Physicians Practice

JULY 8, 2025

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini Blog Article Discover effective strategies to reduce overhead costs in medical practices without layoffs, enhancing staff morale and improving patient care. Rent, supplies and payroll devour well over half of every medical practice’s budget, and each line item is getting fatter.

Billing

Health Prime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Medical billing is a vital yet often overlooked aspect of practice management in the dynamic healthcare landscape, where the primary focus is on providing quality patient care. Common medical billing challenges and solutions 1. Further, the continuously changing regulatory environment complicates the issue of compliance.

Billing

Valant

JULY 9, 2025

Many therapists use AI transcription services during sessions instead of documenting sessions by hand. Clinical documentation is a particularly important application of AI technology because documentation so often contributes to provider burnout. Improved work-life balance. More comprehensive notes.

Clinical Assistant

Health Prime

JULY 8, 2025

In the emergency department (ED), denials and underpayments aren’t just billing issues – they’re operational threats that affect the entire healthcare ecosystem. Current industry data shows ED denial rates average 15–20%, with coding and documentation errors accounting for a significant portion of the denials.

Documentation

Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Running a successful medical practice requires more than providing excellent patient care. It demands careful monitoring and analysis of various aspects of your operations. Compliance and audit reports help you monitor adherence to coding, documentation, and billing standards.

Medication

Arkenea

AUGUST 9, 2025

EHR workflow analysis is the systematic examination of how patient data flows through your healthcare organization, identifying bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement. While process mapping documents what happens, workflow analysis examines why it happens and how it can be improved to enhance patient care quality.

Documentation

EvidenceCare

JUNE 18, 2025

Dr. Chaudry outlined how data lives in hundreds of siloed systems—EMRs, LIS, RIS, billing platforms, scheduling tools—and each has its own formats, definitions, and communication protocols. Clinical teams focus (rightly) on patient care, not perfect documentation. That means typos, missing fields, and inconsistent codes.

Hospital

Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Running a successful medical practice requires more than providing excellent patient care. It demands careful monitoring and analysis of various aspects of your operations. They help you track the efficiency of your billing processes and identify potential bottlenecks. At Health Prime, we can help!

Medication

CollaborateMD

APRIL 3, 2025

Healthcare practices are often plagued with medical billing compliance questions like: “Am I upcoding?” ” “Do I have all the correct patient information?” RELATED ARTICLE: Your Medical Billing Secret Weapon: SMS Text and Broadcast Messaging What is Medical Billing Compliance?

Billing

CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding the Challenges in Claims Processing Errors in medical claims processing have traditionally posed significant challenges for hospitals, insurers, and patients alike. Manual methods are prone to: Human Error : Misfiled billing codes, missing data, and inaccuracies are common with manual input, according to one report.

Medication

Physicians Practice

AUGUST 4, 2025

Brad Boyd, principal of management consulting at BDO USA, joins the show to talk about how artificial intelligence (AI) and other health technologies are helping physicians navigate the prior authorization process, reduce administrative burdens and improve patient care. and Medicare reform.

Billing

Arkenea

JUNE 20, 2025

EHR revenue cycle management represents far more than simply connecting clinical and billing systems. It embodies a fundamental transformation in how healthcare organizations approach financial operations, patient engagement, and operational efficiency. Additionally, EHR RCM can also enhance patient satisfaction.

Documentation

Valant

MAY 13, 2025

Practice management skills like scheduling, billing, documentation, and compliance can protect you from professional burnout and set you on a path to success. It streamlines communication with patients and creates a professional impression. Systems with automated appointment reminders save you money by reducing no-shows.

Billing

Medical Economics

JUNE 30, 2025

AI in Staffing and Documentation (00:11:32) Explores AI’s role in automating scheduling and its success in clinical documentation (ambient scribing). Future Steps in Documentation and Efficiency (00:13:49) Considers whether agent AI can further automate tasks like billing and multi-step processes.

Diagnostics

Physicians Practice

JUNE 25, 2025

Lead, follow or get out of the way Neil Baum, MD June 20th 2025 Article Innovative medical practices thrive by embracing change, prioritizing patient care and learning from setbacks to enhance success and satisfaction. Related Content 9 design tweaks to refresh your practice Keith A.

Billing

Physicians Practice

JUNE 19, 2025

Smartphones sit on the reception counter, physicians tap tablets at the bedside, and billing staff troubleshoot laptops from home. Even innocuous habits— scrolling social media at the nurses’ station —can expose screens to wandering eyes or distract staff from patient care.

Diagnostics

Physicians Practice

AUGUST 4, 2025

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini Blog Video Stop letting staff shortages hurt patient care—track these three proven metrics to know when to hire in this quick P2 Management Minute. 74: From patient to president, with AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D. August 4, 2025 By Keith A.

Billing

Physicians Practice

JULY 8, 2025

Reynolds July 8th 2025 Article Discover effective strategies to reduce overhead costs in medical practices without layoffs, enhancing staff morale and improving patient care. Recent Videos Related Content 7 ways to cut overhead without cutting staff Keith A. 70: The state of private practice with Paul Berggreen, M.D.,

Billing

EvidenceCare

MARCH 18, 2025

Innovation, AI, and the Future of Patient Care At the ViVE conference leaders in digital health shared their experiences and forward-thinking strategies for improving patient care, streamlining operations, and integrating technology into clinical workflows. Dr. Rich Loomis The Biggest Operational Challenge in Healthcare?

Discharges

Health Prime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Medical billing is a vital yet often overlooked aspect of practice management in the dynamic healthcare landscape, where the primary focus is on providing quality patient care. Common medical billing challenges and solutions 1. Further, the continuously changing regulatory environment complicates the issue of compliance.

Billing

Valant

JULY 23, 2025

Valant lets you launch sessions directly from your calendar, access patient charts during visits, and document as you go, without switching between platforms. Look for integrated tools that let you take notes during sessions, auto-fill documentation, and track outcomes without switching between multiple platforms.

Documentation

Physicians Practice

JULY 24, 2025

Whether it involves a colleague on your team or another provider in the community, avoid making comments that suggest someone else provided substandard care. Even subtle remarks can be misinterpreted and may fuel the patient’s desire to pursue legal action. Handle billing with sensitivity.

De-Escalation

Health Prime

MAY 23, 2025

All medical specialties have unique rules and nuances when it comes to billing and revenue cycle management. However, anesthesia billing stands apart due to its highly specialized charge formulas , time-based units, and the level of precision required to ensure full reimbursement. A patient receives a surprise anesthesia bill.

Billing

Valant

JUNE 24, 2025

Add to this LA County’s well-documented shortage of mental health providers , and a diverse population in need of culturally responsive care, and you’ve got a perfect storm of barriers to treatment. You need reliable systems for scheduling, billing, intake, and internal communication.

Documentation

Valant

JUNE 18, 2025

While some providers view AI as a valuable tool to improve patient care, others express hesitation, questioning its role in such a deeply human-centered field. Therapists can reduce non-billable documentation hours by using AI to transcribe and document sessions. Clinical—diagnosis, treatment, and clinical documentation.

Documentation

Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

Unlike conventional AI models that rely solely on their training data, RAG combines the power of large language models with real time information retrieval from your organization’s specific databases and documents.

Documentation

Medical Economics

JULY 15, 2025

The researchers found no association between a patient’s level of education and either the likelihood of contesting a denial or the success rate of those challenges. As policymakers and regulators consider reforms, the researchers urge that attention be paid to reducing administrative complexity and making the system more equitable.

Insurance

Arkenea

JULY 9, 2025

The business case should quantify expected benefits including improved clinical efficiency, reduced documentation burden, enhanced patient safety through clinical decision support, and operational cost savings through workflow optimization. These modules require configuration to match organizational processes and workflow preferences.

Unit Organization and Environment

Medical Economics

JULY 1, 2025

Nearly one-third (28%) said physicians spent between 7 and 12 of those minutes focused on documentation. In that context, it’s not hard to understand why AI-powered ambient documentation that transcribes and organizes patient conversations into electronic health records (EHRs), is gaining favor. It also presents a business case.

Appointments

Medical Economics

JUNE 12, 2025

There’s a trend of both growing adoption and deep ambivalence about AI’s expanding footprint in health care. Yet only 28% said they feel prepared to fully leverage the tools while safeguarding patients from potential harm. 40% believed AI could improve billing accuracy and treatment planning. 65: Patient autonomy with Jeffrey A.

Diagnostics

Medical Economics

JULY 8, 2025

While teams pour countless hours into patient care, goodwill alone won’t keep operations running. Appeal faster with templates Maintain three ready-to-use letters in your billing system: one for medical-necessity denials, one for coding edits and one for missing prior authorizations.

Huddles/Rounds

Physicians Practice

JUNE 27, 2025

Lead, follow or get out of the way Neil Baum, MD June 20th 2025 Article Innovative medical practices thrive by embracing change, prioritizing patient care and learning from setbacks to enhance success and satisfaction. Clarifying a patient’s misunderstanding of the HIPAA privacy rule Rachel V.

Communication

Health Prime

JULY 8, 2025

In the emergency department (ED), denials and underpayments aren’t just billing issues – they’re operational threats that affect the entire healthcare ecosystem. Current industry data shows ED denial rates average 15–20%, with coding and documentation errors accounting for a significant portion of the denials.

Documentation

Medical Economics

JUNE 27, 2025

Since symptoms can overlap or be nonspecific, getting the patient’s detailed history helps clinicians ensure that they have clear documentation. By ensuring that a complete patient history is recorded and diagnostic codes are accurately capturing the patient’s symptoms, patients and clinicians are then reimbursed and billed correctly.

Tests

Prism Career Institute

MAY 6, 2025

A Medical Assistant’s Duties with Patients A considerable amount of a medical assistant’s time may be dedicated to patient care. They also may work with cancer patients or patients seeking treatment for alcohol or drug use. This could mean helping infants, children, and adults at any stage of life.

Medical Assistant

Medical Economics

AUGUST 8, 2025

In the proposed 2026 MPFS, CMS is taking a definitive step to achieve cost containment in the field of wound care , with skin substitutes front and center. While some of the proposed changes were anticipated, the finalization of certain policies signals a stronger push toward utilization oversight and billing standardization.

Scheduling

Valant

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Practices should prepare to assess and potentially adapt their billing and authorization procedures. EHR systems designed for behavioral health can play a key role in this transition by streamlining compliance-related tasks and enabling detailed documentation that meets new insurance demands.

Documentation