Healthcare industry is such an industry where even a small error can prove to be fatal for someone. In such an industry a lot of care has to be taken in maintaining the records of patients for their immediate use as well as later use which can be helpful in studying the health trends in the country. That’s the reason the electronic health records have assumed such an importance in today’s world. Electronic health records are digitalized form of a patient’s records that can be accessed by healthcare providers and patients in real time. The EHR solutions facilitate maintaining patient-centered records that have all the details pertaining to a patient’s health history. The best advantage of maintaining patient records through EHR solutions is that the collated data of a patient can be shared with a healthcare provider, laboratory and pharmacies in case of need in a short notice at the click of a mouse. All the information related to a patient’s medical history is available at fi...

Electronic health records is the word that is being used most often these days for the provision of quality healthcare to patients and all kinds of healthcare facilities are vigilant about the role it plays in generating timely revenues for the facility. Electronic health records save both time and money of a doctor because they have accurate patient records with the proper documentation of all the treatments and procedures performed. They also provide accurate data for medical coding and billing requirements. That gives the reason why healthcare facilities in the US are spending billions of money on EHR solutions. Cost and Money Saving: Before the shift to EHR solutions, healthcare facilities had to spend a lot of amount and time on maintaining paper records of the patients. It was a tedious task to maintain piles of paper records of the patients in the facilities. Now, after the facilities have switched over to the digital mode of documenting patient data, facilities are savi...

Collecting money that people owe you is a tough task. It is even more difficult for the healthcare providing organizations to collect the money from the patients even for the overdue bills. Though it is not a gratifying job, it has to be carried out as a part of the revenue cycle management for the sake of the financial health of the organization. Let’s take a look at few tips that help in contacting patients and improving collections of a healthcare facility. Be clear with pricing: When a patient visits the facility, he or she may not be aware of the services or procedures that will be availed and the associated costs with the services availed. The patient does not have knowledge if the costs fall within his/her budget. It is better to keep the patient informed about the services being provided and the expenses that would be incurred for those services.  Train the employees: Every single employee of the organization represents the organization and in some way or ...

In our earlier article, we have seen some of the specialty certifications in medical coding that prove the proficiency of medical coders in a specific area of specialization. In this article, we shall see some more medical coding specialty certifications that one can earn. CPCD (Certified Professional Coder in Dermatology Credential) – The coders who have sufficient experience in dermatology medical coding jobs can appear for this credential. This exam tests the ability read and comprehend the operative notes so as to apply the correct codes related to ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS level II and modifier coding. The exam also covers the evaluation and management of the Documentation Guidelines) and rules and regulations of Medicare billing. Also, this exam requires that the coders should have adequate knowledge regarding the codes related to the procedures performed by the dermatologists. CEDC (Certified Emergency Department Coder Credential) – For this credential, those p...

The maintenance of electronic health records has become mandatory for each and every healthcare provider, and though it needs extra efforts from the physicians, the EHRs are very helpful to both physicians and patients. What the patients need is detailed instructions regarding the procedure to access and view their own records in times of need. From a survey* conducted on patients and medical professionals, some interesting facts about their opinions on the EHRs have come up. Professionals’ Perspective: More than 100 medical professionals were surveyed for this purpose and the results of the survey give the following key points: Providing care: About 86% of the people surveyed feel that the EHRs make it easier to provide service and care to patients. An interesting thing to note here is that only 6% of them feel it gets difficult to work with EHRs and 8% say it does not make any difference. Sharing data: Again around 85% of the medical professionals feel that th...