Physicians Practice® spoke with Kristina Hutson, a product line developer at Availity, about surprise billing events in independent healthcare practices and what owners and administrators can do to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence.

How to reduce surprise billing in your practice

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There’s no doubt prior authorizations are a major time suck. Here are five ways to make them a little less onerous.

Making prior authorizations less burdensome

Carl Knopke, MD, FOMA, FAAFP is the medical director of Inland Empire Weight Loss in Riverside, California. He is board certified in Obesity Medicine and Family Medicine. He is an assistant professor of Family Medicine at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine and a member of the Board of Trustees for the 

His primary medical interests include treating diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and arthritis using the tenets of obesity medicine. He also has special interests in psychiatry, psychology and exercise physiology and how they can be applied to treat obesity.

Articles

Though similar to other specialties, some billing codes are unique for behavioral therapy.

Billing and coding in obesity medicine

As physician practices look for ways to build volume and engagement, it’s critical to thoughtfully consider it all from the point of view of patients and consumers.

Why the revenue cycle is vital to exceeding patient expectations and driving financial performance

, with over 20 years’ experience in physician billing and revenue cycle management

Healthcare business consultant with more than 30 years of experience in medical practice management, revenue cycle management, PM/EHR implementation, and business development

New legislation, as well as changes in patient expectations, present a host of challenges and opportunities for getting paid for service this year.

Getting Paid Today: Challenges and opportunities for independent practices

Senior Vice President of Client Development at VisiQuate

Podcasts

Physicians Practice® spoke with Terry Blessing III, Senior Vice President of Client Development at VisiQuate, about how practices can work to reduce the likelihood of encountering denied claims.

Avoiding Claims Denials in Your Practice

Videos

How a practice’s revenue cycle management can effect patient payments and the likelihood of surprise billing scenarios. 

How your revenue cycle management effects patient payment and surprise billing

When providers should begin discussing payments for services with patients. 

When to start discussing payments with patients

How providers can reduce the likelihood of surprise billing.

How providers can reduce the likelihood of surprise billing

What a surprise billing scenario may look like in small, independent practices. 

Surprise billing in independent provider practices

The concept of Balance Billing and how it relates to surprise billing.

Billing & Collections

How to reduce surprise billing in your practice