By Cynthia Andersen, 3 September 2010
In a recent article titled "EMR purchase poses dilemma for doctors near retirement" By Pamela Lewis Dolan, from the American Medical Association, Dolan talks about the doctors who are about to retire and if they should consider spending money on an EMR system.
by Nichole Letterman, 1 June 2010
A May 11 article on the website retirementrevised.com grants the benefits of a healthy lifestyle as we age but asks if staying healthy saves money. The writer says "apparently not," because we'll live longer if we live a healthy lifestyle.
by Nichole Letterman, 18 May 2010
As reported by the American Medical Association, hospitals continue having mass layoffs, although the number of employees laid off was lower in the first quarter of 2010 than in 2009. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics defines a mass layoff as
by Cynthia Andersen, 6 May 2010
Some physicians tell us they've brought their billing in-house to save dollars. Here's an example using the situation of Dr. Smith, let's call him:
by Andy Spencer, 5 May 2010
Upon arriving in the world of medical billing, I quickly realized that I was now involved in a problem-plagued industry, but the difficult task was trying to determine why this industry is so flawed! The deeper I searched, the more
by Cynthia Andersen, 1 April 2010
Never have healthcare providers been more pressed to capture every dollar and to receive payments as quickly as possible. The price of money has increased, and costs have risen so that more pressure is on the billing staff to resolve open accounts more quickly.
Your billing staff must work an unresolved account as soon as the denial reaches your office. Here are the steps
by Alonzo Russell, 12 January 2010
Every day I am amazed by people! Think about this for a minute: Someone shows you how you can increase your pay by 25% but you can't bring yourself to say "Let's do it!" What I'm talking about is physicians who believe that the way they've always done their billing is acceptable! How can it be acceptable to get paid a fraction of what you're owed? How can it be acceptable to
by Cynthia Andersen, 19 November 2009Benefits #6 and #7 of outsourcing to an online billing service to handle insurance claims and patient bills:
Benefit #6: You can free up valuable space for seeing patients.
Even though your practice may have outgrown your available facilities, you may be locked into a long-term lease of 5 to 7 years. Outsourcing to an
by Cynthia Andersen, 5 November 2009
Benefits #3, #4, and #5 of outsourcing to an online billing service to handle insurance claims and patient bills:
Benefit #3: You can eliminate the problems of using office software and getting support and service.
Many doctors who’ve purchased internal software and hardware systems (whether expensive or inexpensive) have difficulty and expense in getting service, support, and software updates from their
by Cynthia Andersen, 1 October 2009
Denied claims are a major physician practice management issue. Physicians are getting hammered with denied claims, but chronic denials can be fixed.
Uncovering the source of the problem. Consultant Deborah Walker Keegan, coauthor of the book The Physician Billing Process: Avoiding Potholes in the Road to Getting Paid, recommends
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