Billing & Collections

Why using someone with the CFP designation is the correct course of action when looking for advice on finances as a physician.

Patients and payers are your two main practice revenue sources. Here's how to collect more for the work you do every day.

It can cost up to 10 percent of the value of a home to live in it each year. Here are a few ways home ownership adds up.

When planning for retirement, it's important physicians calculate how much inflation will affect your pension and other sources of income.

Can physicians stay independent in an increasingly challenging environment? Here are a few strategies to avoid physician employment.

Well-trained, happy employees help the revenue cycle run smoothly. Here are some tips to ensure happiness happens.

Experts weigh in on how effective teamwork can boost the bottom line. Here are five tips to developing a winning strategy.

Being successful as a physician entrepreneur has little to do with how clever an invention or service is and everything to do with how useful it is to others.

Regional medical practice data from the 2015 Staff Salary Survey, exploring compensation levels for key medical practice staff based on years of experience.

Complete national medical practice data from the 2015 Staff Salary Survey, exploring compensation and related trends.

Don't let data intimidate you. Here are some easy ways to gather it and use it to improve your medical practice.

Watch this three-minute video to gain a better understanding of how retail-based medical clinics are evolving and how patients are reacting to them.

Physicians should plan for a certain level of income in retirement, but must also accept the many variables they can't control.

Many medical practice administrators are taking a fresh look at lease financing. Here's how to determine what approach is right for your practice.

Employed physicians lose many of the tax advantages and other benefits of running their own practice. Here are some ways to counteract the negative effects.

For many physicians, art and jewelry are good investments - but not necessarily in the financial sense.

Why physicians may want to proceed cautiously when considering delayed annuities with guaranteed withdrawal benefits.

Physicians may find that revised coding guidelines allow their coding and billing to better reflect the documented level of service provided.

You've budgeted for training and software upgrades, but there are less tangible costs attributed to the ICD-10 transition. Here's how to prepare.

The 401K plan is the overwhelmingly popular choice of retirement plans for most medical practices. But some may want to consider the Simple IRA.

One of the trickiest aspects of evaluating money and investments is the aspect of time. Have you considered how time could impact the value of your money?

The uncertainty of knowing just how much money one will need over decades of retirement is a challenge faced by most physicians.

The incident-to rules can be confusing for many physicians, practice managers, and billers and coders. Here's some helpful guidance.

Physician parents must continue to foster smart money skills in their children through the college years. Here are some tips.

The teenage years are a critical time for children to gain financial independence. Here's how physician parents can help.