Altruis Blog

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are making big changes in the medical field, reshaping how healthcare happens in the United States. A nationwide study found that 90% of healthcare companies had an automation strategy in place by the year 2020, up from 53% the year prior. Today, almost every healthcare organization is actively planning its future with AI.

Why are billing and coding such significant aspects of the AI discussion? It’s because they fit naturally into the skillset of automation.

How efficient is your community health organization’s mental health billing? The community healthcare model presents a different set of challenges from the traditional healthcare billing process.

Below, we’ll explain this model in more detail and share five best practices you can use to improve your billing for mental health services.

Retroactive Medicaid coverage is a feature of Medicaid that allows for the coverage of medical expenses incurred in the three months prior to a beneficiary's application, provided that the individual would have been eligible during that period. This retroactive coverage can help reduce the financial impact of Medicaid redetermination in several ways: