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CMS Advances Administrative Simplification: What Health Care Claims Attachments Standards Mean for Your Revenue Cycle
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to push forward with Administrative Simplification initiatives, and one of the most impactful developments is the adoption of standards for health care claims attachments transactions. While this may...
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Medicaid Audits Are Expanding Nationwide: What Clinics Need to Know (and How to Prepare)
CMS is expanding Medicaid provider audits nationwide. Learn how this impacts clinics, increases risk, and how MedCycle Solutions helps protect your revenue cycle. A Major Shift in Medicaid Oversight Is Here Recent direction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Why Letting Your EMR Or Practice Management System Handle Billing is a Risky Decision
Many healthcare practices believe that allowing their Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Practice Management (PM) system to handle medical billing is the most efficient option. Since clinical documentation, charge capture, and patient demographics already live in the...
The Essential Role of Auditing in Revenue Cycle Management
A high-performing revenue cycle depends on accuracy, compliance, and clean processes. Yet many healthcare organizations focus heavily on front-end workflows, coding, billing, and follow-up—while overlooking one of the most powerful tools for long-term financial...
The Critical Role of Payer Enrollment in a Healthy Revenue Cycle
A strong revenue cycle begins long before a claim is submitted. In fact, one of the most influential—but often underestimated—components of financial performance is payer enrollment. When providers are not properly enrolled or credentialed with payers, every...
Percentage-Based Medical Billing: Why It’s a Compliance Trap for Medicare, Medicaid, and Many Commercial Plans
Percentage-based billing (charging a percent of collections or revenue) can be prohibited for Medicare and Medicaid payment arrangements and can violate state fee-splitting rules for commercial claims. Learn what’s risky, what’s illegal in certain contexts, and how to...
Payer Enrollment vs. Credentialing: Understanding the Differences to Protect Your Revenue Cycle
In the world of healthcare administration, few areas are as misunderstood—or as critical—as payer enrollment and credentialing. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, they serve very different purposes in the revenue cycle. A breakdown in either process...
What Is Credentialing?
Credentialing is the process of verifying a healthcare provider’s qualifications to ensure they are competent and legally allowed to practice. This includes checking education, training, licensure, work history, certifications, malpractice history, and other...
The Importance of Training Your Staff on Proper Modifier Usage
In today’s complex healthcare revenue cycle, proper modifier usage is no longer optional—it’s essential. Modifiers play a crucial role in ensuring accurate reimbursement, preventing denials, supporting compliance, and communicating the details of a service to payers....
The Importance of Modifiers in A/R Cleanup: How Correct Modifier Usage Drives Faster Payments and Reduces Denials
Aged accounts receivable (A/R) is one of the biggest financial burdens healthcare organizations face. When claims stall in the 60-, 90-, or 120-day buckets, the likelihood of payment drops dramatically—especially when payers deny or reduce reimbursement due to coding...
Modifiers and Payer Contract & Fee Schedule Negotiations: Why They Matter More Than You Think
Modifiers are often discussed in the context of coding accuracy, clinical documentation, and compliance—but their impact extends much further. In reality, modifiers play a major role in payer contract negotiations, fee schedule management, and overall reimbursement...