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Physiatry Billing and RCM: The Essential Guide for 2026

Billing and revenue cycle management in a physiatry practice isn’t fundamentally different from most other specialties. However, it does have some peculiarities, which must be taken into account and managed by both physicians and billers.

Like any practitioner, physiatrists are often extremely busy, and RCM may not seem like a high priority. But losing a few hundred dollars each day adds up quickly, and inflicts serious harm on every aspect of your practice, and even your livelihood. Investing the time to find and retain a skilled medical billing and RCM partner pays off more quickly than you might realize.

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Wound Care Charge Capture Solutions: Complete Guide for Independent Healthcare Providers

In the wound care space, where reimbursements are high and billing guidelines are relatively complex, reliable, specialized, and efficient charge capture solutions are absolutely essential. In recent years, a number of software solutions have been developed to help physicians and practice managers address this issue. A recent study found 170 different apps available that support the wound care documentation process, although these varied widely in effectiveness and reliability. These software tools promise accurate documentation, improved billing efficiency, and better patient outcomes, and the best of them do indeed deliver on that promise.

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Wound Care Billing: A Guide for Providers

Due to a number of specific factors, billing for wound care services and procedures is often significantly more complex than billing in other specialties. Furthermore, because reimbursement for wound care services, procedures, and associated supplies can be so high, it is especially important for practitioners and billers to work closely together to ensure maximum reimbursement for wound care services and related charges.

To put it simply, a lot of money is on the line. Wound care is reimbursed at a high rate, and a biller with expertise in wound care services can often increase revenue of even a small practice by tens of thousands of dollars per month or more. We know, because we’ve done it.

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