April 16th 2024
With the right strategies, independent practices can ensure they are financially sustainable while continuing to provide high-quality care to their patients.
April 12th 2024
To help practices prepare for their value-based care transition, here are three top considerations for success.
April 3rd 2024
Generation Z is driving changes to patient engagement and payment.
March 29th 2024
Navigating payer denials requires the most expertise to handle within revenue cycle management
March 26th 2024
Cash-based health care is a win-win for vulnerable groups and primary care providers.
Cardiologists Like Primary-Care Docs Consider Concierge
With revenues plummeting and overhead increasing, cardiologists are considering concierge medicine too, to help them stay afloat.
5 Common Medical Practice Denials and Remedies: August 2014
RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on pediatrics.
5 Common Medical Practice Denials and Remedies: July 2014
RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on psychiatry and neurology.
Why Your Medical Practice Needs a Good Banker
There are a variety of financial products of particular relevance to medical practices. Make sure to get the guidance you need to use them wisely.
The Evolution of Charge Capture Technology
Charge capture has evolved, from paper to PC to PDA and now to mobile applications, providing physicians with better access to patient data.
When You Send Patients to Collections
Do you have a set policy for sending your delinquent patients to collections? By implementing a clear policy, you have a greater chance of collecting on those accounts.
5 Common Medical Practice Denials and Remedies: June 2014
RemitDATA's vice president of product management, Aaron Hood, explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, focusing on endocrinology.
A New Financial Model for Primary-Care Providers
Value-based reimbursement has a bad reputation because it is misunderstood. Done correctly, through an IPA, it could be primary care’s saving grace.
Physician’s Guide to the New Consumer Market
With costs front and center for patients, in simple and stark terms: If you can’t deliver what the consumer perceives as quality, you will lose.
Medical Liens Could Hurt Your Payer Mix
If your practice accepts medical liens as part of your payer mix, it's a good idea to have a specific follow-up plan in place.
5 Common Medical Practice Denials and Remedies: May 2014
RemitDATA's vice president of product management, Aaron Hood, explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a focus on radiology.
Small Ways to Stay On Top of Medical Practice Finances
Here's what physicians and medical practice managers can do to keep the financial side of their practices running smoothly.
5 Common Medical Practice Denials and Remedies: April 2014
RemitDATA's director of product management, Aaron Hood, explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a focus on OB/GYN.
The Future of Healthcare: 5 Considerations for Physicians
Regardless of the Affordable Care Act, the way healthcare is delivered and reimbursed will change. Here are five things physicians should consider.
5 Common Medical Practice Denials and Remedies: March 2014
RemitDATA's director of product management, Aaron Hood, explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a focus on internal medicine.
Embezzlement Poses a Serious Threat to Your Medical Practice
While embezzlement is a common problem for medical practices, there are ways to spot and foil theft.
Medical Patients as Consumers
The best part of medicine is the part in which we treat a patient like a patient, not a customer.
Keep Your Medical Practice in the Black During the ICD-10 Transition
Don't let the ICD-10 transition hurt your practice's bottom line. Here are ways for you and your staff to survive and thrive during this major change.
Knowledge the Key to Running Private Medical Practices
Physicians are facing many fears. Prime among them is an uncertain financial future. Anesthesiologist David Norris recommends acquiring sound business skills.
Choosing a Medical Billing Partner: 6 Questions to Ask First
Here are six questions your medical practice should ask a potential billing partner to help you thrive today and remain competitive in the future.
Five-Step Private Medical Practice Survival Plan: Part III
Having plans in place for ICD-10 and patient engagement are the final steps in creating a medical practice survival plan for 2014.
First Pass Recovery Rate: How to Eliminate Claim Denials
Stopping consistent denials at your practice is not only possible, but necessary. Take these steps to get your first pass recovery rate above 90 percent.
Revenue Cycle Efficiencies and ICD-10
Coding compliance tips for physicians' ICD-10 transition.
Minimizing the Lost Revenue Risk of the ICD-10 Transition
Like it or not, ICD-10 is on the way. Here's how to plan ahead and project its impact to minimize disruption to your practice's revenue cycle.
PayerView 2013 Data: Best Payers
Here are the five best payers for medical practice claims in the U.S., according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.
PayerView 2013 Data: Blues
Here are the rankings of the best Blues in the U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.
PayerView 2013 Data: Major Payers
Here are the eight best major payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.
PayerView 2013 Data: Medicaid
Here are the best Medicaid payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.
PayerView 2013 Data: Medicare
Here are the best Medicare payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.
PayerView 2013 Data: Midwest
Here are the rankings of the best payers in the Midwestern U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.