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Thoughts about the Future: A Look at the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Healthcare Billing

Published on Wed Jul 18, 2012

Written by Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CENTC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CHCCWe have been in a suspended state while the battles have gone on around us about the Accountable Care Act (ACA). As the supporting players in the field, we have all got opinions, thoughts, and strategies as to how the ACA will affect us and our practices. The mission of our practices is to deliver quality, compliant care, while the mission of our billing departments is to ensure that we compliantly bill and are paid for the services provided, optimizing our practice's income. Now, that SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) has ruled, the ACA is taken out of suspension and is now on track for implementation (ignoring the political posturing that exists in DC). We have to think about how this will affect us and our practices. Below are some of my thoughts.I think it is terrific [...]
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