Billing & Collections

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.

There are many reasons for small practices to use complex finance reporting technologies to analyze data. Here are a few.

Regardless of your political thoughts, no one knows what, when and how the ACA plans are going to play out. Make sure you're prepared.

This month's coding column is about whether or not one or more physicians of different specialties can bill the advanced care planning codes.