“The AdvancedMD Tip of the Week” - Savvy Practice Tips from Industry Experts

Charge for Every Service Rendered

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006

Be sure to charge for every service rendered to a patient. It sounds obvious, but many offices forget to bill for small items such as venipunctures, vaccines, and bandages they believe are included with office visits. By capturing and billing accurately for all procedures performed, offices receive the proper and maximum reimbursement for each visit.

The AdvancedMD Advantage: AdvancedMD makes charge capture quicker and easier by allowing you to use macros. Macros can attach incidental procedure codes to a primary code so that you only have to key in the first procedure. For example, if you always bill a surgical tray when inserting punctal plugs, the biller can just key in the code for the punctal plugs and the system will automatically attach the CPT codes for the surgical tray along with the supply of punctal plugs. Using macros reduces key strokes and ensures comprehensive charge capture for every single office visit. Find out how else AdvancedMD can improve office efficiency here.

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