Medical Billing News

Non-paying patients are an unfortunate practice reality. And when money goes undeceived at the encounter, the odds of collecting only go down from there. According to 2017 data, practices only ...

As technology delves deeper into every area of your practice operations, you may find yourself with extra resources on your hands. Check-in kiosks in the waiting room might be freeing up staff time ...

As a medical billing firm, we’re constantly thinking about how to help our clients improve their financial performance and get more of what they’re owed. And most of that advice is about your ...

At last count, about 11.8 million people had signed up for 2018 coverage through the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace. The high number – amounting to 96% of 2017’s total – surprised ...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced nine HIPAA settlements in 2017 – resolving allegations against a number health systems, insurance providers, and remote monitoring companies. Taken ...

The proposed $69 billion merger between CVS Health and Aetna could be one of the most game-changing healthcare transactions ever: Combining the country's largest pharmacy with one of its largest ...

Sadly, some docs still believe that so long as their systems have firewalls and password-protection, they’re safe. Practices can create undue risk by maintaining poor standards around their ...

As reimbursements shrink and incentives get harder and harder to obtain, plenty of medical practices are looking for new income streams to supplement their revenue. And there’s no shortage of ...

As the healthcare industry moves away from the traditional fee-for-service model and over to an increasingly value-based landscape, the role of coding is becoming more important than ever. And you ...

As for any thriving business, your in-house people are your practice’s best asset. But no matter how talented and capable your personnel may be, they’re not enough to help your medical office ...

Inside almost any medical practice, patient collections are an ever-present concern. Since the priority of collecting every dollar from non-paying patients can consume the day-to-day efforts of ...

Instances of fraud in the U.S. healthcare system are anything but rare. Across the entire medical billing landscape, estimates put amount of health care expenditures lost to fraud between 3 and 10 ...