7 Tips for Patient Collections 

 Ranadene Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CPCS  Collections aren’t the most glamorous part of running a practice. Perhaps the only thing worse than making collections calls is receiving them! Unfortunately, collections are necessary and if done correctly,...

Maximizing Revenue Cycle Efficiency

By Ann Knutson, CPC-A  The healthcare revenue cycle includes all administrative and clinical functions that involve capturing, managing, and collecting the provider’s/facilities revenue. The cycle includes three distinct parts of the practice/facility...

Medical Necessity and the Revenue Cycle

By Ann Knutson, CPC-A According to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), medical treatment or supplies provided by a physician is considered medically necessary when they “are proper and needed for the diagnosis or treatment of your medical...