Social Media Patient Privacy FAQ Social Media and Patient Privacy in Healthcare A Few Use Cases Use Case #1: Use Case #2: Protected Health Information (PHI) Preserving privacy of patients’ protected health information (PHI) is one of the major concerns linked to social media in healthcare. Privacy and protection of such information are dealt with […]
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What is Revenue Leakage and How to Stop It?

“Revenue leakage” describes circumstances wherein a healthcare provider has supplied care to a patient but doesn’t collect payment. In general, it happens when accounts receivable (AR) continue to be unpaid for too long and are inadvertently overlooked. The longer an account receivable remains outstanding, the less likely healthcare providers are to retrieve payment, even in […]
AR Cycles, Medical Billing, Patient Centricity, RCM, Revenue LeakagePatient Payment Trends Moving Forward

Healthcare has been under real strain these past few years, and the effects haven’t just shown up in exam rooms. Patients have felt the pressure both psychologically and financially, as economic uncertainty, job disruptions, and gaps in insurance coverage left many struggling to keep up with medical bills they didn’t see coming. That kind of […]
Healthcare Payments, Medical Billing, Medical Digital Payments, Patient Payments, Payment Trends7 Medical Billing Strategies to Boost Patient Collections

Patient Collections Strategies FAQ 7 Strategies to Maximize Patient Collections Any medical provider knows how difficult it is to get paid for their services. 73 percent of healthcare providers assert that it takes 30+ days to recover their payment fully. Various issues like complicated billing procedures, changing payer fee schedules, employee attrition, government directives, lack […]
Basics of Medical Billing, Collection Process, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Strategies, Patient CollectionsMedical Billing Myths

Medical Billing Myths FAQ Understanding Medical Billing Myths Dr. John Smith owns a small practice in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. He’s in the midst of a conversation with one of his nurses. Nurse: “Doctor, do you think we should be posting signs concerning the payment of co-pays once the patient is finished with their appointment?” Doctor: […]
Healthcare Billing, Healthcare Providers, Medical Billing, Medical Billing Myths, Medical Billing Service, Outsource Billing, Outsource Medical billing, Outsourced Billing, Pittsburgh Medical BillingWhy Do Health Insurers Require Prior Authorization?

Words that no patient or healthcare provider wants to hear when they are ready to proceed with a doctor-approved procedure for a medical matter. “This procedure will require prior authorization.” However, it’s one of the utilization management tools that insurance companies have fostered to decide if specific prescribed procedures, services and medications are medically required […]
Billing and Coding, Medical Billing, Prior Authorization Process, Reimbursement, Revenue Cycle Management
