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The odds of a healthcare practice being audited took a tremendous jump this year. Proactive administrators are taking action now to make sure their practice is ready should auditors come knocking.

When it comes to Evaluation & Management (E/M) coding, even experienced medical coders can get tripped up over when to use time-based codes and when to use Medical Decision Making (MDM) codes.

Healthcare organizations face growing threats from cyberattacks and data breaches — and the consequences can be devastating. When sensitive patient information is compromised, practices risk financial penalties, regulatory scrutiny, reputational harm, and most importantly, a loss of patient trust.

There’s nothing quite like the energy of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting — the conversations, the innovation, and the shared passion for advancing patient care. This year’s event was no exception. The Nextech team hit the ground running in Orlando, Fla., connecting with thousands of physicians, administrators, and industry peers who are shaping the future of ophthalmology.

Bilateral procedure billing can be a training challenge when your eyecare practice hires coders and billers from different specialties.

Every healthcare specialty has different clinical needs, patient journeys, and treatment protocols. Despite these differences, many care providers in ophthalmology, plastic surgery, dermatology, and med spa face some of the same operational hurdles: keeping patients engaged, ensuring timely follow-ups, and managing increasingly complex administrative tasks.

It’s not just you: operating margins across the ophthalmology industry are rapidly narrowing. In an effort to exert greater control over their margins, eye care practices are increasingly turning to cash-pay ophthalmology services.

The economy is on a wild ride. Government policies have been announced and rescinded at a pace that could give a watcher whiplash. Markets are swinging wildly on a mix of reality and conjecture that has consumers clutching their wallets. The Great Recession of 2008 showed us that while it’s more resilient than some sectors, healthcare is far from recession proof. Savvy practices are taking steps now to protect their businesses, whatever the economy has in store.