Medical Billing Blogs

  Skilled Nursing Facilities or SNFs are growing in every corner of this world; especially in the United States. Currently, these facilities are funded by Medicare, Medicaid , and private pay. Are you a skilled nursing facility trying to reform your internal methods? How a medical billing company can help you achieve your target, complete your goals and expand your business? Outsourcing skilled nursing billing services increases provider's cash collection by 17% and reduced billing errors by 80%. Wondering how? Here’s a brief case study on how some common challenges faced by a skilled nursing facility were overcome with the help of 24/7 Medical Billing Services. Client Profile Our client is a multi-facility skilled nursing organization dedicated to serving patients in the Midwest, Illinois. The organization was facing problems collecting and maintaining a steady cash flow after recently acquiring more than 30 facilities. Challenge We all know 'Cash is King'. ...

The billing process for the service rendered to people who need constant medical monitoring and nursing care or recovery services for rehabilitation or perpetual care in case of sick, disabled persons is known as skilled nursing home billing. Such kind of billing process requires specialized skill sets. Only professional health personnel such as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and qualified technicians can handle such billing. Apart from these, few other specialist therapists who are also eligible for such a skilled billing process include physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language audiologists, or pathologists. Keeping up with the ever-changing billing rules and regulations,  Skilled Nursing Facility Billing  proves to be one of the biggest challenges for the physicians demanding the need for outsourcing due to the following reasons: Ensure Accurate and Timely Billing Getting the claims rejected by the insurance companies or the lack of filing...