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Working with — or considering — a medical billing service? Here’s what you need to know. GalleryWorking with — or considering — a medical billing service? Here’s what you need to know.
billing services, medical practice business, reimbursement, revenue, revenue cycle, revenue, billing and collections
Working with — or considering — a medical billing service? Here’s what you need to know.
If you're considering working with an outside medical billing service -- or are working with one now -- my free webinar next week with Kareo can help you get the very most from outsourcing. Using a third party medical billing service can be a great way to improve cash flow
An easy cure for password headaches
Solid, complex and properly-protected passwords are the foundation of your technological security. Maintaining good passwords is surprisingly challenging. For one thing, the quality of solid passwords inherently makes remembering them difficult. Add an ever increasing number of passwords and you’ve got a perfect recipe for the frustration of constant password resets –
Could an incentive ‘nudge’ improve your medical practice patient flow?
The idea of 'nudging' in behavioral economics gets a lot of play in healthcare. But most of the attention is on the public health/patient side -- i.e., how to persuade patients to do what public health administrators believe is best for them. These ideas often focus on negatives and can
Payer, hospital directories get in on the ratings act
There have been some interesting developments in the world of physician directories and ratings sites. First, payers have started opening up their directories, allowing prospective patients to see which doctors are participating before deciding on a plan. This is useful for practices, too, since it makes it much easier for
Authentic strategic planning for your medical practice
Medical practices are taking note of the importance of strategic planning, as they tread the unknown waters of healthcare reform and adapt to changes they may not have invited if given a choice. But do the key stakeholders of most private medical practices really understand what it takes to succeed
The patient-centered specialty practice (how special are you?)
In 2013 NCQA rolled out the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice, PCSP, Recognition Program to distinguish specialists that achieve specific marks with: Developing and maintaining referral agreements and care plans with primary practices; Providing superior access to care (including electronically) when patients need it; Tracking patients over time and across clinical encounters