Healthcare revenue cycle management is a complex process. Adding to the complexity is the fact that rules and regulations as well as codes keep changing regularly.
The nature of the patient population, the needs of the patients at various stages, and the norms for insurance coverage add to the challenges the providers face to keep the practice running.
Medicare and commercial payors insist on medical necessity for foot care and thus, coding in podiatry specialty and revenue cycle management (RCM) is an area where confusion reigns.