Revenue Cycle Management

This pediatric micro-practice was hit particularly hard by state cuts and is considering eliminating lower-paying Medicaid patients from the practice.

Do you know why you shouldn't waive patient copays? Take this short true and false quiz to find out what you really know.

It comes naturally to want to help your poorest patients. But before waiving patient copays, consider the legal consequences first.

With some planning, staff cooperation, and the right technology vendors, one practice shows that getting patients to pay can be done more effectively.

Knowing where you should focus your attention is important. Here are six reports that will tell you what you need to know to run your practice well.

Here are three best practices for large practices that need to increase billing efficiency and keep the revenue flowing.

If you think you can just outsource revenue cycle management and walk away, think again. Here are five tips to ensuring a successful partnership.

While many practices are reining in expenses, it may make sense to outsource revenue cycle management as a way to improve your bottom line.

Do you find your front-desk staff creating extra work for themselves when it comes to patient registration? Here are five ways technology can help.

ICD-10 is here, so be sure your medical practice is addressing all related issues to avoid a hit to your bottom line.

Avoid problems with reimbursement through accurate and specific coding in ICD-10. Here are some tips to do that.

Even if you haven’t seen an uptick in denials, the ICD-10 transition could affect your bottom line. Here are some ways to ensure that doesn’t happen.

Do yourself a favor: participate in as many quality programs as make sense for your practice.

A new billing code allows docs to be reimbursed for non face-to-face care for patients with two or more chronic conditions lasting 12 months or more.

Some medical practices are cutting out insurance companies and providing services directly to employers, thereby reducing overhead and cost to patients.

Exporting EHR data into Excel gives practices more flexibility to track trends and improve upon issues in the revenue cycle.

Looking at daily, weekly, and monthly revenue cycle reports doesn’t do much on its own, unless you compare them and track trends.

What were the top five most commonly unexpected procedures that were denied in August? RemitData laid out all the answers in this infographic.

Practices can no longer afford to be remiss about collecting outstanding patient balances, as high-deductible health plans are forcing patients to pay more.

Developing better patient collections processes depends not just on good staff policies and training, but the newest in HIPAA-compliant technology.

The challenges of ICD-10 are only getting started with denial and claim error rates set to rise. Here’s one way to avoid these travails.

Wondering if social media marketing is worth it? Here's how you can determine your ROI for time spent on social media.

Unconventional choices in the past steered us to success in the present. But it’s the future that's looking murky for our independent practice.