February 26th 2024
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
October 25th 2023
MGMA Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Anders Gilberg, discusses some of what’s the organization is anticipated in the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.
August 23rd 2023
Collecting money from patients is an ongoing challenge that has only worsened with high-deductible health plans.
July 31st 2023
May 22nd 2023
Scottsdale Pediatric Center, P.C.
Thinning patient panel, shrinking reimbursements lead 40-year-old pediatric group to seek our help.
Your Toughest Medical Coding Problems Solved
Here is some medical coding guidance on diagnosis code for history of MI; better pay for C-sections; billing facility versus nonfacility fees; and much more.
If You Do It, Get Paid for It
It's a convenience for your patients and a source of revenue for you. But how do you code and bill for minor in-office surgical procedures? Here are some expert tips.
Medicare, With a Grain of Salt
The lesson: when it comes to collecting from Medicare (and other payers), it pays to question the status quo.
Get Paid the First Time
Look for patterns and common errors on your EOBs to boost collections
Know Your Business
How to control key financial indicators in your practice
Medicare Now Does Prevention
The facts about IPPE
Front Desk as Profit Center
Using the front desk to improve collections
Hate Your Clearinghouse?
How to tell if your clearinghouse is worth keeping
Patients, Pay Up!
Create a financial policy to boost patient collections
Get Tough on Collections
How to be more aggressive -- but fair -- when collecting
Build a Stronger Bottom Line
A conversation with billing experts on best practices
Money In, Money Out
There are compelling reasons to maintain accurate, up-to-date patient accounts.
Should You Charge For It?
With paperwork piles getting ever higher, more physicians have been trying to buck the trend by charging their patients administrative fees.
Free Ride for the Uninsured?
Attorney Richard Scruggs, well known for his devastating attacks against tobacco companies, has turned his attention to healthcare.
Treating the Uninsured?
Physicians with charity care programs must be careful to avoid the appearance that they are breaking anti-kickback rules by offering financial incentives, in the form of free or reduced-price care, in order to induce referrals.
Are You in Compliance?
Whether or not your practice has a full-time billing staff or outsources this function, billing remains the backbone of the revenue cycle in the practice.
Physician, Where Art Thou?
As long as the carrier's incident-to rules are met, there's no problem. When the rules are broken, there's a problem.
Factoring It Out
Factoring offers you quick cash, but it comes at a steep price.
Get Paid for Physicals
Physicals don't need to be a painful exercise in billing at your medical practice if you get the coding and reimbursement details right. Here's how to do it.
Money in the Bank
Pros, cons, and advice on using a lockbox
Know Your Medicare Carrier
Be educated and advocate for yourself when it comes to working with Medicare carriers
Stung by Workers' (Non) Comp
Get advance guarantees of payment from patients' employers or insurers for out-of-state claims
When Payers Fail
What you need to know about third-party administrators
Workers' Comp Success
How to improve worker's comp billing and collections
Fix Your Denial Problems
How to fight denials and make appeals work
Correct Your Collections
Don't work harder. Just collect what you're owed.
Bonding Your Billing Staff
All about bonding your employees
Increase Your Earnings
Improve reimbursement through active management
No More 'Unapplied Funds'
How to use your unapplied account for the best collections