Payers

If you have patients who've been hurt by a work-related injury or in a car accident and are using their private insurance, you may not be paid for your services.

It's time to come to a final resolution on the Medicare SGR so physicians can stop worrying and start planning for the future.

Tips and strategies for medical practices to successfully negotiate payer contracts and monitor payers.

Do you know how insurance companies are treating your patients? Here are some areas to be aware of and how to work with payers so that everyone wins.

When reimbursements are low for your workers' compensation patients, it may not be the payers' fault. Here's how to make sure you are paid what you deserve.

As long as we view health insurance, rather than access to healthcare, as a right in this country, the problem will only get worse.

Need a refresher on the major insurance types for staff at your practice? Here's a print and post guide for your office.

Here is an easy and quick tip that will immediately increase your inflow with minimal time and effort from treating staff at your medical practice.

If an ACO comes knocking on the door of your medical practice, here are some pointers to assess your potential new partners.

You've seen a patient that you thought had insurance that you accept, but it turns out you don't. What is the best course of action to take?

Patient refund requests surely come across your desk. Here's how to know when to cut a check and when to hold onto the overpayment temporarily.

From preparing for ICD-10 to participating in the EHR meaningful use incentive program, what’s the most difficult aspect of your daily work?

How are your payers performing? Current data indicate that payer performance is declining. Here's what you can do to maximize your reimbursement.

Here's how to make sure your patients do not receive a bill when your practice has gone over either the insurance visit limit or number of visits limit.

The latest data from PayerView, the annual ranking of insurers from billing services and software company athenahealth, shows payer performance in decline. But what about your payers? Here's advice on how to monitor the performance of your own top payers, plus key data from national and regional payers.

Are you restricting Internet access to your medical practice staff? If so, some of your cash flow is not only offline but also in jeopardy.

Payers are mobilizing their reimbursement models to ensure that they are paying only for "quality" and "efficiency" in medicine.

Ezekiel Emanuel: confidence man

Physicians Practice recently asked physicians whether they believe positive incentives for patients really work.

Understanding third-party payers can go a long way to making your life easier.

As practices continue to deal with declining reimbursement, federal and commercial payers are exploring new payment models. Here's how to prepare and respond.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Penny Noyes, president of Health Business Navigators and a speaker at the MGMA11 Conference, provides tips and tools to use when renegotiating payer agreements.

Here are some important points about billing for services delivered by physician assistants in your practice.