiologists interested in maximizing their reimbursements should review their reporting to be sure it supports proper coding under the new rules.


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