The XYZs of Billing and Clinical Revenue: Going Way Beyond the ABC ’s (TH335)

Once niche services that flew well under the fiscal radar, many Palliative Care (PC) programs now have 7-figure budgets and a dozen or more clinicians. As programs cost more, sponsoring institutions ’ expectations for clinical revenue grow, leaving PC team members working longer hours to see more patients and close yawning budgetary gaps. Most PC providers have become accustomed to basic billing and coding principles, but significant revenue opportunities exist among rapidly expanding breadth of professional fee codes, even for seasoned clinicians and program leaders.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 23, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Christopher Jones, Phillip Rodgers Source Type: research