Paying An Annual Fee to Keep Your Doctor

I recently was informed by one of my clients that he is being “courted” by a company that helps doctors trim their practices to 400-600 patients. These patients will be invited to stay wit...

Patients Without Healthcare Insurance

As I complete my fifteenth year as a solo medical billing service,I find this year the most difficult one for patients suddenly without insurance....

Why Medicare Is Not The Enemy

As a billing service, I come in contact with many insurance plans on a daily basis. Every year, I have my favorites and the ones that I dread. In all the years I have been in this business, the latter change from year to year (I always have at least one on my hot list [...]...

Your Practice Won’t Be Your Father’s Private Practice

The medical practice of tomorrow will look much different than it does today. I recognize that statement to be fairly obvious, but my sense is that the transition is happening much faster than most doctors recognize right now. Only about 10% of current medical practices use an electronic medical rec...