There is a lot of emphasis that gets placed on understanding what role electronic health records (EHRs) have in today’s medical practices. However, practice management software can often be the unsung hero, and this software is what contributes to the… Read More
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Why You Should Consider Centralizing Utilization Review Functions
Centralizing your utilization review functions is a quality improvement measure that helps save a great deal of money, and it can help narrow gaps in coverage because of inter-rater reliability. There are a lot of companies making the transition from… 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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Benefits of Using EHRs in Your Medical Practice
With the world being more centered around digital information, electronic health records (EHRs) have become a big part of our lives. With that said, the ability to access data in a convenient fashion is the one basic benefit that electronic… Read More
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Suggestions We Have for Handling Behavioral and Mental Health Billing
Medical billing is already complicated. Medical billing becomes even more complex when it is being done for mental health services. The facilities that offer mental health billing services are usually put at a disadvantage relative to other areas of the… Read More
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Common Reasons You’ll Have Physical Therapy Denials & What You Can Do To Deal With Them
While denials are problems that no one wants to handle, they can still come up from time to time. Physical therapy denials, for example, happen more frequently than you may expect. These denials can siphon a significant amount of money… Read More
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Best Features For Your Practice Management System That Help Save Time
When your medical practice chooses the right practice management system, it heavily influences how successful your practice becomes. Juggling clients’ schedules, medical records, and insurance in the right order can be difficult. But a practice management system makes things much… Read More
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Steps of Revenue Cycle Management
The revenue cycle plays a heavy role in how successful healthcare organizations become. If you do not have a strong billing department, your practice could be missing out on a great deal of money from patient payments and payer reimbursements,… Read More
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How Healthcare Productivity Should Be Measured
How do you believe “productivity” should be measured in the healthcare industry? It is imperative that you understand how to keep your practice financially stable while also keeping patients satisfied. However, tracking your productivity metrics is not so black and… Read More
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What to Ask When Picking EHR Software
It has been reported that only around half of providers use EHR software. Among those who are using EHR software, close to half of them want to switch to something else. If you pick the system that is most ideal… Read More