On January 1, 2012 HIPAA 5010 became the new required standard for electronic transactions. Are you wondering how to leverage the new 5010 standard effectively while ensuring your revenue cycle remains healthy?

Join us on Wednesday, February 15^th at 1:00 pm EST, for a complimentary webinar, 5010: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Register Now.

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Thank you to everyone who attended our latest webinar on January 5, Reimbursement Reality 2012: The Challenges – and Opportunities – for Medical Practices. Nationally recognized revenue cycle expert and author Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC, led the one-hour event, which focused on the challenges and opportunities reimbursement and payment programs offer for medical practices in 2012. During the webinar, she offered advice about how to:

• Leverage the key changes in 2012
• Manage the increase in patient financial security
• Successfully participate in the government’s incentive payment programs

To learn more about how your practice can stay as profitable as possible in 2012, click here  to download this webinar.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us on December 6 for our latest webinar, 5010 and ICD-10 – What You Must Know Now. During the one-hour event, industry expert, Ken Bradley, Vice President of Strategic Planning at Navicure, discussed where the industry is and where your practice should be with regards to 5010 and ICD-10; what to do if you have not begun preparing for 5010; how to fix the biggest problems practices are having with the 5010 requirements; and what steps you can take for ICD-10 revenue management success.

To learn more about how you can prepare for these two transitions, click here  to download the webinar recording.

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2012 will bring many new challenges and opportunities for managing reimbursement and payment programs at medical practices. Are you prepared to help your practice avoid pitfalls and take charge in the coming year?

Join us on Thursday, January 5 at 1:00 pm EST, for a complimentary webinar, Reimbursement Reality 2012: The Challenges – and Opportunities – for Medical Practices. Register Now.

During the one-hour webinar, nationally recognized revenue cycle expert and author Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC, will offer advice about managing the reimbursement environment and will discuss:

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The HIPAA 5010 transition deadline is January 1, 2012. Is your practice prepared? If not, your bottom line will suffer.

Time is running out, but if you take the proper steps now, you can be ready. Since 5010 enables ICD-10, come January 1, the industry will have completed its first step towards ICD-10 compliance. However, ICD-10 will have a much bigger impact than 5010 and will require providers to re-think all processes. Practices must be preparing for ICD-10 now.

Join us on Tuesday, December 6 at 1:00 pm EST, for a free webinar: 5010 and ICD-10 – What You Must Know Now. Register Now.

During this hour, you’ll hear industry expert, Ken Bradley, Vice President of Strategic Planning at Navicure, discuss:

• Where the industry is and where your practice should be with regards to 5010 and ICD-10
• What to do if you have not begun preparing for 5010
• How to fix the biggest problems practices are having with the 5010 requirements
• What steps you can take for ICD-10 revenue management success

Make sure that your practice is prepared for these transitions.

 Participants can earn 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) by attending.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us on November 3 for our latest webinar, Increase Revenue – Take Your Appeals to the Next Level. During the one-hour event, industry expert  Tammy Tipton, president of Appeal Solutions, the leading denial management training and resources company, discussed how to easily customize your appeal letters for Level II appeals; use carrier appeal form letters most effectively; and address poor quality appeal review.

To learn more about how your practice can improve your appeal letters process and improve your revenue cycle, click here to download the webinar recording.

This program meets AAPC guidelines for 1.0 Core A or 1.0 CPCO specialty CEUs. On Demand product requires successful completion of a Post Test for continuing education units.

Are your appeals letters designed for maximum mileage? Medical organizations send detailed, persuasive appeal letters every day. Despite these well-written efforts, many appeal letters result in “Denial Upheld.”  This is not the end of the road, but rather a case for Level II appeals.

Join us on Thursday, November 3 at 1:00 pm EDT, for a free webinar: Increase Revenue – Take Your Appeals to the Next Level. Register Now.

During this hour, you’ll hear industry expert, Tammy Tipton, president of Appeal Solutions, the leading denial management training and resources company, discuss how to:

• Easily customize your appeal letters for Level II appeals – ensure that none of your higher level appeals are rejected due to “no new information.”
• Use carrier appeal form letters most effectively – payer-specific appeal customizations can make a significant difference.
• Address poor quality appeal review – you have the right to request a review by higher level personnel.

Don’t let a denied appeal become a write-off. Take your appeals to the next level.

Participants can earn 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) by attending.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us on September 22 for our latest webinar, 5010 and ICD-10: Ensure Minimal Impact for Your Practice. During the one-hour event, industry expert Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CGSC, COBGC, CPEDC, CENTC, the American Academy of Professional Coders’ Vice President of ICD-10 Education and Training, discussed how careful planning can ensure organizations have minimal financial and operational disruptions when 5010 and ICD-10 are implemented and what steps your practice can be taking now to prepare both business and clinical staff members for the pending changes.

To learn more about how your practice can improve its ability to track quality measurements and prepare your staff for the 5010 and ICD-10 changes, click here to download the webinar recording.

This program meets AAPC guidelines for 1.0 Core A or 1.0 CPCO specialty CEUs. On Demand product requires successful completion of a Post-Test for continuing education units.

After 18 years managing all aspects of the revenue cycle within the healthcare industry, I’ve noticed many practices often submit claims to insurance companies only to later receive a denial because they didn’t include a key element that the payer requires—an element they didn’t even know  had to be included. In frustration, the practice fixes the issue and resubmits the claim, then moves on to the next claim. This effort costs valuable time and delays cash flow. But what have they learned?

The key to effective cash flow is to really manage denials, not just resubmit claims. In today’s healthcare environment, it’s important for practices to avoid examples such as the one above by taking just a little time to understand claims processes from the payers’ perspective. After all, payers don’t decide the care a patient should receive. Their role is simply to: 1) identify what they will reimburse, and 2) set guidelines for how they will reimburse.

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Are you prepared for the 5010 and ICD-10 transitions? If not, your business operations and clinical efforts could come to a standstill. However, careful planning can ensure that these types of disruptions do not occur. In fact, these transitions can actually be an opportunity for your organization to improve both types of operations. In this complimentary webinar, learn ways to minimize the financial impact of the 5010 and ICD-10 transitions and how to analyze the changes to clinical care that most practices will experience.

Join us on Thursday, September 22 at 1:00 pm EDT, for a free webinar: 5010 and ICD-10: Ensure Minimal Impact for Your Practice. Register now.

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