When it comes to breaking up diagnostic lab kickback schemes, federal enforcers start with the lab that paid the kickbacks and…
YOUR CAREER
Do you have the ‘right stuff’ to be a successful medical office manager?
June 21, 2019 by
As the office manager of a medical practice, you have an opportunity to learn, grow, and make a…
READER TIPS
A 30-day collection agency letter cuts the A/R days in Atlanta office
June 21, 2019 by
A four-physician surgery practice has reduced its receivables significantly with a collection approach that begins when a bill gets to be…
READER TIPS
Use weekly meetings with doctors to keep office running smoothly
June 14, 2019 by
Meeting every week with the doctors makes a tremendous difference in how smoothly – and also how successfully – an office operates, says…
BILLING & COLLECTIONS
This 2 step program makes it easy to collect more money at the time of service
May 31, 2019 by
Ask any office “how well do you collect at the time of service?” and the answer will be “outstanding!”…
COLLECTIONS
7 best practices for optimizing your collections
May 17, 2019 by
By Ranadene (Randi) K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
Collections isn’t the most glamorous part of running a practice. Perhaps the only thing worse than making collections calls is receiving them…
REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
Improving your revenue cycle efficiency
May 10, 2019 by
Modern medical practices are experiencing immense pressures as a result of increased regulatory scrutiny, changing reimbursement mechanisms, and a shift toward…
BLOG
Finding the “backdoor” into payer networks
May 3, 2019 by
By Steve Selbst bio
I am delighted to be able to share with you a key “secret to success” about payer contracting. Today’s article is about getting in the…
COLLECTIONS
Why you need an office policy on collecting fees
May 3, 2019 by
Most medical practices take time once a year to create new office goals or a business plan and, hopefully, to upgrade their policy manuals…
INCREASING PROFITS
How to make a collection call to a patient
April 26, 2019 by
A collection call to a patient should never be offensive. But it does need to be firm. Remember, the goal is to collect an…
