Regardless of industry, it’s never going to be easy handling people who aren’t paying for their services. For the healthcare industry, specifically, there are greater healthcare expenses and a rise in HDHPs, also known as high deductible health plans. Both of these… Read More
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What You Have to Ask a Medical Billing Company Before Hiring Them
Not all medical billing companies are equal in terms of the services they provide. You need to know you are committing to the right company before you sign any contracts. With the right medical billing company, you can save quite… Read More
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Making Sure Your EHR System is Upgraded Successfully
Is your EHR system feeling a little outdated? Do you think it could benefit from a few added improvements? If so, it is possible to upgrade the EHR system you currently have. There are both artificial and human factors that… Read More
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Methods You Can Use to Collect Patient Payments
If you want to keep your medical practice well-staffed and functional, keeping a close eye on revenue is a necessity. On top of monitoring revenue, there are certain best practices you can implement that will make collecting payments much easier…. Read More
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Features That Medical Billing Software for Substance Abuse Should Have
Medical practices’ revenue cycles can get pretty complex, but the steps needed to approve claims and get payments in a timely fashion tend to be more straightforward. Patients get their appointments scheduled, starting the cycle, and concluding the cycle once… Read More
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Problems Faced During Physical Therapy Documentation & How to Resolve These Problems
There are many patients who come in for needs revolving around physical therapy every day. Proper documentation is needed to make sure that information is safe and easily accessible. However, there are some possible issues in physical therapy documentation that… Read More
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Signs That a Medical Billing Company Shouldn’t Be Trusted
Outsourcing medical billing can be one of the best decisions your medical practice makes. This is usually done whenever practices feel as though they don’t have enough staff, tools, finances, or space to carry out billing in-house. But determining whether… Read More
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The Good and Bad of Different Payment Models and How They Affect Practices
The Affordable Care Act, established in 2010, included a reimagining on how medical practitioners would be paid. This put emphasis on better quality at lower prices. In summary, the goal was to make the value of medical treatment better. Prior… Read More
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Why It’s Better to Leave Medical Coding to a Third-Party Company
The compensation of healthcare organizations is contingent upon having accurate medical coding and claims that get submitted on-time. However, medical coding is not very simple. It can take a lot of time, and it can be expensive if you’re doing… Read More
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How to Create a Better Medical Claims Billing Process
Medical coding and billing processes are complicated. Billing can take anywhere from a few days to several months to be finalized if the patient has a case that is complex enough or they have a significant enough medical history behind… Read More