Episode five of the CareOptimize COVID-19 Insights webinar is here, jam-packed with information aimed at helping you navigate the ever-changing healthcare industry in the age of coronavirus. This week, we focus on what’s going on with the FCC Telehealth Program, other loans and grants, the reinstatement of elective procedures and which states are allowing them, and MIPS credit being given for COVID-19 clinical trial reporting.

Along with our free COVID-19 monitoring and reporting technology, we also cover the rise of Remote Patient Monitoring and how CareOptimize can help. All of this and more is ready for viewing at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQHAhfcPV4. You can also watch the webinar by visiting the Insights page of our website: https://careoptimize.com/insights/. If you need to catch up, our YouTube channel has all previous episodes available: https://www.youtube.com/careoptimize.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475

As the challenges continue in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CareOptimize is committed to keeping you apprised of the important trends with our comprehensive, weekly COVID-19 Insights Webinar. This week we’ll be focusing on the reinstatement of elective surgeries in a few states, the greater adoption of remote tracking, and new developments with the FCC’s Telehealth Program.

We will also go over the technology CareOptimize has developed to help streamline COVID-19 monitoring and reporting, its genesis, and how this utility can help your practice post-pandemic.

Episode five of the COVID-19 Insights Webinar will be available later this week. All previous episodes are available for viewing on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/careoptimize and our website: www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

In episode four, we cover many aspects of the loans and grants currently available. Included are the Small Business Association Paycheck Protection Loan to Grant as well as the COVID-19 Telehealth Program established by the Federal Communications Commission aimed at funding telecommunications services for eligible healthcare providers.

We also highlight the tech we’ve developed in response to the pandemic like the CareOptimize COVID-19 FREE Template and Report. As always, we continue to go over the latest updates released by CMS.

You can watch the week four webinar by visiting the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu9o4mHGbZo&feature=youtu.be, it is also available on the Insights page of our website www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, next-generation EHR utilities, MIPS consulting, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

This week continues the COVID-19 Insights webinar series. Some of the topics we have in store include the loans and grants being offered by the government, how they differ, and how they may benefit your practice, including SBA Loans and Grants, HHS Grants, Medicare Advance/Accelerated Payments, and Telehealth Funding. We’ll also be going over the technology we’ve developed to assist with streamlining COVID-19 monitoring and reporting.

In case you missed it, last Friday we posted episode three of the CareOptimize COVID-19 Insights Webinar. Topics included the latest changes to Medicaid Waivers, submission deadline extensions to the MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy, and uninsured Medicare coverage.

All episodes in this series are available on the CareOptimize YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/careoptimize and our website www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

If you’ve been following the latest updates coming from CMS, you’ve likely noticed changes are being announced daily. Our weekly COVID-19 Insights webinars help by keeping up with all the updates and focusing on how they may affect your business.

Episode three of the webinar will be available this Thursday, April 9^th at 2 PM Eastern time. Besides going over the latest regulatory updates from CMS, this week we’re covering SBA loans and Fee-for-service Advance/Accelerated Medicare payments.

Every COVID-19 webinar can be watched on our official YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/careoptimize. You can also visit the Insights page on our website to stay on top of the latest CareOptimize updates: https://careoptimize.com/insights/.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, next-generation EHR utilities, MIPS consulting, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

The CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar continues this week. Some of the topics you can look forward to in Insights Webinar COVID 19 Episode 2 include CMS Waiver updates, Medicare Advanced Payment, and changes with telehealth and telemedicine.

This webinar also highlights three distinct provider models and how they have adjusted to the changes and challenges in the healthcare industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Featured, too, are the CareOptimize COVID-19 Template and Report utilities, technology developed to streamline COVID-19 reporting and monitoring.

Next week’s webinar will be on Thursday, April 9^th at 2PM EST. Topics will be announced soon. Remember you can watch all of the webinars by visiting our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/careoptimize, or our website www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

Last week began our weekly CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar Series. The first of these webinars focused on CMS regulatory program submission changes and recent updates and how telemedicine and telehealth are quickly becoming new sources of revenue.

In this week’s CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar, we will continue bringing you the most up-to-date news from CMS along with other regulatory changes affecting the healthcare industry. Our primary focus is on a trio of distinct provider models and how each of them is managing their practices while adapting to the challenges of the pandemic. We’ll also be going over the technology CareOptimize has developed aimed at streamlining COVID-19 monitoring and reporting.

This week’s CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar will be held this Wednesday, April 1^st at 2 PM Eastern Time. To register for this webinar, please click the following link. You can watch all of the previous webinars by visiting the official CareOptimize page on YouTube or visiting the Insights page on our website.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, next-generation EHR utilities, MIPS consulting, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect practices, we’re doing what we can to help practices adapt to the challenges. In case you missed it, we recently kicked off the first of our CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar Series.

The first edition was held this past Wednesday and focused on the recent trends and innovations in the healthcare industry such as regulatory billing and optimum practices to improve revenue. We also took a close look at CMS regulatory program submission changes and several of the differences between Telemedicine and Telehealth.

You can register to our next Webinar by clicking the link. Make sure to bookmark our YouTube page and be sure to subscribe to stay updated on future webinars.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, next-generation EHR utilities, MIPS consulting, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

Per a recent HFMA survey, nearly 70% of leaders in healthcare revenue cycle are putting funds toward technology capable of improving the integrity of revenue, getting rid of human error, and boosting efficiency. Yet a major and largely unexplored opportunity for many companies to boost performance comes down to a familiar word: data.

Healthcare organizations still have a long way to go in areas like addressing out-of-pocket cost concerns with consumers, reducing collection costs, and cutting down on the rise of initial denial rates. A back to basics approach could be a viable solution even as digital automation becomes prevalent.

By performing some analysis, revenue cycle leaders can take a look at potential breakdowns during the revenue cycle process before they become a major issue. For example, an organization dealing with an unusually high discharged-not-final-billed (DNFB) rate can do analysis to figure which types of claims are stalling the claims submission process.

Data analysis provides revenue cycle leaders with a roadmap of where traditional claim processing failures originate and the forms of claim rejections and denials most commonly encountered. These may include additional documentation, failing to acquire prior authorization, or not filing on time.

To read more about the HFMA survey, visit https://guidehouse.com/insights/healthcare/2019/hfma-rcm-survey.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, next-generation EHR utilities, MIPS consulting, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

Following closely on the recent billing codes released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency is now allowing clinical laboratories to know what Medicare reimbursement they will receive for performing COVID-19 tests on patients. The amounts are typically $36 and $51 for CDC and non-CDC test kits, respectively. However, these numbers could vary.

CMS released new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes on March 5 and February 13 for healthcare providers and labs to check patients for COVID-19. HCPCS code (U0001) is intended to acquire diagnostic research carried out by accredited laboratories using CDC tests. The other code (U0002) will be used to bill COVID-19 for all non-CDC laboratory tests, including those produced in-house under the most recent FDA guidelines.

The World Health Organization has officially deemed COVID-19 a pandemic and it is putting tremendous strain on the healthcare system, particularly here in the United States. Industry leaders have expressed fears that resources are not adequate to handle a large influx of people that may be infected with the virus.

Diagnostic testing will likely play a critical role in monitoring virus spread and maintaining hospital capacity as the number of COVID-19 cases grow. To read more, https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/cms-releases-medicare-reimbursement-details-for-covid-19-tests.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, next-generation EHR utilities, MIPS consulting, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.