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3 Key Wound Care Billing Updates for 2024

Medisys Compliance

Several significant updates affecting wound care billing took effect in January 2024. Here’s a breakdown of three key wound care billing updates for 2024 that you need to know: 3 Key Wound Care Billing Updates for 2024 1. These changes aim to reflect advancements in medical practices and technologies.

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Direct Billing by MFTs and MHCs: A Comprehensive Guide for Year 2024

Medisys Compliance

A New Era for Mental Health Access The landscape of mental healthcare in the United States underwent a significant change on January 1, 2024. Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) and Mental Health Counselors (MHCs) can now directly bill Medicare for services they furnish and diagnose.

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Recent Changes in Medicare/Medicaid Billing for Behavioral Health

Medisys Compliance

Reference Links: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: List of Telehealth Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: MLN909432 Behavioral Health Integration Services Booklet CPT® Copyright 2024 American Medical Association. These measures aim to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. All rights reserved.

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HPS/PayMedix Acquires TempoPay to Further Expand and Simplify Healthcare Payments for All

Healthcare IT Today

According to the PayMedix Healthcare Payments and Financial Disparities Study , one-third of Americans say out-of-pocket costs (33%) and deductibles (31%) are unaffordable. Originally announced August 6th, 2024 This figure increases to four in ten for those with a credit score of 669 or less.

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Understanding Basics of Alternative Payment Models (APMs)

Medisys Compliance

We shared basics of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) for reference purpose only, for detailed understanding you visit CMS website mentioned below. Medisys Data Solutions is a leading medical billing company providing billing and coding services for various medical billing specialities. APMs Overview.

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Understanding CPT code 90834- PCC Quick Guide

Physician Credentialing Company

In the medical billing field, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes refer to the universal code that is used by healthcare providers to report and bill their rendered services. Therapy sessions billed by code 90834 generally involve structured treatment approaches. 2022: $112.29 2021: $103.28 2020: $94.55

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Availity Fills in Staff Knowledge at the Point of Engagement with Patients

Healthcare IT Today

Health care is not one single system, but multiple systems offering a bewildering variety of diagnostic and treatment options, backed by a plethora of payment systems that vary from patient.