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Over the past few months I’ve been writing about patient collections and what can be done in an office to help improve on them. Looking at EOBs and keeping payments up-to-date is the next thing I recommend. It’s easy to…
Talking with doctors about their billing troubles is always inspiring. A conversation I had with a doctor today inspired this offer that I want to extend to you. Here’s something that I’ve seen too often: A practice needs help. A…
Improving patient collections starts before you ever treat the patient. The next step to better patient collections is improving your verification process. Good insurance verification is vital to any practice. I recommend that our clients verify patient benefits at the…
There are many areas where patient collections can break down, but the most effective place to start improving them is before the beginning. The simple, helpful steps start before we even get a call from the patient and gather their…
Hello! The world of insurance billing can be a crazy place. But there is a way through, so let’s talk about it. You’ve been billing a procedure the same way all along. One day the insurance company pays it –…
The world needs you. I believe that. Every healthcare professional is in the business of helping people, and are therefore deserving of help to increase their success. Personally, I have been helped immensely by chiropractors and physical therapists. I have seen…
This is a simplified overview that might help those who are new to insurance billing and collections to understand how it works. WHY DO THEY PAY SO LITTLE WHEN WE BILL SO MUCH? Your fees are set according to your…
I talk to a lot of healthcare professionals – here is what I’ve heard: In-house billing can be very expensive. I have spoken to many practitioners who believe their billing takes 40 hours a week, because that’s what it takes…
I spoke to a chiropractor recently who suspected that there was something weird about his billing. He’d hired a large, reputable billing company and then didn’t really look at it again for about a year. Understandably – he was very…
All the billing company websites have a similar article to this, but it’s a common question. I regularly speak to doctors who have been doing their billing in-house, but have a less than optimal collection rate. We hear the same…
The day my son was born was the happiest and most amazing yet exhausting day of my life. Though my son’s birth was completely natural and went very smoothly, I felt like I had been hit by a Mack Truck.…
Follow-up is possibly the most important aspect of medical billing. If billing were a simple A to B – submission to payment – anyone could do it. Thus the need for a good professional biller with some skill and…