Billing & Collections

What financial distress looks like for physician practices.

Providers will benefit most from well-tailored RPM programs designed within the current requirements that also have the means to be flexible as requirements inevitably shift.

Taking a proactive approach to credentialing is vital to the fiscal health of your practice.

Physician's Practice® spoke with Steve Avery, president and chief client officer at Abeo, about the practice of surprise billing—a practice that can present complications for, patients, providers, and the practice as a whole.

CMS has been playing hardball regarding claims, which should keep everyone honest while saving the federal government money.

Lower your carbon footprint, increase cost savings, and more with a legally secure messaging system.

Extensive revisions aim to prioritize patient care information, resource-based reimbursement, and lessening the need for audits.

Physician's Practice spoke with Paul Joiner, chief operating officer of Availity, to discuss the implications of an American Medical Association survey and find out how you can improve your prior authorization processes.

Physician's Practice® spoke with Elizabeth Woodcock, founder and Principal of Woodcock and Associates, about what physicians need to know when setting up telehealth services at their practice.

Three key advantages of a revenue cycle partnership.

Manual efforts to predict cash flow may leave you vulnerable to revenue problems that can quickly spiral out of control.

Stay ahead of regulators, proactively address growing consumerism demands, and provide patients with price transparency before it is required.

Risks involve both legal and competitive aspects of your business.

Physicians should consider their demographic of patients when choosing a patient lending service provider.

Well-documented processes, as well as a properly trained staff are critical for success

A first-party and third-party approach can fit a particular practice’s needs

Physician’s Practice® presents our conversation Dan Dooley, vice president of physician services at R1—a leading provider of technology--enabled revenue cycle management—about how the pandemic will change revenue cycle management, as well as how practices can achieve financial clearance and thereby further support their patients.

Watch this before negotiating with payers

Opening a successful private clinic is hard, and you’ll need help along the way.

What anesthesiologists can do to communicate coverage complications to patients

Authors in a recent article published in JAMA Open suggest fee-for-service payments are too unstable and offer examples for its replacement.

How an independent practice grew through optimizations and consolidation

How you can optimize your care team, improve APP retention and productivity, and prepare for a financial recovery post COVID-19.

In part 2 of our discussion with Banker’s Healthcare Group, hear from the President of Patient Lending, Keith Gruebele, on how these programs can benefit your practice by extending the amount of patients that can receive and finance your services.

CDI can be a critical initiative that not only increases reimbursement revenue but also enhances the patient experience.