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Recent cybersecurity events triggered the loss of patient, financial or organizational data for about 1 in 5 healthcare organizations, a new survey reveals. If you feel overwhelmed by the possibility of a future data breach, you’re not alone. Turns out
Since Affordable Care Act enrollment began, about 17 million more Americans gained insurance coverage, according to Rand Corporation research. This figure includes more than 11 million people who signed up through the federal and state insurance exchanges, and others with
It seems like you need to choose so many things these days – a user-friendly EHR, an efficient practice management system, and even what computers you want your practice staff to use. Most of us associate data backup with a
Checking patient insurance eligibility and benefits remains essential to medical practice income and productivity. You can perform eligibility checks several different ways, depending on the processes your office and insurance carrier use. But there are also a few important questions
Many patients already check social media and online reviews before coming to your medical practice. They also show up with specific questions after looking up symptoms online, sometimes even on their smartphones during a visit. Consumers will continue to drive
Madelyn Young contributed to this post Despite your staff’s best efforts to remind patients of their appointments, you’re still likely plagued by one or two no-show events every day. The MGMA has estimated that medical practices average a 5% to
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) found that better-performing medical groups average just a 4.05% claims denial rate. Is your practice’s denial rate above four percent? If so, it could be time for a checkup of your internal claims processing.
As large medical practices search for the optimal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, the upfront costs often becomes a discouraging hurdle for practices with low budgets to invest in such costly systems and software, limiting them from reaching their maximum
Madelyn Young contributed to this post When I went for a recent annual checkup, my doctor came into the room carrying a tablet on top of a folder of paper records. I asked about the paper files, and she said
Sometimes a medical practice gets reimbursed too much money for services provided, which leads to an overpayment. The insurance carrier usually makes the overpayment, but sometimes patients pay too much for a particular service too. In either case, promptly return
