What is Insurance Credentialing?

What is Insurance Credentialing?

As a healthcare provider, providing excellent patient care is job one, two, and three. But at some point, you want to be paid for your services, right? That usually starts and ends with insurance companies and which health plans your patients are enrolled in. But...
Common Medical Coding and Medical Billing Errors

Common Medical Coding and Medical Billing Errors

In 2020, medical spending reached an all-time high of more than four trillion dollars, which equated to bills equally more than $12,000 per person. From doctor services to prescriptions to home health care and more, it’s an incredible amount of information to keep...
Medical Billing Procedures

Medical Billing Procedures

Running your practice is much more than diagnosing illnesses, prescribing medication, or performing surgery. There’s also the business side of running a medical office, or any business really. Having medical billing procedures in place–and sticking to them–will...
What Are the 10 Steps in the Medical Billing Process?

What Are the 10 Steps in the Medical Billing Process?

As a healthcare provider, you’ve taken an oath to take care of your patients to the best of your ability. But as the owner of a practice, you also need to take care of the financial side of your business as well. As part of your revenue cycle management, it’s...
What Does A Medical Coder Do?

What Does A Medical Coder Do?

(Updated July 14, 2022) The question posed in the headline of this blog post — what does a medical coder do? — is an interesting one in several different ways. Even the most straightforward answer has surprising wrinkles. Medical coders work in hospitals, physician’s...