by Randi Tapio | Nov 10, 2021 | Tips
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,...
by Randi Tapio | Nov 3, 2021 | Tips
By Ranadene Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CPCS Does your office experience a rejection rate in insurance denials that’s higher than you’d like it to be? Does your front-desk and billing staff know the type of information that’s important to obtain when registering a...
by Randi Tapio | Oct 27, 2021 | Tips
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...
by Randi Tapio | Oct 21, 2021 | Tips
By Ranadene Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CPCS Your practice seems to be doing everything right. You have a team in place, you’ve established your Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) process and you’re submitting claim after claim – but your denial rate...
by Randi Tapio | Oct 14, 2021 | Industry News, Tips
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...