Important RealMed Information

Meaningful Use of Administrative Services

The purpose of this document is to help healthcare providers better understand the subject of Meaningful Use as it relates to insurance-related administrative services, revenue cycle management and interoperability with other healthcare systems.

Open Transaction Interoperability

Given the multitude of forces influencing healthcare administration including government regulation, market pressure, vendor consolidation, and new service offerings providers will be well served to select a position that maintains a level of flexibility and does not restrict adaptability.

RealMed is Committed to Helping You Prepare for HIPAA 5010

RealMed is here to provide you services, support and information for the transition to the new HIPAA 5010 standards. Please review the downloadable PDF to learn more about how RealMed will be here to help.

Case Study – Purdue University Student Health Center (PUSH)

By implementing RealMed’s revolutionary clearinghouse and revenue cycle solution, PUSH has been able to address these problems, and reduce their overall days in AR by roughly 33%.

Keys to Collective Medical Revenue

The key to successful collections is verifying insurance eligibility before medical services are rendered.

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Use Technology to Speed Payments

As orthopedic practices across the country see surgical volumes decline and aim to tighten expenses, there’s no better time to look at process automations that can simplify accounts receivable tasks and speed payments.

2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Use to Develop a Financial Assistance Program

NCCI Edits and the NCCI Coding Policy Manual (April 1, 2009)

Physician practices received more than 304,000 new National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits April 1, in what is probably the single largest quarterly update in the history of the program.

TRENDS: The Doctor Will See You - Log On Now, Star Tribune, April 13, 2009

Starting this fall, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota plans to offer its 10,000 employees and dependents the chance to use a “virtual clinic,” an Internet site that can connect them with a doctor for a live 10-minute consultation for a flat fee.

RESOURCE: Codapedia is now live!

Check out Codapedia, a free Wiki, for medical coding and reimbursement. Ask a question, search for answers, and post your knowledge.

Quick Reference for Acronyms and Buzzwords of ARRA and HITECH

Use this guide to learn useful acronyms and buzzwords that could help you with your day-to-day responsibilities.