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8 ways to collect more of what your practice is owed
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
Fact checked by: Chris Mazzolini
Eight practical ways to plug revenue leaks, from eligibility checks and point-of-service collections to working denials by root cause.
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Getting paid for work already done is the cheapest revenue a practice will ever find, and most of what leaks out does so in small, fixable places.
Patient balances keep growing as deductibles rise, payers keep tightening claims and staff time is scarce. None of that is within a practice’s control, but the front-end checks, coding discipline and follow-up that decide whether a claim gets paid are.
Here are eight ways to collect more of what your practice is already owed.
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