NDC Billing for Infusion and Injectable Medications
The NDC billing process is now required by many large commercial payers and state Medicaid plans. More commercial payers will be mandating NDC billing moving forward in order to more accurately identify and reimburse providers for the exact product used for a patient’s treatment. Having the specific NDC of the medication allows payers to avoid some of the guesswork involved for reimbursing using the HCPCS and billing Unit process that we all know and love.
WeInfuse Infusion Center Podcast Series is Live!
Listen to our recently launched WeInfuse Infusion Center Podcast series to hear interviews from infusion suite and Infusion Center industry experts. Learn how some of the leading infusion practices and companies are innovating and thriving in today’s’ complex healthcare environment. Hear sound advice, tips, and tricks from experienced industry executives and practice managers who are working to […]
The Cost of Patient Noncompliance
For the practice-based infusion suites and stand-alone Infusion Centers, keeping patients compliant with their treatment schedules results in better clinical outcomes and improves the financial health of their business models. While treatment compliance is important with traditional oral medications or therapeutic injectables, it is paramount with specialty injectables and IVIG therapies. Specialty medications, including biologics […]
Billing Infusion Medications
Next to quantum theory, I would put infusion and infusion billing in a close second place for complexity. I recently published an article around billing for infusion procedures in an attempt to simplify some of the confusion. If you missed my first installment The Confusion of Infusion Billing, it’s worth going back and taking a […]
The Confusion of Infusion Billing
I have been in and around medical billing for over 15 years in various practices and ambulatory healthcare services, and I would never tell anyone that medical billing is a simple or logical process. However, with some practical study and a little experience, anyone can eventually learn the nuances of full-revenue cycle medical billing for […]
Better Infusion Orders Lead to Better Patient Care
As a common guy and macho father of 2 young boys, I tend to have an “instructions optional” attitude about putting together new kid toys and the boxed furniture my beautiful bride brings home from IKEA. One of the few times I actually did read the instructions, I ended up with extra parts in my […]
Starting an Infusion Center in Your Practice
Based on overwhelming feedback on our original Blog Post – Considerations for Opening an In-Office Infusion Center, we decided to reboot the original article and re-post it here with some minor edits. We are continuing to help new and existing Infusion Centers open and improve across the country. If you have ever considered opening or […]
Holiday Infusion Medication Shipping Delays
Its the most wonderful time of the year! …unless you are in charge of ordering infusion medication and medical supplies for your patients. 🙂 This is a courtesy reminder to all of our blog readers that normal expectations for medication and medical supply deliveries should be moderated to include delays caused by increased holiday shipping. […]
We Need Non-Oncology Infusion Centers & Infusion Suites
You may find it surprising that there is a $100+ billion dollar healthcare delivery model that you have never heard of. That’s right, “Billion” with a “B”. Unless you or someone you know has a rare chronic disease, you likely have never heard of this amazing (and expensive) group of specialty biologic medications delivered primarily […]
99% is Not Good Enough for In-Office Infusions & Injections
Are you confident that your infusion biller is 99% accurate in capturing the high-dollar medications documented by your infusion nurse? Are your infusion nurses 99% accurate in their treatment documentation? Is your inventory management 99% accurate? The problem is, 99% could be costing you up to 30-40% of your infusion profit every month. If you […]