Medical billing and coding is arguably one of the most important aspects of a practice. Quality care, of course, is a priority, but if you don’t bill for the care, your practice won’t succeed. One of the decisions every practice has to make is whether to keep their billing in-house or to outsource to a trusted partner. A few common … Read More
By Ranadene Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CPCS As healthcare delivery gets more complex, patient reimbursement decreases, and patient demand increases, practices are forced to reevaluate their revenue cycle management (RCM) process. Some people underestimate the importance of effective revenue cycle management. RCM is the lifeblood of your practice. It determines almost all key performance indicators and practice health. Along with the obvious indicators, … Read More
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, it will allow you to collect on accounts that have sat stagnant for months, sometimes years. In our years of experience managing collections for small and medium physician practices, … Read More
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 patient? Do they know WHY the information they’re collecting is important? We have found, that the first step in … Read More