Revenue Cycle Management for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Stay up-to-date on skilled nursing regulations along with tips and tricks to improve your medical billing from the experts at MCA.

6 Tips to Help You Manage a High-Performing Virtual Billing Team

Every facility strives to build a group of high-performing professionals. But, the widespread use of technology and a global pandemic have increased the demand for remote work opportunities. In fact, some estimates believe that more than 60% of American employees have the option to work...

Key Skills a Revenue Cycle Management Company Can Bring to your Skilled Nursing Facility

Have you been considering hiring a medical billing company? With so many revenue cycle management vendors, it can be overwhelming to consider moving such an integral part of your facility to another company. But, when you partner with a professional medical billing company...

How to Effectively Address SNF Claim Denials

Each year, studies and surveys show that there is a growing problem with claims denial rates. Like most healthcare organizations, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) report increasing rates of claims denials. Some report that upward of 15-20% of all their claims are denied. Even SNFs who have...

5 Immediate Benefits of SNF Billing Outsourcing Services for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled nursing facilities depend on the accuracy and consistency of their billing operation to keep revenue flowing and the margin for error is narrowing. Rising regulatory complexity under PDPM, increasing Medicare Advantage penetration, and persistent staffing shortages...

CMS FY 2022 Final Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Annually, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services update regulations to Medicare payment policies for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Reviews and updates of the regulations account for patient-care-related payment adjustments, inflation factors, and wage index...

What Daily Updates Can Do for Your Medical Billing

How often do you (or your billing team) check on the status of all of your claims? If you're like most billers then you're probably checking on them at least weekly.  In fact, if you're like most billers you probably are checking them right after you post remittance...