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Ensuring Security for Medical Records

September 15, 2023

As medical practices and courthouses digitize their records, they are having to shred or store their paper documents securely in order to avoid being in violation of HIPAA laws. Patients have always relied on their doctors to keep their health information safe and private – and they still do – but the battlefront has changed from simply locking a file drawer full of patients’ information. A few short years ago,

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What You Need to Know About MACRA

August 30, 2023

What You Need to Know About MACRA The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is a bipartisan bill approved by congress in April of 2015. As The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) puts it, MACRA is designed to “reward better care, not just more care.” This is in line with Medicare’s and Medicaid’s move away from the fee for service payment system to a value based payment

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Impact of ACA on Medical Billing

August 15, 2023

The ACA Impact on Medical Billing and Coding Professionals When the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is also commonly referred to as Obamacare, was passed, it was obvious that it was going to have a big impact on all facets of the health insurance industry. A few years have since passed, and this has proven to be true – even when it comes to medical billing. So how exactly has

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Does Your Medical Practice Need PM or EMR?

What Is a Clean Claim in Medical Billing?

July 31, 2023

Clean Claims are Key to a Healthy Revenue Cycle One very important factor of an efficient medical practice billing process is the submission of clean claims to payers, both private and governmental. Working towards submitting claims that are free of errors the first time around will reduce claim denials and raise your reimbursement rate. Furthermore, your practice will avoid the time and expense related to resubmitting claims and appealing denials.

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Take advantage of the summer break to increase patient visits

Take Advantage of the Summer Break to Increase Patient Visits

July 15, 2023

Summer time is always challenging for medical practices, your practice (as nice as it may be) can’t compete with the nearest beach or vacation hotspot. However, when it comes to back to school physicals and annual check-ups, it is your task as a medical provider to make sure you get those patients through the door. How are you accomplishing this? Are you educating your patients? Are you marketing your practice?

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Cheer Up! Your Kids Will Turn Into Excellent Physicians

Cheer Up! Your Kids Will Turn Into Excellent Physicians

June 30, 2023

As students are going back to school, many parents who work in the medical field may be wondering whether their children would pursue the medical field and if they would actually make good physicians when they grow up. Studies have shown that only 40 percent of physicians would even recommend the career path of a physician to their kids, after all. One of the worries that many of the more

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Does Your Medical Practice Need PM or EMR?

Does Your Medical Practice Need PM or EMR?

May 15, 2023

The Answer is Probably Both The healthcare industry has been known to sometimes lag behind in adopting new technology. That is one reason why, in 2009, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Part of ARRA authorized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to disburse $27 billion to incentivize doctors and hospitals to implement Electronic Medical Records (EMR). The government is not alone in its belief

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5 Tips to Help Your Medical Billing

5 Medical Billing and Coding Tips

April 15, 2023

Medical billing errors are very common in the United States. Doctors begin a medical practice but usually have no business background, so they’re not accustomed to some of the technicalities that are imperative for you and your staff to understand in order to achieve the revenues you deserve. On top of that, the government is constantly making changes to how diagnoses and medical services are coded. These changes can cause

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5 Medical Billing and Coding Tips

5 Medical Billing and Coding Tips

April 15, 2023

Medical billing errors are very common in the United States. Doctors begin a medical practice but usually have no business background, so they’re not accustomed to some of the technicalities that are imperative for you and your staff to understand in order to achieve the revenues you deserve. On top of that, the government is constantly making changes to how diagnoses and medical services are coded. These changes can cause

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Outsourcing Decision Matrix For Medical Billing

February 28, 2023

Using the Outsourcing Decision Matrix Every company tends to outsource some of their business activities. Doing so can help to free up resources, which allows them to run their business more efficiently. However, deciding what to outsource can be quite challenging. Some activities may seem like they can be done just as easily in-house and for a smaller expense than it would to outsource to a third party. Deciding When

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