#healthcarebilling

Nine Ways to Change Healthcare

Healthcare is changing. It is changing to eliminate waste of money, time and resources. It is changing to make more care available with...

Confused About Which Date to Use on Medicare Claims? (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of the information recently published by Medicare on choosing the date of service for claims that are not straightforward...

Confused About Which Date to Use on Medicare Claims? (Part 1)

Sometimes it is not clear what date to use when billing a service. The service might be performed over the course of more than one day,...

Ten Questions To Ask Before Starting a New Medical Practice

Can I go without any income from a new practice for 3-6 months? Do I have another income stream or can I continue to work part-time at a...

Credentialing a Catch-22?

Credentialing new physicians can sometimes be a struggle and often a catch-22. The process cannot be started to early since some payers...

Implementing Checklists in your Medical Practice

Harvard surgeon Atul Gawande, MD recently did a TED Talk titled How do we Heal Medicine. Dr. Gawande spoke about the cost and outcomes...

Collecting From Your Patients

I can remember the days of the $5.00 copay. Actually, I can remember a time when there was no such thing as a copay! Insurance...

Is E-mailing HIPAA Compliant?

When we bring on a new client, we often receive questions around e-mail communication with their patients. Some providers are unsure if...