The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced that it would like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to push back the deadline for ICD-10 to “at least” October 1, 2015, reports a letter sent to acting administrator Marilyn Tavenner early last week.”A year’s delay does not provide CMS with adequate time to fully examine [...]
The Detroit Free Press has named CRT Medical Systems, Inc. on its “Top Workplaces 2011” list of the best places to work in the State of Michigan. The Free Press, in conjunction with its research partner Workplace Dynamics, followed a strict survey and interview process to determine the list, from more than 1,000 nominated companies. CRT [...]
As we have been getting a great deal of inquiries in regards to working with CRT Medical Systems, we have now launched our very own careers site to manage our job vacancies. The medical billing services industry is growing at a substantial rate every year so it is important for us to recruit the very [...]
As we constantly strive to provide our audience with genuine quality content, we are proud to have had our work featured in some daily healthcare and healthcare IT newspapers. Our medical billing services industry updates and medical billing related articles were featured in The Healthcare IT Daily, McCoy’s Medical Practice News, and twice in [...]
With the gradual yearly inflation of healthcare costs, who is to blame? According to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, the high costs are to be blamed on technology used in the USA as well as the high prices associated. One of the biggest drivers of the high healthcare costs is the current over-use [...]
So, what are you waiting for? Part one of a three part series. Over the past six months we have regularly written about the changes about to take place in healthcare. Now, 2012 is here and the first of those changes, 5010 should be implemented by all medical practices. This is a mandatory first step [...]
As a practicing physician, do you consider yourself underpaid? Well according to Medscape’s recent survey on Physician Compensation, nearly half of all doctors consider themselves underpaid. Medscape surveyed 25,000 physicians from 25 various speciality areas and reported the average salaries of these specialities back in 2011: Pediatrics — $156,000 Psychiatry — $170,000 Obstetrics/Gynecology [...]
Even doctors need help. It’s a fact of life, and one that applies to the financial wellbeing of your practice. That’s why practices seek the services of medical billing partners. Medical billing partners can make cash flow more consistent, a practice more profitable and life a little easier. Choosing a medical billing service partner is [...]
There are many so-called “medical billing experts” out there who are willing to tell you how to ensure positive cash flow even in tough times. The trouble with the expert advice is that it always involves the doctor’s paycheck, assets, or credit, in one form or other. I decided to take a quick look at [...]
