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How to match up your evolving gastroenterology billing services

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 In the evolving world of healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), it must be exciting for many of you to know that there are gastroenterology practices embracing a trio of transformative forces—telehealth billing, bundled payment models, and artificial intelligence (AI). At SunKnowledge Inc., we are at the forefront of this evolution, helping GI specialists optimize billing outcomes, reduce denials, and maximize operational efficiency across the care continuum in no time. At Sunknowledge, we streamline billing workflows with experience billers and coders, smart tools who not only ensure compliance with CMS and private payer guidelines but further go way out ensuring on cutting down claim rejections and reimbursement delays. Understanding ways for unlocking Revenue with Bundled Payments The transition from fee-for-service to value-based care models has introduced bundled payments as a pivotal billing structure. For gastroenterologists, especially those performing high-volume proc...

The Best Practices for Gastroenterology Billing Success

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Proper billing is the foundation of the financial health of any gastroenterology (GI) practice. Because of the unique character of GI services—ranging from complex procedural coding to constant payer policy revisions—gastroenterology billing demands precision, detail, and constant process improvement. Without a well-thought-out plan, even minor mistakes have the potential to create enormous payment delays, increased denials, and lost revenue. Following are some best practices established to help GI practices automate their billing, reduce errors, and improve overall revenue cycle performance. 1. Proper Documentation: The Pillar of Accurate Billing - The importance of accurate, thorough clinical documentation cannot be overstated. Proper documentation has a direct bearing on coding, claim filing, and, in turn, reimbursement. In fact, a gastroenterologists should ensure that their notes include: The specific preoperative indication for requesting the test (e.g., screening vs diagnostic)...

How the Gastroenterology Billing Company Tackles Cash Flow?

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 Consistent cash flow is the foundation of any US gastroenterology (GI) practice. Yet, the increased complexities in gastroenterology billing make it more important than ever before. With increasing healthcare expenses and intricate insurance regulations, practices are confronted with rising administrative challenges. As per the most recent study conducted by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), gastroenterology practices have an average denial rate of 6.7%. It is significantly higher than 4.9% for all other medical specialties. So, what to do to streamline the billing process? That’s where the help of a gastroenterology billing company comes into the picture. Why Cash Flow Matters for Gastroenterology Practices Gastroenterology practices deal with intricate and varied procedures such as endoscopies, colonoscopies, and IBD treatments. Each service needs accurate billing. Faulty and poor billing leads to claim denials which eventually leads to delays payments. It can ne...

How Emerging GI Technologies Impact Gastroenterology Billing Services

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 The gastroenterology domain is changing fast as new technologies are entering the market and reshaping patient care. These tools are improving diagnosis and treatment. Apart from ensuring excellent patient care, these tools are also changing the pattern of the billing and reimbursement process. Now, you might be wondering how your billing process can get impacted, right? Before you know about the impacts on billing, you should know about the emerging gastroenterology technologies at present. What are Emerging GI Technologies? You might have already noticed that some advanced tools have become really popular in gastroenterology and some of the most exciting tools include capsule endoscopy, robotic-assisted endoscopy, advanced GI devices, etc. These tools help gastroenterologists detect problems earlier. They also improve treatment outcomes. Let's explore how these new gastroenterology technologies are affecting the economic side of care which is nothing but your overall reimburseme...

How does GI Billing Services increase cash flow?

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Consistent cash flow is the foundation of any US gastroenterology practice. However, with increasing healthcare expenses and intricate insurance regulations, your practice is troubled by several challenges like staff shortage and burnout, prior authorization delays, and so on. The GI practices handle complex and diverse procedures like endoscopies, colonoscopies, and treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Each service requires precise billing. However, poor and faulty billing significantly hinders the cash flow of the providers. The latest American College of Gastroenterology study stated that Medicare reimbursement for GI services dropped by 2.83% in 2025. This cut makes it even more necessary for practices to optimize billing. Now, as the healthcare staff perform almost all the healthcare operations, that’s why it becomes difficult for them to focus on patient care. So, that is why you need the GI billing services to streamline your billing operations. Hence, to find out h...

Strategies to improve your gastroenterology billing productivity

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Gastroenterology billing firms find it quite hard to maintain their claims processing as accurate and precise. It has been observed that the rate of rejection of their claims is so high that it impacts their income generation adversely. It has become such a routine affair that all the major gastroenterology medical centers are losing their potential income, even though their assets are functioning in full capacity. Do you too fall in the same category? If yes worry no more, because you are not alone in this. A total of 11 % of the total net revenue is lost annually due to underpayment for a medical centre. Billing, revenue cycle management, and claims processing constitute approximately 14% of the total cost in the healthcare industry. It is worth a whopping $2.7 trillion in terms of monetary value. However, all your gastroenterology business activities can pave the way for the appropriate measure through the outsourcing of gastroenterology coding and billing to a seasoned crew. It wi...

How to Prevent Denials in Gastroenterology Billing and Boost Reimbursements

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Gastroenterology practices are facing significant challenges in maximizing reimbursements is quite a common crisis. If your practice is struggling with claim denials and delayed payments, worry no more as you are not alone. Being a complex billing affair, however, claim denials can devour into your revenue,. But it can be resolve of you know the underlying causes of these issues and address them efficiently. Why Are Claim Denials So Prevalent in Gastroenterology Billing? It is no doubt that gastroenterology billing encompasses complicated procedures, including colonoscopies, endoscopies, biopsies etc that need to be coded and documented properly without any mistake. For instance, codes such as CPT 45378 (diagnostic colonoscopy) and CPT 43235 (upper GI endoscopy) need to be used correctly. However, owing to the complexity of the procedures and the constant updates to coding rules can easily be practices as errors are inevitable and may result in claim denials. Moreover, statistics indi...