Billing & Collections

Takeaways from a recent False Claims Act Settlement and a CMS Final Rule.

Here are some of the advantages, disadvantages, and considerations for medical practice acquisitions. 

Questions you should ask yourself as you think about the future for yourself and your practice.

Just like your patient's vitals provide you with metrics for treatment plans, financial reports provide you with metrics on the "health" of your practice.

Don’t fall victim to a tax reduction scam targeting physicians

Divorce mistakes can adversely affect the physician and his or her medical practice

Refferals are no longer a primary, relaiable source for physician practices 

If you work for a practice that is about to be acquired, it’s important to consider all your options

Is membership medicine a better choice?

Helping your patients avoid sticker shock can benefit your practice - but sharing your rates is not as simple as it sounds.

Tips for physicians to reduce their tax liability and improve their lifetime income stream

Four reasons why data is important whether you’re a practice owner or employed physician - and four ways to incorporate data into the selection of drugs and devices for patients.

Take advantage of new technology and technology consumption habits to improve patient engagement while boosting your bottom line.

Physician practices are facing new obstacles as they try to balance patient care with business priorities. Here are five healthcare trends impacting physician practices today.

Stop relying on Excel spreadsheets and calendar alerts. Improve your credentialing efficiency, accuracy and speed with technology.

A recent case is a reminder that physician practice managers must be responsible, and can be held responsible, for unpaid taxes their employer may owe.

Make sure your practice is prepared to help patients get the care they need before their deductibles reset - and that your practice ends this year strong.

Medical practices continue to be squeezed by increasing costs and decreasing reimbursement, emphasizing the need for better clinical coding and editing technology that can improve claims even before they’re submitted.

It’s crucial to have a robust program for responding to denied claims. Here’s how to build one.

Adding appropriate technology to your practice can have profound effects on the well-being of your operations, allowing your workforce to focus on what they do best while you concentrate on patient care.

A little attention to small billing mistakes can save your practice big money

Payers don’t dole out equal pay for equal work, so it benefits your physician practice to understand who pays what (so you can negotiate more).

Increase your medical practice's revenue by understanding payer reimbursement tactics.

Diagnose key metrics that can help you track financial issues in your medical practice- and improve profits - before it’s too late.

As patient responsibility increases, physician practices should consider how they can make it easier for patients to pay their medical bills.

CPAs, management consultants, lawyers – tapping into the right expert help.

Physician practices can use physician relationship management technology to recoup lost revenue and improve patient outcomes.

Substandard care can lead to reduced payments for hospitals with excess readmissions.

Community health information exchanges appear to offer many advantages, including increased revenue for physician practices.