Category – Credentialing

More dental practices are billing medical plans today than ever before. This is due to the crossover of several procedures that are medically necessary yet require a licensed dentist to perform. Most notably is the oral appliance to treat obstructive sleep apnea, often referred to as “oral appliance therapy”. This treatment is an alternative to traditional CPAP and covered by ...
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Credentialing a TeleHealth Company – Medical Credentialing can be a very intimidating phrase if you aren’t familiar with it, or just getting started and you don’t know where to begin. So, let’s dive into it to help make the credentialing process a little less stressful. What is Credentialing? Credentialing is a process of objectively evaluating and verifying a practitioner’s current ...
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What can Increase the cost of Medical Credentialing? Has anyone noticed lately the cost of living going down? I mean, I know the gas prices are changing constantly, they go up, and then they go down. Not to date myself, but I can remember when I was in High School that I could receive $20 dollars for the week; $10 ...
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Anyone that has been in the healthcare business knows there are some challenges to overcome. The time it takes to conduct interim credentialing and then full medical credentialing can be a lengthy and time-consuming process. In today’s business, it is challenging to be an expert in all aspects of your industry. Companies offering Medical Credentialing Services are trained to vet ...
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STAT Medcare has been in the business for over 14 years now, and what do you think the most common question is that comes up? “How long does Credentialing really take and why?” Well for the ones that are in a rush, the answer is 90-120 days. Granted, this is just on average though, there are some payors that can ...
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  Obamacare is a hot topic up for debate and not only with the republicans and democrats. There are many people in America that feel the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, has done more to hurt American citizens than it has to help them. On the other end of the debate are the Americans that feel the ...
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The changes in payor enrollment for 2017-2018 have been revealed and it seems that mid-level practitioners, independent nurse, and occupational and physical therapists will be affected the most. The amendments were proposed in April of this year and are scheduled, if all goes well, to go into effect in August of this year. It’s important to get yourself, or your ...
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By Dilsa S. Bailey, CPMSM Architects first get a view of the land. Before they envision a building, they envision what would fit into that landscape. The architect then considers what occupies the surrounding space. It is then they start pulling it all together with drawings and photos and notes. That itypically how a credentialing or provider enrollment program should ...
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The STAT MedCare Management team would like to introduce the new branding and logo of STATCred! I hope you all enjoy the new logo as much as we do! What is STATCred you ask? Are you still tracking your provider’s credentialing documents in an excel spreadsheet? Has it become overwhelming and unbearable? Well, STATCred is the answer to your problems! ...
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Many practices and facilities accept state Medicaid. After undertaking payor enrollment with Medicaid they begin seeing patients. Shortly thereafter, they may realize they’ve made a grave mistake as they didn’t enroll with ALL Medicaid products and now are not being paid for the patients they’ve seen. This blog will help you figure out the difference between Medicaid and Medicaid Managed ...
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