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Governments and medical boards are responsible for regulating the field of interventional pain management. However, efficient pain management is hindered due to challenges that occurred in medical documentation, coding, and billing-related services. Solving these issues is of utmost importance for many medical practitioners as patient volume is constantly on the rise. They can face financial losses and a reduction in revenue due to improper pain management.<br><br>Read More: https://practolytics.com/blog/pain-management-major-challenges-in-documentation-and-coding/
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Documenting medical services accurately is important for interventional pain management. Changes in regulations governing the field impact the financial feasibility. Physicians with a private practice can’t avoid medical billing or coding related challenges.
01 Challenge 1: Portraying the Location of Pain Accurately • The exact anatomical location of the pain can be misinterpreted in medical codes. • Training medical coders in human anatomy can help in resolving the issue.
02 Challenge 2: Discrepancies in Documentation • Discrepancies in medical writing can lead to errors in billing or insurance claim denials. • Educate medical employees about the consequences of documentation errors.
03 Challenge 3: Payer Policies, LCDs, and NCDs • Healthcare providers should update their medical processes to follow new policies. • Medical practices should build a team to stay on top of any policy changes.
04 Challenge 4: Reflecting Medical Necessity • For chronic pain patients, deciding medical necessity can be a difficult task. • Accurately portraying the severity of pain and previous medications justifies the treatment.
05 Challenge 5: Difficulty in Specifying Degree and Type of Pain • Inability to accurately translate the nature of pain leads to errors and discrepancies. • Physicians should get the exact sense of a patient’s pain and document it precisely.
Interventional pain revenue cycle management is important for practitioners. • Facing financial difficulties can make it difficult for practitioners to focus on their work.
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