Billing & Collections

Time is limited and money is tight. How can your practice morph into a new practice model and still ensure that it is paid adequately for patient services?

It's tax season and with the IRS notifying more physicians of tax audits, there are some steps you can take today to avoid being included in this group.

Interactions between payers and providers tend to focus on rate negotiations and fees for service, but health reform is changing that.

Continuing our 12-month medical practice makeover series, today we examine essential liability coverage required by all medical practices beyond just medical malpractice liability insurance coverage.

Does your medical practice allocate more time to medical billing and collections than actual patient care? Even with automation, the growing complexity of the process makes it increasingly labor intensive. Perhaps it's time to outsource?

Why one practice transitioned and how it affected physician, staff, patients, and revenue.

The most effective thing practices can do to ward off theft is to monitor each step of the revenue cycle.

Knowing your percent of collections, days aging out in accounts receivable, and payer mix will all help budget your practice finances in a much more efficient manner.

See what CMS owes your medical practice for your services by downloading the the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Providers today should review their practice’s financial health routinely. Here’s what to check.

With reimbursement cuts and other financial threats on the horizon, having a future-oriented money strategy is more important than ever.

A large source of stress and expense to medical practices is real estate. Here’s how to get your house in order.

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New payment models can boost medical practice revenue. Here's how to take advantage.

If you want to boost referrals at your medical practice, remember, it's the little touches that make your practice memorable.

Here's part one of my 12-month medical practice makeover - a series to help make changes at your office. First, employee liability issues to examine this month.

Here are five steps physicians can take to secure the benefits of ancillary products and services while minimizing the risks.

At medical practices, a little money saved every day goes a long way. Here are ten money-saving tips.

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The disability coverage you bought as a medical student can do more harm than good if used today. Here are three issues physicians should address immediately.

Here are common areas of inefficiency at medical practices to address today to ensure continued financial health.

In our 2012 Physician Compensation Survey, we asked physicians from around the country how - and how much - they're being paid. Here's what we learned.

Here's the full data for the Physicians Practice 2012 Physician Compensation Survey, based on more than 1,300 respondents.

Most physicians want to explore new payment and delivery models, but SGR-related uncertainty is holding many back, one survey finds.