February 26th 2024
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
October 25th 2023
MGMA Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Anders Gilberg, discusses some of what’s the organization is anticipated in the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.
August 23rd 2023
Collecting money from patients is an ongoing challenge that has only worsened with high-deductible health plans.
July 31st 2023
May 22nd 2023
Coding Medicare Annual Wellness Visits Along with a 99397
Coding expert explains why we don't typically see a 99397 and an AWV, and why Medicare discourages this from happening.
A Metric to Quantify the Cost of Patient Visits
What is time-driven activity based cost accounting and how does it help your practice understand the cost of seeing a patient?
Make Medical Billing Mistakes Less Common
An in-depth look at some of the most common billing mistakes in health care and what practices can do to avoid them.
10 Areas of Financial Waste to Cut at Your Practice
Medical practices are carrying more financial waste than they realize, according to experts. Here are a few areas to trim the fat.
Drive Down Expenses at Your Medical Practice
Look at the easy stuff to reduce the cost of overhead at your practice and go from there. There's a lot of money to be saved.
Negotiating Favorable Value-Based Contracts with Payers
As more and more payers offer value-based contracts, how can practices negotiate favorable terms in this strange new territory?
Physicians Sick of Jumping Through Hoops to be Paid
Physicians have to jump through more hoops than ever to be paid. Is there an end in sight?
Strategies to Enhance a Practice’s Revenue Cycle Management
Every penny matters in health care, so be sure physicians and staff have a grasp on how that money flows through the practice.
Keeping Physicians in the Cost-Savings Loop
Healthcare organizations are always looking to save money, but physicians rarely know the effect of their treatments or medications. Here's how to change that.
The “Secret” to a More Profitable Practice is Out
There are two ways to grow your medical practice. The first is to acquire new patients. The second is to retain your existing patients.
Coding for Vitals: Is It Necessary?
In this month's coding column, our expert answers whether or not you need to include vitals when coding a patient encounter.
Balance Billing and Surprise Billing: Developing Issues
If you aren't a patient isn't on your insurance panel, for whatever reason, how can you expect to be fairly paid?
Why Practice Owners Should Project Inflow Monthly
You don’t know how much money you have in the bank. What if I told you, you can calculate a projection of your inflow for this month?
Payer Demands on a New Code are Unknown
In this month's coding column, expert Bill Dacey says requirements around the new code 93793 are unknown.
Modify Collection at Your Practice
Stay on top of your collection practices using training, technology, and communication.
Your List of Lost Revenue for Last Year
Identify those small, insignificant areas of lost revenue; you'll be surprised how quickly these areas will add up.
This Doctor's Least Favorite Time of Year
Dr. Melissa Young shares with us why January is her least favorite time of the year - from cold weather to unmet deductibles.
Top Practice Management Tips of 2017
Readers' favorite practice management "Pearls" articles from the past year to help improve their practices.
9 Tips to Improve Patient Collections
Maintaining practice revenues is increasingly tough in the era of high-deductible health plans. Here are nine tips to improve patient collections.
10 Medical Practice Financial Reports Docs Need to See
Here are 10 relevant financial reports each physician at your practice should see … whether they read them or not.
How to Embrace E-payment with Caring and Compassion
Here are nine tips to bring electronic payment into your practice while not interfering with the best care for patients.
How to Choose Between Modifiers 25 and 57
When do you use modifier 25 or 57? Coding expert John Verhovshek explains the difference when coding an E&M service.
The Medical Billing Team is The Center of Your Business
What would you say if I told you that the billing department should be the heart of your business?
Building a Medical Coding Team: In-house vs. Outsourced
Should you hire an in-house coder or outsource? Do you need to hire one at all? Answers to these questions and more.
5 Must-see Coding Strategies for your Practice
The coding rulebook is always changing. Here are strategies from our two coding experts to help you stay compliant.
Soften the Blow of High Deductible Health Plans
High deductible health plans hit patients' wallets hard, here's how to cushion the blow for your practice.
Getting Payers to Pay What They Owe You
Why you need an attorney if you are going to recoup payment from payers. It's not the same as getting money from patients.
11 Common Coding Questions (and Their Answers)
Inaccurate billing and coding can have a direct and negative impact on a practice's bottom line. What are some common coding queries?
Making Coding Work for Your Practice
Experts share their advice on how to ensure coding is done properly at your practice, through focusing on common codes and more.
Coding Questions on TCM Services, Code 99358
Coding expert Bill Dacey answers your latest coding questions, including an inquiry on how to bill for TCM services.