Billing & Collections

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.

Physicians should start fostering money skills in their children from a young age. Here are some techniques to try.

If your medical practice is among those only partially ready or just in the initial stages of an ICD-10 transition plan, it's time to get moving.

Physicians should take some special precautions if they expect a substantial inheritance. Here's why.

Revenue cycle management can be the key to boosting the financial performance of small medical practices. Here's how.

There's no more putting it off. If your practice hasn't started preparing for ICD-10 it's already behind. Here's how to catch up.

Although investment returns rarely are consistent year by year, we can make assumptions based on annualized returns over a period of many years.

You know your medical practice staff member deserves a raise, but the timing isn’t right. Here are some alternatives experts recommend.

Taking the opportunity to review your financial life now could make for a better 2015. Here are 10 questions all physicians should be asking themselves as the year comes to a close.