by Medical Billing Services | Mar 24, 2020 | Healthcare Trends, HIPAA, Medical Technology, Telehealth, Telemedicine, telepsychiatry
Home » Blog Articles The federal government recently announced that it was relaxing the regulations around HIPAA regulations. This is in response to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. More news stories on this topic will likely be available in the coming months. A... 
by Medical Billing Services | Mar 3, 2020 | Health Systems, Healthcare Trends, Hospitals, Insurance Providers
Home » Blog Articles United Healthcare (UHC) is implementing a new policy that would help to push outpatient surgical procedures to non-hospital sites like ambulatory centers. UHC argues that this move is necessary in order to control cost, yet hospitals likely... 
by Medical Billing Services | Feb 17, 2020 | Addiction Treatment Billing, Behavioral health billing, Mental Health Billing
Home » Blog Articles At ABCS, one of our specialties is delivering revenue cycle management services for behavioral health and addiction treatment professionals. With this in mind, here is advice for utilizing some of the features and tools available for community... 
by Medical Billing Services | Jan 29, 2020 | Healthcare Trends, Independent Healthcare Providers
Home » Blog Articles The healthcare system is a dynamic and complex environment, which always seems to be in a constant state of transition. These transitions occur for a variety of reasons such as cost, technology, policies, etc. The growing influence of Walmart in... 
by Medical Billing Services | Jan 9, 2020 | Bundled Payments, Healthcare Trends, Medicare & Medicaid
Home » Blog Articles There are a number of new factors that are changing the healthcare environment for medical offices and healthcare facilities. The growth of tech-based healthcare companies and new payment models are trends that billing departments, healthcare... 
by Medical Billing Services | Dec 20, 2019 | Insurance Contracts Rates, Insurance Providers
Home » Blog Articles When looking at a medical practice or healthcare clinic’s financial statements, the importance of the revenue generated from an insurer’s reimbursement rates quickly becomes apparent. It is the pursuit of better reimbursement rates that often... 
by Medical Billing Services | Dec 9, 2019 | Health Systems, Healthcare Trends, Insurance Providers, Medicare & Medicaid
Home » Blog Articles Terms like transparency are becoming a controversial topic in Healthcare. The new transparency rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is designed to help patients better understand their medical bills. However, hospital... 
by Medical Billing Services | Nov 30, 2019 | Addiction Treatment Billing, Behavioral health billing
Home » Blog Articles The ongoing battle against substance abuse has created grim headlines in the state of Ohio. But, progress is being made in the buckeye state. Recently, Ohio is allocating grant money in order to fund additional substance use recovery programs. In... 
by Medical Billing Services | Nov 15, 2019 | Healthcare Trends, Insurance Providers, Ohio
Home » Blog Articles The healthcare industry is a dynamic and ever-changing environment. A fact that is displayed by recent announcements from CareSource, Ohio’s largest Medicaid provider, and its relationship with Walgreens pharmacies. CareSource and Walgreens Break... 
by Medical Billing Services | Oct 30, 2019 | Denied Claims, Insurance Providers
Home » Blog Articles Beyond treating patients, healthcare professionals often find themselves spending time with administrative, billing and credentialing issues. This step seems trivial, but it is a vital piece of any medical practice’s revenue cycle. If prior or...