Finance

RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on internal medicine.

Technology is a must in accountable care coordination, but also presents challenges. Here are three solutions to achieve the goal of quality patient care.

Our practice does internal chart reviews on our physicians for coding accuracy. What do you feel is an appropriate passing score?

Anders Gilberg of the MGMA discusses your practice's obligation to accept federal or state exchange plans and how to manage them properly.

Ancillary services, like toxicology screening, are part of good patient treatment. So let’s stop scolding docs for getting paid for doing it.

As the health exchange open enrollment period begins, here are some tips for managing new health insurance plans better than your practice did in 2014.

Chris Emper, director of government and industry affairs for NextGen Healthcare, shares his thoughts regarding how GOP control could affect health reform.

Utilizing practice data and becoming a "data whisperer" is your best course to solve problems that creep up in your practice.

Payment software could boost revenue and improve efficiencies at your practice. Here's how to get on board.

RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on pediatrics.

Combining forces to work as a team will increase your practice's chances of getting paid, and can actually decrease workload.

A change by CMS to its claims submission process for Medicare Advantage affects both physicians and their practices. Here's what you need to know.

While the initial performance of Medicare ACOs hasn't achieved prescribed cost-savings goals, that doesn't mean they aren't successful, say two practices.

If your practice hasn't already initiated a compliance program, here are four ways to begin.

In this podcast, healthcare consultant Craig Greenberg shares three tasks every practice manager should complete before the end of 2014.

To truly be ready for the ICD-10 transition, start your communications now: with your physicians, your staff, and your tech vendors.

The rules for being an out-of-network provider with California's new healthcare exchange plans just changed. Here's what you need to know.

The mainstream press used to relegate ridiculous claims and conclusions to "news of the weird." But, when it comes to patient choice, they are serious debates.

Anders M. Gilberg of the MGMA provides his views on whether accountable care organizations are a sustainable healthcare model.

Here are some guidelines to measure the true value of your medical practice, including a look at post-transaction compensation.

Effective patient collections are becoming more critical to the financial health of your practice. Here are several strategies to help your practice get paid.

Keeping your team informed of administrative policies will help keep billing and collection errors in check.

A practice administrator shares his approach to collecting patient copays, deductibles, and payment for canceled or missed appointments.

Simple strategies to trim expenses can pay big dividends for your practice.