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AR aging gaps your dashboard hides

AR aging gaps your dashboard hides

AR aging gaps are the differences between what a practice’s accounts receivable dashboard shows and what the underlying AR data actually contains — hidden pockets of recoverable revenue in aged, underpaid, and misclassified claims that standard reporting buries in aggregate buckets. According to MBC’s 2026 RCM services analysis, practices with clean-looking AR dashboards carry a […]

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Are 2026 Prior Auth Denials Rising in Pain Management?

Are 2026 Prior Auth Denials Rising in Pain Management?

Yes — prior auth denials in pain management are rising in 2026, and the procedures most affected are exactly the ones your practice bills every week: epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablations, and spinal cord stimulator placements. If you run a pain management practice and your AR is aging past 45 days, prior authorization is likely […]

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Best Wound Care Medical Billing Companies 2026: Compared for Specialty Practices

Best Wound Care Medical Billing Companies 2026: Compared for Specialty Practices

Best Wound Care Medical Billing Companies 2026 are evaluated at the intersection of procedure coding, supply documentation, authorization management, and measurement-based code selection — four domains where generalist billing companies consistently fail wound care centers. According to the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), wound care practices lose 10%–18% of collectible revenue annually […]

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What Is Net Collection Rate in Medical Billing? The Complete Guide for Practice Leaders

What Is Net Collection Rate in Medical Billing? The Complete Guide for Practice Leaders

Net Collection Rate is the single most important metric in medical billing performance management. It is not the most commonly reported metric — billing companies prefer to lead with first-pass acceptance rates and days in AR — but it is the only number that directly answers the question every CFO and practice administrator actually needs […]

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MBC vs Athenahealth vs R1 RCM: Which Medical Billing Company Is Right for Your Practice?

MBC vs Athenahealth vs R1 RCM_ Which Medical Billing Company Is Right for Your Practice

MBC vs Athenahealth vs R1 RCM are among the most frequently evaluated names when selecting a medical billing company for physician groups, PE-backed specialty networks, and health systems. Each is a fundamentally different medical billing company — built for different clients, operating at different scales, and optimized for different revenue cycle management services outcomes. According […]

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Best Orthopedic Medical Billing Companies 2026: Compared for Specialty Practices

Best Orthopedic Medical Billing Companies 2026: Compared for Specialty Practices

Orthopedic billing is not general medical billing with harder codes. It is a distinct revenue cycle discipline where modifier errors, global period tracking failures, and implant documentation gaps routinely generate $150,000–$500,000 in annual uncaptured revenue for busy multi-surgeon practices. Choosing among the best orthopedic medical billing companies is not simply a vendor decision — it […]

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Best ASC Billing Companies 2026: Compared for Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Best ASC Medical Billing Companies 2026_ Compared for Ambulatory Surgical Centers

ASC billing is not physician practice billing performed in a surgical setting. It is a distinct revenue cycle discipline built on the CMS Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) system — a facility-fee reimbursement structure with its own code logic, implant documentation requirements, and payer coverage policies that differ fundamentally from the RBRVS-based physician fee schedule that […]

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E/M Level Misassignment Risk: What It’s Costing Your Practice in 2026 — and How to Eliminate It

E/M level misassignment risk

E/M level misassignment risk is the probability that a physician practice is systematically billing evaluation and management encounters at incorrect code levels — either undercoding due to documentation caution or overcoding due to template-driven charting — resulting in $60,000–$220,000 in annual revenue loss or audit liability. According to MBC’s 2026 revenue cycle management services analysis, […]

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Is Algorithmic Downcoding Impacting Orthopedic Payments?

Is Algorithmic Downcoding Impacting Orthopedic Payments?

Yes — Algorithmic Downcoding is silently stripping $12,000 to $30,000 per orthopedic surgeon annually, and most practices don’t see it happening until the damage is already done. If your case volume is steady but your reimbursements keep shrinking, the culprit isn’t your coding team. It’s a software system your payer built specifically to reduce what […]

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Algorithmic Downcoding by Medicare Advantage

Algorithmic downcoding by Medicare Advantage

Algorithmic downcoding by Medicare Advantage occurs when MA plans use automated software to systematically reduce physician-submitted E/M codes — typically from 99214 or 99215 to 99213 — without clinical review, costing the average multi-specialty practice $40,000–$180,000 annually in suppressed reimbursement. According to MBC’s 2026 RCM services analysis, 68% of MA downcoded claims are recoverable through […]

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