Credentialing can be burdensome, time-consuming and tedious. Details matter. Expertise and follow-up are critical to proper enrollment and protecting cash flow. In this article we provide five keys to effective credentialing.
On January 30, 2023 the Biden Administration announced the anticipated ending of the Public Health Emergency declarations. These declarations are set to expire on May 11, 2023. Read this article to learn how the ending of the Public Health Emergency will have a large impact on Hospitals.
Many states are taking steps to strengthen their data privacy laws and California remains at the forefront of these changes. On July 1, 2023, the CPRA may begin to be enforced for violations occurring on or after that date. The law mandates policies and procedures businesses need to take on consumer and employee privacy.
On December 6th, CMS released the proposed rule outlining systematized prior authorization pathways for healthcare services rendered by providers and hospitals. The proposed rule outlines the goals to improve the prior authorization process and drive more transparency and efficiency to all stakeholders involved including payers, providers, vendors, and patients
Monitoring provider coding and billing risks is a constantly evolving challenge. One great tool to monitor high risk provider billing in your organization is the Comparative Billing Report (CBR). Dean Dorton has developed tools to aggregate and analyze CBR benchmark information for its clients.
Changes to in-patient evaluation and management (E & M) service codes for 2023 are coming. The changes will be effective January 1st, 2023. These changes follow the outpatient service coding updates implemented on January 1st, 2021.
Dean Dorton knows how important it is to stay on track with your revenue cycle schedule. Team member absences are inevitable, but do they have to result in a set back for your billing department? Dean Dorton Healthcare is launching a new, On-Call Billing service designed to help hospitals and medical groups stay ahead of billing challenges.
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Track these revenue cycle management metrics in healthcare for greater efficiency.
Dean Dorton's Data and Collaboration team developed a custom application using Microsoft Azure that will bring accuracy to wRVU Data for Healthcare Providers and Medical Centers.
Revenue cycle management is an important model for many industries. But few need it more than healthcare.
