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Web-Based Medical Billing Software: Is it Right for Your Office?
By Kathy Mccoy · 13 years ago
Software as a service (SaaS), On Demand software, web-based software—these are all terms for the same thing: software that is provided over the Internet rather than residing on your office computers. The question is whether ...
Improving Your Medical Billing: Three Easy Steps to Getting the Co-Pay Upfront – Every Time
By Kathy Mccoy · 13 years ago
When you collect a co-payment, you know it’s in your contract with your payer. However, it’s not uncommon for some patients to question the need to make a co-pay, or say they can’t afford to ...
Medical Billing Software and Practice Management Software: How Do They Impact Revenue?
By Kathy Mccoy · 13 years ago
We recently received a report issued by Gateway EDI (one of Kareo’s clearinghouse partners) and professional services firm LarsonAllen on The Impact of Technology on the Physician Revenue Cycle, which we believe contains important information ...
Improving Your Medical Billing: Reduce Delinquencies and Increase Your Bottom Line with a Better Collections Process
By Kathy Mccoy · 13 years ago
In general, people intend to honor their debts. Others, of course, are not as responsible. In addition, intending to pay and actually paying are not the same thing. So, delinquencies are part and parcel of ...
How to Choose the Right Medical Billing Software for Your Practice or Business
By Kathy Mccoy · 13 years ago
Choosing the right medical billing software for your practice or medical billing service is challenging. A Google search for "medical billing software" generates 458,000 results, with several hundred companies offering different options. And of course, ...
A Dozen Steps to Successfully Appeal Denied Claims
By Elizabeth W. Woodcock · 13 years ago
Appealing denied claims used to be a simple process. A biller working with a physician’s office would stamp "APPEAL" in big red letters on a photocopy of the claim, and mail it back to the ...
Tips for Improving Productivity in Your Billing Process
By Michelle Rimmer · 13 years ago
Apart from the patients, billing is the lifeline of the medical office. Whether your medical office’s billing is done in-house or you’ve outsourced it to a medical billing company, there are specific things you should ...
Overcoming Challenges in Medical Billing: The Appeals Process
By Kathy Mccoy · 13 years ago
Appeals are a normal part of the medical billing process, but that doesn’t make them less frustrating or time-consuming. There are steps you can take, however, to make the appeals process much smoother and more ...