Medical Practice Management: Seven Essentials for Independent Practices
Workflows, people, compliance, contracts and reporting: seven things independent practices get right when they run smoothly.
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Plain-English guides on coding, denials, credentialing and revenue cycle management for US physicians, therapists and practice owners.
Accounts Receivable Management for Medical Practices: A Practical Guide
Aging reports, days in A/R and a follow-up rhythm that works: how to keep unpaid claims from going stale.
Healthcare Revenue Optimization: Where Small Practices Leave Money Behind
Charge capture, coding, underpayments, contracts and patient payments: the places a small practice quietly loses revenue, and how to find it.
Seven Medical Billing Challenges Physician Practices Face, and How to Handle Them
Payer rules that keep changing, prior authorizations, staffing gaps and patient balances: the challenges behind slow payments, and what helps.
Claim Denial Management: How to Reduce, Work and Appeal Denials
Read the codes, find the cause, appeal what is owed and fix the process so it stops happening: a working guide to denial management.
Insurance Credentialing for Physician Practices: Timelines, Mistakes and What to Track
CAQH, PECOS, payer applications and the dates that decide when you can bill: a practical guide for physicians and practice managers.
90834 vs 90837: How to Choose the Right Psychotherapy Code
Session time decides the psychotherapy code. Here is how 90832, 90834 and 90837 differ, and what your notes need to show.
What Is Revenue Cycle Management? A Plain-English Guide for Physician Practices
From the first phone call to the final payment: how the revenue cycle works in a physician practice, where it leaks and what to…
How to Get Credentialed With Insurance as a Therapist
NPI, CAQH, payer lists and follow-up: a practical guide to getting in network as an LCSW, LPC or LMFT.
Telehealth Billing for Mental Health: Place of Service and Modifiers
POS 02 or 10? Modifier 95, 93 or none? A practical guide to billing behavioral health telehealth sessions correctly.
Common Medical Billing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them: A Guide for Small Practices
Wrong demographics, missed prior authorizations, duplicate claims, late filing: nine billing mistakes that cost small practices money, and how to fix each.
Outsourcing Medical Billing for Small Practices: 5 Key Benefits
Cleaner claims, predictable costs, compliance support and time back for patients: five benefits of outsourcing billing, and when it is not the right move.
How to Choose a Medical Billing Company for a Small Practice
Specialty experience, pricing, EHR fit, reporting and HIPAA: what to check, and what to ask, before you hire a billing company.
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