If you haven’t had a chance to read all of our 13 tips for 2013, here is the full list:
- Master the deductible re-set [commit to less bad debt in 2013!]
- Analyze your E/M code distribution [reduce audit risk, bill for what you’ve earned]
- Cash management quick tip [copays are not petty cash!]
- Patient service=patient care [the dreaded patient service conflation situation]
- Review maintenance contracts [don’t let auto-pilot become auto-overpay]
- Get educated [lifelong learning: not just for clinicians]
- Reach out to local employers [you’ve got more than one customer]
- Manager’s report card [everyone needs feedback, goals and recognition]
- Analyze payer performance [remember that you decide which payers you will accept]
- Engage staff with better meetings [such a simple idea, so much opportunity for upside!]
- Review payer contracts [it’s okay to admit they’ve been stuffed in a drawer — just pull them out and read them]
- Review your directory listings [don’t miss out on free promotion — or let errors online impact your revenue]
- Make haste slowly [take on important challenges with care — and get help to jumpstart your planning!]

