Finance

The 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule notes preliminary guidelines for receiving separate payment for chronic care management services, beginning in 2015.

No matter the roadblocks your practice will face this year, especially the ICD-10 transition, a robust financial reserve at year's end will help.

A new year brings new opportunities - and new challenges - to medical practices. Take our poll to let us know what challenge has you most concerned going into 2014.

Medical practices face many challenges in 2014. Here are 10 of the biggest.

This is the year Obamacare becomes real for the general public. The day of reckoning with their employers comes later. Physicians are in the middle.

Having gone through the medical system as a patient I came away with some insight into the lives of patients that billers usually don't see.

Here's a look back on what, technology-wise, made physicians' "hot" lists this year.

Physicians are at odds waiting for new insurance plans offered through the healthcare exchanges. Here are concrete steps practices can take now to prepare.

A recent court case in Texas looks at what defines a "serious" attempt at collecting copays before forgiving the debt. Here's what your practice should do.

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.

With the Affordable Care Act will likely come increased patient copays, co-insurance, and deductibles. Here's how to understand what's coming and be proactive.

Here’s a recap of the five most popular blogs of 2013 and some of the lessons each provided.

Patients expect more transparency for the cost of their healthcare, but I wonder if sharing my practice's fees and contracted rates will violate RICO.

With greater regularity, physicians and hospitals are receiving letters requesting proof of collection, or a sufficient attempt to collect, patient fees.

A look at how enterprise risk management can help prepare medical practices for the looming ICD-10 coding transition.

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.

Clinical documentation must be improved to meet the more rigorous ICD-10 specificity requirements. Prepare physicians with an ICD-10 readiness assessment.

CMS is moving forward with a proposal to pay doctors for managing more of a patient's care outside of a face-to-face office visit.

Why the end of the year is stressful for medical billers at physician practices, and what they can do to alleviate some of that stress.

Spending a few extra minutes sharing key information about health insurance exchanges may benefit you and your practice in the long run.

Working harder is not the only way to increase total income at your medical practice. Here are some other effective methods to consider.

With so much upheaval going on, it can look like a bad time to be a medical biller. Why this isn't always the case.

Payers are cracking down on routine copay waivers. Here's what your practice needs to know.

Here are some small ways to boost customer service at your practice.