Denials

Stopping consistent denials at your practice is not only possible, but necessary. Take these steps to get your first pass recovery rate above 90 percent.

Your practice is likely training and testing for ICD-10 compliance, but you also need to know how to mitigate losses from denials. Here's how to get started.

2014 brings a series of changes and challenges to medical practices. Here are five steps to survive, beginning with addressing your financial plan.

There are at least four areas to review on a monthly basis to reduce denials at your medical practice.

When patients are wrongfully denied a claim and your medical practice has done all it can, there is one more place to turn: your state's insurance department.

What are the top five codes that are likely to lead to unexpected denials at your medical practice? Let Adam Atwood of RemitDATA tell you in this audio slideshow.

Here are the five best payers for medical practice claims in the U.S., according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.

Here are the rankings of the best Blues in the U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the eight best major payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.

Here are the best Medicaid payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.

Here are the best Medicare payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the Midwestern U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the northeast U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the southern U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the western U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the five worst payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.

Our 2013 PayerView data, compiled by athenahealth, suggests difficult times ahead. Here are some steps to increase payer performance at your practice.

Stop cash flow from being a regular issue at your medical practice with these four tips to minimize the time between seeing a patient and getting paid.

CMS has issued a proposed rule physicians should know about when it comes to Medicare Part A denials, a possible Part B solution, and their revenue cycle.

It seems payers want patients, not your medical practice, to resolve denied claims. Here's how to arm yourself and your patients with the information to get it resolved.

Here are six essential steps to avoid claim denials due to new 2013 codes and three tips for monitoring your medical practice's denials.

Clear policies and processes for handling denials can affect your bottom line by improving your revenue cycle, decreasing staff costs, and increasing cash flow.

Day-to-day operations at your practice can easily get derailed. Here's how to keep staff on track despite possible disruptions.

By reviewing the denials your practice receives from insurance companies, you can tailor your training and internal procedures to remedy a majority of these.

CMS is stepping up efforts to ferret out fraud through its new Center for Program Integrity. Here's what your practice can do to stay below its radar.