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Here are nine tips to bring electronic payment into your practice while not interfering with the best care for patients.

Knowing and understanding your payer mix is critical in your business operations, and overall inflow.

When do you use modifier 25 or 57? Coding expert John Verhovshek explains the difference when coding an E&M service.

What would you say if I told you that the billing department should be the heart of your business?

In a recent study, researchers found that only 3.3 percent of emergency room visits are avoidable. Also, Houston-area hospitals brace for hurricane fallout.

Physician-run accountable care organizations have a great track record of success due to one key element: the doctors that oversee them.

Take this quiz from RemitDATA on the coding trends in the first half of 2017.

Should you hire an in-house coder or outsource? Do you need to hire one at all? Answers to these questions and more.

The coding rulebook is always changing. Here are strategies from our two coding experts to help you stay compliant.

High deductible health plans hit patients' wallets hard, here's how to cushion the blow for your practice.

Why you need an attorney if you are going to recoup payment from payers. It's not the same as getting money from patients.

Inaccurate billing and coding can have a direct and negative impact on a practice's bottom line. What are some common coding queries?

Experts share their advice on how to ensure coding is done properly at your practice, through focusing on common codes and more.

Coding expert Bill Dacey answers your latest coding questions, including an inquiry on how to bill for TCM services.

Practices engaging in strategic planning should look ahead and create a vision of where it wants to be in three to five years.

This doctor is looking to make a switch on her telephone system at her practice. Weighing the pros and cons, she isn't sure how to proceed.

If you are looking to combine your practice with another, here are some ways to ensure the merger goes off without a hitch.

In this month's coding column, we also feature answers to prolonged services codes and orthopedic ICD-10 codes.

Helping to identify how to set up a successful process is the next step beyond settling for simply meeting industry benchmarks.

Patient visits aren't the only source of revenue for your practice, there are federal and private grants. Here's how to obtain one.

A healthcare professional takes time to address some of the misconceptions patients may have when they present for care.

Providers, preparing yourself for upcoming credentialing and revalidations is important. Don't forget!

Unaffiliated ERs are becoming popular due to their convenience, but are the high prices worth the level of care?

Today's practice must be in tune with the reality of healthcare consumer demands, including using electronic billing services.

Medical groups like the AMA and AHA are against the GOP's Affordable Care Act replacement bill, the AHCA, which faces a long road towards becoming law.