Billing & Collections

Physicians can learn a lot about risk analysis from the recent EHR vendor False Claims Act and subsequent settlement.

Knowing you practice's accounts receivable is critical, and knowing how to manage it is key to your bottom line.

By using schedule automation, a multi-specialty practice in Mass. is saving time and headaches, while also improving the patient experience.

A continued look at a two-physician couple and the multi-million dollar difference a complete risk-management planning update made to their family.

The Department of Justice filed its second lawsuit this month against UnitedHealth, alleging inflated risk adjustment payments.

In our recurring blog "Inbox," we get reader feedback on the future of healthcare reform.

Avoid a misfire when bringing on a new practice manager. Here are some ways to evaluate them and make sure they are making the right moves.

An administrative director reflects on the many emotions of collecting money from payers and patients in today's healthcare climate.

The next chapter in a physician couples' risk management overhaul sees them getting proper life and disability insurance.

A recent survey explores how patients and practices don't see eye to eye when it comes to billing and payment.

Medical advocacy groups continue to oppose the GOP's healthcare repeal efforts, speaking out against the latest iteration of the AHCA.

For this month's coding column, we get a few ICD-10 specific questions on BMI and well child visits.

Some patients just assume physicians are rich and they don't need the money. Thus, they skip out on paying their bills.

Concierge medicine is one model a private practice physician should consider if finances become tight.

Do you have fail-safe measures in place that alert you when a payer is withholding your payments? If not, it's time to make a plan.

There are a lot of challenges to opening a practice in a low-income area. However, it's doable - here are some things to consider if you are weighing this route.

By thoroughly understanding your payer contracts, you take a step towards insuring timely and accurate payments.

Protecting your assets as a doctor often means thinking outside of the practice walls, where the things you work so hard for can be at risk.

Are you getting anxious, just hearing the discussions surrounding the Affordable Care Act? This doctor has two options for you.

This month's coding column: An elderly patient's grown daughter comes in for an office visit without the patient, is there a code for that?

Physicians often look at their relationship with payers through an us vs. them mindset. That's the wrong tract to take says one doc.

The current state of our relationship is an illogical, Kafkaesque nightmare with a deadbeat. Yes, we're talking about you, payers.

Revised codes and coding guidelines for 2017 completely change reporting for moderate sedation services. Here's what you have to know.

An asset protection plan can go horribly wrong for doctors if they are not well informed. Here are a few instances where this happened.

A new infographic from RemitDATA reveals which five specialties and five procedures had the highest denial rate in 2016, as well as the five most common reasons why.

A New Year brings us the reality of some insurance plans not being compliant to new changes and never seen before denials.

This month's coding column is on the biggest change to the 2017 CPT manual and billing related to depression and alcohol misuse screening.

Always make sure you are covered for various liability insurance blind spots before they become an issue.

Do you trust insurance companies to pay you properly and according to contract requirements? If so, review your EOBs from your payers, today.

Here's a basic list of New Year resolutions doctors must address to ensure your assets are being protected in 2017 – both financial and otherwise.