{"id":14042,"date":"2021-08-03T12:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T12:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=14042"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:13:48","slug":"increasing-your-practice-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/increasing-your-practice-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing Your Practice Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today\u2019s competitive healthcare space maintaining a healthy practice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/revenue-management-services.aspx\">revenue<\/a> is a challenging task. Things became much more complicated in the global corona pandemic as you were already dealing with the administrative burden and rising operating costs and trying to keep your practice profitable. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategies which will help you in increasing your practice collections:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Presence is Crucial<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t have an online presence, it means you don\u2019t have a presence at all. If you don\u2019t have a practice website or any other form of online presence, you are falling behind. With 62% of patients using online reviews to find new doctors and 72% of patients browsing the internet for healthcare information, your online presence is a must. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing you have to do is create a practice website. The next step is to create social media profile for your practice and encourage your patients to share their feedback. Create your practice profile on the major review sites and submit your practice to online directories. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these steps will help you come up with search results which mean new patients are able to access your practice information and can make an informed decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build a Better Appointment Schedule<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having an optimized appointment schedule will form a backbone for your practice collaborations. It\u2019s not as simple as assigning time slots to your patients, it\u2019s a fine balance of art and science. You have to keep a constant flow of patients as well as avoiding long wait times for both parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Having an efficient staff, practice management software and emphasis on virtual care are a few things that will help you to have a better appointment schedule. Your staff must be in touch with patients and should send them reminders from time to time. This will reduce last-minute cancellations as well as better appointment rescheduling. This activity will also help in achieving better patient care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients will be better informed about their medical treatments with the patient portal from the practice management software. Virtual visits have a lot of advantages and are an ideal and long solution that emerged in this pandemic situation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual patient visits can be more flexible since patients can simply log in online from wherever they are. If patients can\u2019t make it on time or if you have a 10-minute timeslot open in your day, you can get online and start a virtual visit. In virtual care, unlike a usual walk-in, the patient doesn\u2019t have to wait around in the office until you\u2019re free.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimize Missed Appointments<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No-shows and late cancels affect your practice collections badly and it might cost your practice tens of thousands of dollars each year. There are ways that might help you to minimize such missed appointments. You can provide the option of virtual visits if they can\u2019t visit your practice on time and are stuck at home or at work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than focussing on cancellation policy and cancellation charges, try to understand the reason for cancellation and work on an efficient appointment system and reschedule accordingly. Rescheduling is a far better option if the patient has a genuine reason for cancellation. Having an efficient staff who is constantly in contact with your patients could do wonders for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work on Patient Practice Collections Strategy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the rising number of patients with high deductible insurance plans, collecting patient responsibility is a real headache for many practice owners. Most of physicians are able to collect only 60% or less from the patient portion while the patient portion represents more than 20% of your practice collections. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having an eligibility and benefits verification process in place could help you to collect patient responsibility at the time of visit. With benefits verification, your patient will be well informed about their insurance coverage and out-of-pocket expense, if any.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renegotiate Payer Contracts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most providers are not aware that they can renegotiate their payer contracts and can increase their fee schedules. If you have the data to show that your practice is getting great care outcomes in a cost-effective way, you have the leverage to go back to payers and ask for a pay raise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you can do this on your own, you may want to consider finding a qualified healthcare business consultant to help you make your case. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/outreach-and-education\/medicare-learning-network-mln\/mlnproducts\/downloads\/837p-cms-1500.pdf\">ROI<\/a> will be well worth the cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsource Your Medical Billing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsourcing your medical billing operations to a reliable medical billing company could improve your practice efficiency and can increase your practice collections considerably. Medical billing companies will ensure all claims submitted to insurance companies are getting paid and might take follow-up on unpaid claims. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will also work on denied and rejected claims and directly contribute to healthy practice revenue. They will also share various reports which will give your an idea about the financial health of your practice on a weekly and monthly basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3P22IS3\"><strong>Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)<\/strong><\/a> who is catering to more than 40 medical specialties, is proficient in handling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/medical-billing-services.aspx\">medical billing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/Medical_Coding.aspx\">coding services<\/a> as per your practice requirements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about our medical billing services and how we can assist you in increasing your practice collections, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/ContactUs.aspx\">get in touch with us<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3>1. How does an online presence help in increasing practice collections?<\/h3>\n<p>An online presence improves visibility, allowing new patients to find your practice through search results, reviews, and directories, which can lead to more appointments and revenue.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Why is an optimized appointment schedule important for practice revenue?<\/h3>\n<p>A well-structured schedule ensures a steady flow of patients while minimizing wait times, improving patient satisfaction and maximizing office efficiency, which translates to better revenue.<\/p>\n<h3>3. How can virtual visits improve practice collections?<\/h3>\n<p>Virtual visits reduce missed appointments and offer more flexible care, increasing patient satisfaction and allowing you to manage your time more efficiently, thus improving collections.<\/p>\n<h3>4. How can I reduce missed appointments and no-shows?<\/h3>\n<p>Offering virtual visits and implementing a proactive appointment reminder system can help reduce no-shows and last-minute cancellations, improving patient retention and revenue.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Why is renegotiating payer contracts important?<\/h3>\n<p>Renegotiating payer contracts based on your practice&#8217;s performance can result in higher reimbursements, directly impacting your revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s competitive healthcare space maintaining a healthy practice, and revenue is a challenging task. Things became much more complicated in the global corona pandemic as you were already dealing with the administrative burden and rising operating costs and trying to keep your practice profitable. 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