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Payer Enrollment vs. Credentialing: Understanding the Differences to Protect Your Revenue Cycle
In the world of healthcare administration, few areas are as misunderstood—or as critical—as payer enrollment and credentialing. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, they serve very different purposes in the revenue cycle. A breakdown in either process...
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The Importance of Medical Staff Training in Healthcare
Training programs for medical staff have become increasingly popular as healthcare organizations strive to improve the quality of care they provide. These programs have many benefits, both for the individuals who participate and the organization as a whole. Through...
Essential Healthcare KPIs: What You Need for Tracking Success
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the numerical factor used to quantitatively measure performance. There are a variety of KPIs that are used across healthcare to measure real-time performance in areas such as business processes, financial assets, functional...
Retention and Attracting Physicians in Rural Areas
Following the trend of workers moving to cities for more opportunities, the same can be said for medical practices and hospitals struggling to find and keep staff. Rural communities continue to be perceived as a less attractive option for talent, which has led to a...
9 Reasons To Use Secure Online Patient Forms
Do you want to keep your patients living in the past? If you’re still asking your patients to fill out printed patient forms by handing them a clip board and pen in your office, you are sending them back to the past. Maybe you’ve thought about converting to secure...
Insurance Aging
July 2022 | Vol. 2 As leaders in Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), MedCycle’s goal is to empower organizations by providing innovative best practice solutions. MedCycle identifies the root causes of the issues within your RCM processes. From provider...
Days in AR
Days in Accounts Receivable (A/R) is a key performance indicator used to determine your business health. Most commercial claims have a 90-day timely filing window, that clean claims must be submitted to insurance within. 2022-06 MedConnex - Days in ARDownload
Revenue Cycle Impact Amid the Pandemic
By: Winona Thomas BS HCS According to Kaiser Health News, there has been a spike in retroactive denials for emergency department care and more patients are being caught in the middle of possibly becoming responsible for unresolved hospital bills. Healthcare...
Top 5 Resources for Effective Telehealth Implementation
Although Telemedicine has been around for years, it was really the COVID-19 pandemic that expedited the need for implementing these services rapidly and on a larger scale. According to Medicaid.gov “telemedicine seeks to improve a patient’s health by permitting...
Understanding the No Surprises Act: Implications & Compliance
By: Winona Thomas BS HCS The federal No Surprises Act establishes new requirements for healthcare providers, facilities, and providers of air ambulance services to protect consumers from “surprise” medical bills. What are the impacts to healthcare providers with this...
4 Ways Telehealth Has Changed the Landscape of Patient Care
By: Mariellen Mezzacappa Have you increased the amount of Telehealth visits with your patients? If not, you and your patients may be missing out. Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of patient care and increased the need for...