Uncircled vaccines, administrations could cost your practice 10%.
Think increasing payments in 2010 is a fairy tale? Your magic wand is right at your front desk.
“Check-out coding can have a significant financial impact,” reported Norman “Chip” Harbaugh, MD, in...
5 tips help you recover deserved pay. Collecting money from patients, especially during a recession, can be challenging. If your front desk is responsible for collecting copays and sometimes old balances, its success or failure has a dramatic impact on the practice’s bottom line. Check out five ways you can improve your front desk collection efforts: 1. When [...] Related articles:
Verify co-pay early to save time, money Question: A patient came to our office for a routine exam with the same insurance card she’s had for years. We charged her the standard copay of record. Then I found out her employer changed the terms of the insurance, so the copay she paid was short by $20. [...] Related articles:
We’ve got the new instructions you’ll need to follow. CMS will update the ABN modifiers effective April 1, according to MLN Matters article MM6563, dated Oct. 29. The ABN descriptors will read as follows: Modifier GA — Revised to read, “Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy.” You’ll use this when a required ABN was issued. Modifier GX — [...] Related articles:
How to use technology to speed up new patient check-in. Not enough hours in the day? Are you always looking for ways to save time? Many medical offices report that sending out new patient packets in advance of the patient’s visit greatly reduces the number of incidents at patient check-in and saves time. “Normally, it would take [...] Related articles: