Billing Compliance

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the Midwestern U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the northeast U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the southern U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the rankings of the best payers in the western U.S. for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView data.

Here are the five worst payers for medical practice claims, according to athenahealth's 2013 PayerView rankings.

Physicians should think twice before doing business with laboratories that offer the opportunity to profit from your business relationship.

Some of the key items outlined in the Physician Payment Sunshine Act final rule and how physicians can prepare for enforcement.

When considering charge capture, it is important to be proactive to avoid missing revenue opportunities.

Many medical practices are billing for Medicare's AWV without providing a detailed and personalized plan at the visit. Here's what they should do.

From increasing HIPAA training among staff to stepping up billing compliance efforts, here are key action steps to consider making in the New Year.

A recap of this year’s most popular blogs and some of the key lessons that can be learned from each.

Nonphysician providers can help counteract the physician shortage, but be sure to consider these important legal requirements when employing them.

While the ICD-10 compliance date is nearly a year away, now is the time to begin training and education planning. Here are some tips.

Though CMS just delayed the ICD-10 implementation date; physicians should start preparing for the switch now. Are you?

Referrals to home health agencies are on the rise, as are allegations of kickbacks for said referrals. Here's how to work with HHAs within legal boundaries.

Don't let your practice be caught up in Medicare's recovery program. It's a simple matter to examine your own coding patterns and compare them to national utilization data.

Here is an easy and quick tip that will immediately increase your inflow with minimal time and effort from treating staff at your medical practice.

CMS is stepping up efforts to ferret out fraud through its new Center for Program Integrity. Here's what your practice can do to stay below its radar.

Which tech tools are must-haves? And how much are practices paying for all those tech goodies? Our annual survey of more than 1,300 practices has the answers.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

It's easy to forget that sometimes the simplest devices can be just as useful as the fanciest gizmos and gadgets. Here are some of our readers' favorite "low-tech" tools.

Here's a simple form to download and use at your medical practice to set up a payment plan with patients.

Don't miss out on easy income. Incorporating Medicare's AWV into your care plan helps both your practice and your patients.

Get coding answers on Medicare and the physical exam; combining two services; pap smear and preventive services, IV infusions and more.

Transitioning to ICD-10 presents big challenges, so turn to technology to ease your coding woes.