The adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) presents numerous challenges for physicians and many practices are finding it difficult to successfully adopt EHRs. The data released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention about EHR adoption rates in the country bears witness to the fact that adoption rates are not what they need to […]
Medical Billing and Coding Services in USA
revenue cycle management
How aging reports aid in realizing Account Receivables
Notwithstanding the importance of flawless coding in maximizing healthcare insurance reimbursements from insurance carriers, it is the Account Receivable Management (A/R Management) that proves decisive in either making or breaking your chances of mitigating denial or delay of your medical bill claims. Most of the physicians, whose primary focus happens to be quality medical care […]
The Primary Barriers in Physician Billing and HIT Adoption
Physicians and healthcare provides across the country are slowly but surely adopting EHRs or Electronic Health Records as a part of the recent health reforms in the United States. Moreover, it has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that there has been a substantial increase in the adoption rates across […]
Coping Medicaid Expansion with Shrewd Medical Billing Practices
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) predicts that the proposed Medicaid expansion will bring an estimated 16 million more Americans into the health-care safety net. The prediction comes even as some twenty-six states are against such expansion. Although the proposed Medicaid expansion would eventually weigh more on the respective states’ budgetary allocation […]
Develop Social Media Networks for Hospitals and Small Practices to increase medical billing
Social Media is developing into a tool not just for communication and entertainment but is also emerging as a powerful instrument for marketing and efficient coordination. Hospitals, group practices, clinics and even solo practices have started to reap the benefits offered by social media networking. The implementation, control and fruitful use of social media in […]
Increase revenue by improving billing functions
The excessive administrative work healthcare organizations are having to deal with due to reforms in the US healthcare has begun to take its toll on the revenue of healthcare organizations across all the states of the US due to several reason, like claim denials by insurers and hospitals involved in increased non-clinical activities like claim […]
Shortage of General Surgeons and its Effect on Hospital Revenue

The acute shortage of general surgeons is evident in the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics which states that only 5% of physicians were general surgeons in the year 2007, and the situation has not improved since. In fact, the shortage of general surgeons is getting worse and is projected to worsen […]
Countering the Phenomenon of Physician Shortage: Medical Reimbursements
“Consequently, physician reimbursements would largely depend on their ability to seamlessly process medical claims with either Medicare or private insurance carriers. But, with the reimbursement environment promising to be more vigilant and stringent than ever, physicians would find their medical billing competencies invariably short of the requisite persistence.” Physician shortage has been one of the […]
Uninsured Population Rate Percentage vs. Physician’s Density Ration in Texas, Mississippi & Oklahoma
Physicians work scope is expected to change with millions of Americans to gain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act in 2014. On the upside Physicians especially primary-care provider will experience higher demand transforming to higher reimbursements and job security. However, on the other hand other healthcare reform initiatives would require better quality patient care […]
Revenue Management & Being Vigilant amidst the impending Medicare backlash
“Although, physicians can expect their Medicare reimbursements to be unhindered at least for another year or so, they need to equally vigilant with their medical billing, coding, submission, realization, and the Revenue Cycle Management so as to be sure of not letting their Account Receivables (A/Rs) beyond the expiry of the current window for Sustainable […]