Denials

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.

Our 2013 PayerView data, compiled by athenahealth, suggests difficult times ahead. Here are some steps to increase payer performance at your practice.

Stop cash flow from being a regular issue at your medical practice with these four tips to minimize the time between seeing a patient and getting paid.

CMS has issued a proposed rule physicians should know about when it comes to Medicare Part A denials, a possible Part B solution, and their revenue cycle.

It seems payers want patients, not your medical practice, to resolve denied claims. Here's how to arm yourself and your patients with the information to get it resolved.

Here are six essential steps to avoid claim denials due to new 2013 codes and three tips for monitoring your medical practice's denials.

Clear policies and processes for handling denials can affect your bottom line by improving your revenue cycle, decreasing staff costs, and increasing cash flow.

Day-to-day operations at your practice can easily get derailed. Here's how to keep staff on track despite possible disruptions.

By reviewing the denials your practice receives from insurance companies, you can tailor your training and internal procedures to remedy a majority of these.

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.

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.

Medical coding guidance on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits; RVU reductions; physician scribes; student documentation; and more.

With the government trying to reduce your income on one side and possibly increase it on another, you need to keep track of your processes.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Understanding third-party payers can go a long way to making your life easier.

With the right technology, your practice can do a better job of collecting upfront copayments, catching likely claims denials, and tracking patterns.

Claims denials can hurt practice revenue, so stay on top of your billing process to collect every penny you've earned.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Our latest analysis of the annual ranking of payers based on hassle factor is here. The good news: Most insurers are paying faster, denying less, and making their processes more transparent. But there's still room for improvement.

To stay safe and weed out the billing and collections problems stifling your practice's revenue stream, our experts recommend a "bottom-to-top" assessment of your entire billing operation.

The Affordable Care Act added a new Medicare Annual Wellness Visit. Contrary to patient and physician expectations, it is not a physical exam.

Why spend hours on the phone with payers when you can check online in minutes?

Coding for observation services can be confounding. Currently, CPT and CMS disagree on which code to report on the second day of observation. In 2011, that is changing.

What can you do if your payer won't reimburse your practice for cleanly submitted claims?