Medical billing errors are very common, and with the new
coding system in place, they could become even more common in the near future.
Online magazines and websites are even putting out checklists to help average
people avoid paying big for a hospital or other medical facility’s mistakes.
It’s not just the patients who could use some help, however.
Most of the tips that are being given out to them could also be useful to those
working in the medical evaluation and management fields.
So, before you send out a bill, check the following:
l Is
the patient’s name spelled correctly?
l Is
all of his or her personal information correct? Verify with the patient!
l Have
you billed for the correct procedure?
l Are
there duplicate charges on the bill by accident?
l Did
you correctly note the patient’s room type and bill it for the right number of
days?
If more medical evaluation and management professionals
would devote a little extra time to checking for these common errors, a lot of
problems could be avoided. Of course, it’s always best to avoid making these and
other errors in the first place. If you want the next bill you check to be
completely correct, consider using a helpful billing app, such as the one
offered by DeductorMD.com.
If you are a healthcare clinician, are you using todays new healthcare app for Medical Decision Making, DeductorMD?
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