January 2016

medical practice management

When is the last time you increased your fee schedule?

When reviewing claims in the practice management system, you notice many claims have been paid at 100% of the practice’s fee schedule. Further review shows the practice’s fee schedule has not been updated in the past few years, and the current fee schedule is less...

new year resolutions

New Year’s Resolution: Cleaning up your A/R

When you run your December 2015 billing reports, take a close look at your A/R aging report to determine the amount of unpaid money in the 120+ day buckets. How does the percentage of this old A/R compare to the total A/R? In an ideal...