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When admitting patients to the hospital, knowing Medicare rules and making use of diligent charting can make all the difference.

Coding Questions? We've Got the Answers.

Avoid disruptions in your practice’s reimbursement by following these three steps to submit the most accurate code the first time, every time.

Don't let your medical practice billing department drop the ball when it comes to great customer service.

Now that compliance programs are mandatory, your practice needs to develop one. Here's how to get started.

Performance, not a physician's resume, is fast becoming the new gold standard for patients and payers alike.

Much like medical practices, revenue cycle solutions are trying to keep up with regulations and other healthcare changes. Here's what you need to know.

How to use technology and education to assist your medical practice's physicians with the ICD-10 transition before it happens.

Whether a physician is liable for an overpayment is not determined solely by whether such action is attributable to that physician.

Don't let the ICD-10 transition hurt your practice's bottom line. Here are ways for you and your staff to survive and thrive during this major change.

As a physician, I will be the champion for the ICD-10 transition and keep staff calm. But even I have some serious reservations about what lies ahead.

Entering into an ACO? Here are the tech tools to make it work.

While the decision to change to a direct-pay practice can be the most difficult one a physician can make, there is a second decision that is nearly as difficult: What to charge for services.

Medical practices face increasing difficulty collecting from payers, but off-loading the burden to patients is a big mistake.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

The ICD-10 transition will require a significant change in mindset for practice administrators and staff alike. The time for excuses is past.

Fee-for-service reimbursement continues to fall. To survive, practices must explore new opportunities to boost revenue. Let us help you decide the right fit for your practice.

The results of our annual Fee Schedule Survey are here. See where your practice stacks up when it comes to payment for top codes.

If you’re looking to stay independent and interested in integrating with other practices, here are three tips to help you decide whether it is right for you.

For the January edition, RemitDATA's chief operating officer, Brian Fugere, explores the most common unexpected denials, with a focus on orthopedics.

Keeping A/R within healthy limits will become more difficult as health reform rolls out. Here are nine steps your practice can take to collect all that it is due.

Is billing for an "incident to" service really worth the extra 15 percent in reimbursements? In my opinion, there are more pitfalls than benefits.

It's time to take patient collections out of physicians' practices to truly have patients make responsible choices about their healthcare dollars.

Life lessons are all around us. When they happen in your practice, do you know how to identify them and apply what you've learned?

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, all claims filed under government plans are now on equal footing with ERISA-governed health plan claims.