Statistics Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women, excluding skin cancer. 1 in 17 women and 1 in 15 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime. These numbers include people who smoke and people who do not smoke;...
Nashville, TN - October 12, 2022 – Radiation Business Solutions (RBS), a leading provider of services for the radiation oncology industry, has acquired Apollo Healthcare LLC, an innovative company with a mission to improve access for cancer patients seeking novel life-saving treatments such as proton therapy. Former...
As approximately 1 out of 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, all women need to be informed of their breast cancer risks. In a world full of hearsay and rumors, it is also important to know the truth and only believe what...
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and at Radiation Business Solutions, we believe that prevention begins with understanding. This blog will give you an in-depth look at the things every man – and woman! - should know about prostate cancer. What is it? The prostate is a...
February 4, 2022 NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- With US cancer care spending exceeding $200B in 2021, cancer providers and payors are scrambling to find ways to bend the cost curve, while at the same time cancer outcomes and patient experience are under comparable scrutiny. “Patients shouldn’t be left...
With the advancing Advance Payment Model (APM) becoming a reality in 2022, many radiation oncology centers are seeing a shuffle of resources trying to get ready for the inevitable. The APM is designed to increase the quality of patient care by rewarding high-value patient care...
Radiation oncology departments depend on accurate coding of claims to be reimbursed for their services. Inaccurate coding means no payment and possibly compliance issues that could raise a red flag. Almost all hospitals have a coding department, but that is not always the best solution...
CMS requires that the physician documentation supports their charges. In an audit situation, the only guarantee that you have performed a charge (and received payment) is your written documentation. In today’s world of changing reimbursement (i.e., CMS Advanced Payment Model), coding has become (will be...
Most hospitals have medical coders on staff. Large hospitals that operate 24/7 have more options available to them, whether a dedicated group of medical coders or hiring a third-party medical coding company to help alleviate some of the stress of the large volume of patient...
Sometimes during treatment, a new tumor site is identified that needs treatment. These cases present their own unique set of challenges in the coding and reimbursement areas. Listed below are some items to consider when coding and documenting an additional site of treatment. 1. Watch for...
