Re: [Histonet] Billing Questions
I can only speak to IHC billing. My staff (now 2 people) in our IHC Lab does all the technical IHC billing manually. We average about 3,500 billable IHC tests per month now. The volume used to be higher, but our healthcare system sold most of our outreach business. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD Immunopathology & Morphologic Proteomics Laboratory Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 972-1596 (860) 545-2204 Fax -Original Message- From: Gauch, Vicki via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 9:19 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Billing Questions Hi, I've been asked to post a question regarding Pathology technical billing. With all of the changes that have been instituted over the past few years on the technical billing side in Pathology and the fact that our computer system cannot automate it for us we have been manually billing our IHC,etc. . This is becoming a real problem since the supervisor and myself are the ones doing this and we are also working on the bench along with other duties. We are wondering who does that billing in your lab? Do you have biller/coders ? Is it technical staff ? If it is technical staff, what level ? Has anyone been able to get that billing automated? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Vicki Gauch AMCH Albany, NY - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is protected by law and is for the sole use of the individuals or entities to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this email and destroying all copies of the communication and attachments. Further use, disclosure, copying, distribution of, or reliance upon the contents of this email and attachments is strictly prohibited. To contact Albany Medical Center, or for a copy of our privacy practices, please visit us on the Internet at www.amc.edu. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message, including any attachments. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Billing Questions
Vicki, My first question is what computer/LIS system are you using? Are you a private lab or part of a hospital? We are in an academic medical center, have our own Pathology coders, but all billing is done by the hospital. We generate the information for the technical and pro charges and send a daily file. We have a team of 3 that run the LIS for Pathology. We use PowerPath and straight out of the box, it doesn’t do billing well. A lot of customization over the years and ongoing to keep up with changes. Victor UWMC Seattle, WA Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Gauch, Vicki via Histonet Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 6:19 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Billing Questions Hi, I've been asked to post a question regarding Pathology technical billing. With all of the changes that have been instituted over the past few years on the technical billing side in Pathology and the fact that our computer system cannot automate it for us we have been manually billing our IHC,etc. . This is becoming a real problem since the supervisor and myself are the ones doing this and we are also working on the bench along with other duties. We are wondering who does that billing in your lab? Do you have biller/coders ? Is it technical staff ? If it is technical staff, what level ? Has anyone been able to get that billing automated? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Vicki Gauch AMCH Albany, NY - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is protected by law and is for the sole use of the individuals or entities to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this email and destroying all copies of the communication and attachments. Further use, disclosure, copying, distribution of, or reliance upon the contents of this email and attachments is strictly prohibited. To contact Albany Medical Center, or for a copy of our privacy practices, please visit us on the Internet at www.amc.edu. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Billing Questions
Hi, I've been asked to post a question regarding Pathology technical billing. With all of the changes that have been instituted over the past few years on the technical billing side in Pathology and the fact that our computer system cannot automate it for us we have been manually billing our IHC,etc. . This is becoming a real problem since the supervisor and myself are the ones doing this and we are also working on the bench along with other duties. We are wondering who does that billing in your lab? Do you have biller/coders ? Is it technical staff ? If it is technical staff, what level ? Has anyone been able to get that billing automated? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Vicki Gauch AMCH Albany, NY - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is protected by law and is for the sole use of the individuals or entities to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this email and destroying all copies of the communication and attachments. Further use, disclosure, copying, distribution of, or reliance upon the contents of this email and attachments is strictly prohibited. To contact Albany Medical Center, or for a copy of our privacy practices, please visit us on the Internet at www.amc.edu. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
