Keeping the Healthcare Business Office in Line

Stay up to date on industry-related changes. If there’s one piece of advice I can offer to healthcare business offices that will forever be relevant, it’s that—know what standards, rules and expectations are current for your line of work. But of course there’s more than that to consider when managing a billing department. You and […]

Employee Competency: The Beginning of Billing Success

“I wish I knew then what I know now.” It’s a common, honest thought. But the healthcare billing and revenue management industry is not where you want to hear this. This is an industry in which success demands employee competence, and regular evaluation of specific competencies can help you identify the overall health of your […]

Another Stay of Execution! Are You ICD-10 Ready?

Change happens quickly and constantly in healthcare, and it’s especially true if you’re a coder. Coders are almost always prepared for something else to change in their systematic way of doing things and they know that if they don’t a dapt quickly and adapt well, they can bring the whole system to a screeching halt. […]