The EMR Fact:
It has been a conspicuous observation that EMR adoption rates have been steadily and surely progressing and a report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention corroborates the fact. For office-based physicians this increase is believed to be as high as 50% when compared to 2008. The assimilation of EMR usually brings profits in the long run for several processes within the clinical management system; but one department which might report a positive change almost immediately is your medical billing team.
EMR’s In Medical Billing:
Medical billing is one of the most important functions in a physician’s practice and could well undermine the financial integrity of the practice if not well-tended to with the right practices and technology. Medical billing tasks such as those provided by in-house staffs, who already are burdened with other administrative function, may not be as efficient as an outsourced vendor whose core competency is revenue cycle management. Also using EMR for medical billing (which becomes inevitable once an EMR is integrated with the other departments) may not be a task which an in-house biller would really relish.
Benefits of an EMR in Medical Billing:
When an EMR like Allscripts is fully integrated into your clinical system, it does wonders to your medical billing like below:
1. Consolidated Claims Submission – A single all-payer claims process which improves reliability and efficiency and saves time.
2. Clean Claims – Scrubbing of claims is automated, which eventually lowers denial rates.
3. Trackable Claims – A streamlined process of tracking and operations control which diminishes overheads.
4. Comprehensive Reporting – A module to generate reports based on provider and payer statistics and customizable sorting and filtering options.
Billingparadise and Allscripts:
Billing Paradise has had a long association with Allscripts and handles medical billing for more than 10 clients through it. We also provide implementation and medical billing support services for our other 300 clients via 30 different EMRs.
You can reach us at 1-888-571-9069 or email steve@billingparadise.com .
