9 Advantages That Happen When You Outsource Optometry Billing

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9 Advantages That Happen When You Outsource Optometry Billing

Optometry billing is a common headache for many practices, which can quickly add up on the cost scale. Whether you are considering outsourcing your optometry billing or new to the world of outsourcing these types of services, knowing the benefits will help you decide if this is the right move for your office. Let’s explore several advantages you and your staff can experience with an improved optometry billing and collection process.

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6 Eye Care Claim Rejections You Can Overcome

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6 Eye Care Claim Rejections You Can Overcome

Are you noticing more eye care billing claim rejections in your inbox? Is your claim rejection percentage rate increasing? Let's examine six common eye care billing rejections and how an optometric billing solution can help you overcome them.

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How (and How Not) to Use Common Medical Billing Modifiers

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How (and How Not) to Use Common Medical Billing Modifiers

Knowing when and when not to use a medical billing modifier can maximize reimbursements and prevent denials and audits for your eye care practice. When you use a medical billing modifier on a claim incorrectly, this can become a costly mistake. Here are some red flags to look out for when billing with a few common modifiers.

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10 Medicare and Medicare Advantage Medical Billing Dos and Don'ts

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10 Medicare and Medicare Advantage Medical Billing Dos and Don'ts

This blog was updated on November 7, 2022. Is your inbox full of Medicare and Medicare Advantage claim rejections and denials? Researching unpaid or denied eye care claims is frustrating and time-consuming. To guide your eye care practice toward managing healthier cash flow and reducing out-of-control accounts receivable (AR), let's review common medical billing dos and don'ts.


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Are You Prepared for 2022 CPT® Code Changes?

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Are You Prepared for 2022 CPT® Code Changes?

Every year, the American Medical Association® makes changes to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. In this blog, we will review the various types of CPT® codes and the new and revised codes that pertain to optometry and ophthalmology procedures, so you are better prepared for billing medical insurance payers.

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Preparing for a Vision Plan and Medical Insurance Billing Audit

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Preparing for a Vision Plan and Medical Insurance Billing Audit

Medical insurance and managed vision care (MVC) billing audits can be stressful, time-consuming, and costly for eye care practices. That’s why it’s critical to have a process in place to protect your practice (and sanity) before you get the dreaded audit request letter, or the auditor shows up at your door.

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11 Optometry Medical Billing Tips for a Positive Cash Flow

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11 Optometry Medical Billing Tips for a Positive Cash Flow

The financial health of your eye care practice depends on managing vision plans and medical insurance billing effectively, so you experience positive daily cash flow. Increasing collections and improving out-of-control accounts receivable (AR) is critical for revenue growth. Follow these optometric medical billing tips to help your business thrive.


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2022 ICD-10-CM Codes Update Guide for Eye Care

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2022 ICD-10-CM Codes Update Guide for Eye Care

Is your practice ready for the ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) code changes for fiscal year (FY) 2022? Beginning October 1, 2021, all eye care providers must start using the new and revised ICD-10-CM 2022 codes to prevent delays in optometric claim processing and/or rejected or denied claims.

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How a Tailored Optometry Medical Billing Service Increases Cash Flow

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How a Tailored Optometry Medical Billing Service Increases Cash Flow

Improving collections and increasing cash flow is an essential optometry medical billing strategy for growing your practice and maintaining a healthy revenue. For Art of Optiks, a three-doctor, two-location practice in Minnesota, outsourcing their medical billing resulted in recouping $57,162 in lost revenue.

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12 Ways Eye Care Revenue Cycle Management Improves Cash Flow

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12 Ways Eye Care Revenue Cycle Management Improves Cash Flow

Eye care professionals should focus on patient care instead of managing repetitive medical billing and revenue cycle management (RCM) tasks. Your patients are the reason why you and your staff come into the office every day. Review the 12 RCM processes you should have in place to get paid faster, so you have more time to care for your patients and generate revenue for a healthier bottom line.

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Managing 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Changes

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Managing 2021 Evaluation and Management Code Changes

Beginning January 1, 2021, healthcare providers and medical billers must select Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes for office or other outpatient visits based on the level of medical decision making (MDM) or total time spent on the patient encounter, and not the patient’s history and physical exam. Take a closer look at the 2021 E/M code changes and see how eye care providers should bill for office and other outpatient visits.

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AMA Releases New CPT® Code for PPE Costs During COVID-19

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AMA Releases New CPT® Code for PPE Costs During COVID-19

On September 8, 2020, the American Medical Association® (AMA) added a new CPT® code, 99072, for reporting the use of the additional cost of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies, materials, and time to safely care for patients during a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Not sure what 99072 is and how to bill for additional PPE costs? Here are a few dos and don’ts for billing this new CPT code.

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The 2021 ICD-10-CM Codes Update Guide for Eye Care

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The 2021 ICD-10-CM Codes Update Guide for Eye Care

Is your eye care practice ready for the ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) code changes for fiscal year 2021? This 2021 ICD-10-CM Eye-Related Codes Update Guide is here to support your practice and protect your cash flow. Beginning October 1, 2020, all eye care providers must start using the new and revised codes. Download our 2021 ICD-10-CM Codes Update Guide.

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How a Proactive Optometry Billing Solution Keeps Cash Flowing

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How a Proactive Optometry Billing Solution Keeps Cash Flowing

Denese Jackson with The Eye Contact shares how continual cash flow, healthy accounts receivable, and reducing insurance aging are critical to running a successful optometry practice during a decrease in patient volume.

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Mastering Claim Denial Reason Codes Expedites Cash Flow

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Mastering Claim Denial Reason Codes Expedites Cash Flow

Researching and resubmitting denied claims can lead to long, frustrating hours trying to figure out what claim denial and claim adjustment reason codes mean, and what action to take. The good news is that almost 90% of claim denials are avoidable with a proactive revenue cycle management and optometric billing solution.

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Telehealth Billing Guide for Eye Care Professionals During COVID-19

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Telehealth Billing Guide for Eye Care Professionals During COVID-19

Telehealth and telemedicine has gone into hyper-drive for optometrists and ophthalmologists during the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) healthcare crisis. Because telehealth billing is not the norm for many eye care providers, trapping all the details so insurance claims get submitted and paid correctly, and on time, is a challenge.

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Why Optometric Billing and RCM Solutions Are Critical During COVID-19

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Why Optometric Billing and RCM Solutions Are Critical During COVID-19

Now more than ever, the financial health of your eye care practice depends on continual cash flow during the unprecedented novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To prevent unhealthy and serious revenue problems down the road, focus on your accounts receivables (AR) and aging buckets now before it’s too late.

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5 Medicare Billing Dos and Don'ts to Guide Your Practice

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5 Medicare Billing Dos and Don'ts to Guide Your Practice

Are you noticing more Medicare claim rejections or denials appearing in your inbox? Let’s review a few Medicare billing dos and don’ts to guide your eye care practice toward healthier cash flow.

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How a Practice Achieved Growth with Sound Optometry Billing

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How a Practice Achieved Growth with Sound Optometry Billing

Optometry billing tasks and denied claims will quickly fill up your staff’s time with repetition and disorganization. Denese Jackson of The Eye Contact shares some of her optometry billing insights today to inspire growth and success in your eye care practice tomorrow.

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7 Tips For Improving Your Optometry Staff Management Style

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7 Tips For Improving Your Optometry Staff Management Style

Your optometry staff members are the front line of your practice. First impressions mean everything, and your staff is just that to every patient before they ever sit in an exam chair. These actionable tips are here to help you improve your optometry staff management style.

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