Revenue Cycle Management

The most successful practices prioritize training of technology tools to optimize the revenue cycle. Here are five tips to keeping staff up to speed.

Most practices are not taking advantage of the tech tools their EHR offers that can help them in the revenue cycle. Here are five to know.

Medical billers can feel like game-show contestants when trying to collect payment from insurance companies.

Once practices have reports on their financial data, they should know what to look for and when to suspect underlying problems.

To achieve revenue growth goals, practices should look at these five key areas and see where they currently stand.

Take a quiz on CPT codes, denials, CARCs, and other medical claims information, using data from the first quarter of 2015 provided by RemitDATA.

Here are nine good reasons to receive all in-network payer remittances via the Automated Clearing House system.

Patients and payers are your two main practice revenue sources. Here's how to collect more for the work you do every day.

A common and recurring question I get from doctors is, "How many LLCs do I need?" The best answer requires a fact specific look at your assets.

Practice-payer alignment is more important than ever before and should involve a third party: your health IT vendors. Here's why.

Taming your practice's accounts receivable can feel very overwhelming. Here are some great tips to make that task nearly effortless.

Well-trained, happy employees help the revenue cycle run smoothly. Here are some tips to ensure happiness happens.

Experts weigh in on how effective teamwork can boost the bottom line. Here are five tips to developing a winning strategy.

It makes good business sense to outsource the billing for most medical practices. That said, the outsourcing must be to a competent billing service.

By reviewing your fee schedule and comparing it to accounts receivable, you may find hidden money that you didn't know about.

Incomplete or inaccurate patient information can set the stage for a claim denial before a visit. Avoid these mistakes at the front desk.

Lack of feedback from back to front office on coding issues perpetuates a cycle of denials. Here are five tips to help get claims paid the first time.

Sometimes, you have to add a little muscle to the way your staff approaches patient payments and other collections for your medical practice.

One physician describes how her former practice closed its doors after its chief financial officer led it to financial ruin.

Get insight on the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on endocrinology, from RemitDATA.

Practices can often feel helpless when it comes to working with payers. Here's how they can change that dynamic and become empowered.

Make sure your practice is getting paid what it is owed for the work you perform with these four tips.

Available talent, specialty, and size are just three factors in deciding whether or not to outsource your practice's revenue cycle management.

Thinking about outsourcing your medical billing? Here are nine questions to ask a prospective outside biller or billing service.

A little preparation by your practice before reaching the negotiating table with payers could mean a big difference in reimbursements.