Payor Contract Compliance and Tracking Reimbursements: Are You Being Paid Correctly?
If you are a practicing physician in this market, you may wonder why you are working long hours and seeing as many patients as you can, yet the amount of…
Top 5 Strategic Planning Challenges for CIOs
The Chief Information Officer in a healthcare system has perhaps one of the most complex and ever-evolving roles in the hospital C-Suite today. Since information technology has now permeated our…
Massachusetts Governor’s Race: Views on Healthcare
It’s primary election day in Massachusetts today, and the candidates for Governor are doing their best to attract the attention of voters. It’s primary election day in Massachusetts today, and the candidates…
Saving Money: Paying Cash for Health Care Even If You’re Insured
Summary: People are telling us they are paying cash for common medical procedures, even if they’re insured — and getting lower prices. Is this common? Is it legal? Why don’t…
How to Help Patients Find Your Medical Practice Easily Online
Increasingly, consumers are turning towards the Internet for health care information. According to a Pew Marketing study, more than 70 percent of American consumers researched medical conditions online in the past…
Maintain Interest, Create a Buzz: Simply Update Your Website!
In today’s digital world, a website is the first and quite possibly only thing a potential patient sees before deciding whether or not to make a purchase or use a…
The Benefit of Being a Vocal Cancer Patient
All of us want to be in control of our lives. We decide when we eat, when we sleep, and we pick our friends. When we get sick, why should…
How Does Medical Debt Affect Your FICO Score?
FICO 9 | Medical Debt and Your Credit ScoreAccording to a statement made earlier this week by FICO, the company’s analytics are undergoing major changes that will affect the way…
How Far Will Obama Administration Bend for Medicaid Expansion in Republican States?
First published on MedCityNews.com. First published on MedCityNews.com. When Pennsylvania got the Obama administration’s signoff on its Medicaid expansion plans last week, it became the ninth state with a Republican…
Hospital-Based Physicians and Revenue Cycle Management
When we talk about revenue cycle management systems it’s easiest to draw comparisons to physicians working in an ambulatory setting. This setting allows for accurate and timely charge capture of…