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Key factors to consider while choosing a medical billing services company

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  Choosing a medical billing services company can be a game changer for a healthcare brand in terms of how they handle charges and claims and how quickly they can move from charges to reimbursements. However, there are so many third-party service providers in the market. How does one make the right choice? Here are some of the key factors to consider when it comes to picking a billing service provider for your needs. Experience One of the first things to consider while hiring a medical billing services company is their experience. The number of years they have been in service will tell you their ability to sustain in an extremely competitive field and make things work. Quality of workforce Just like how you see the number of years of existence of a medical billing services company also check the average work experience of their staff. If the average number of work experience of their staff is 2 years, it means they have a lot of new hires. However, if the average work experie

Data mining with reports, analytics and insights in medical billing and coding 

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Data mining is the analysis of large amounts of data to find out trends and patterns that you can use to predict future outcomes. Reports, analytics and insights are three of the most popular words in the medical billing and coding industry right now. Every expert out there is talking about these, and RCM companies are investing time, money, and resources in strengthening their analytics wings.   Data analysis is everywhere, and this is the future for most industries, including healthcare. While larger hospitals and practices have data analysts who pick up front-end trends and offer strategic solutions to the management, it is the billing and coding team that needs to analyze the backend trends in order to strengthen RCM practices.   Healthcare analytic tools, when used strategically, can help overcome business challenges and make RCM more streamlined and precise. Reports, analytics and insights  include steps taken by the backend team to generate reports, analyze them, and gather val

What are the benefits of accounting and business intelligence in medical billing and coding?

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  As a healthcare practitioner, your patients may be your number one priority. However, as the owner of a practice, it becomes your responsibility to also manage and handle the business part of the setup.    Unsurprisingly, it is not easy balancing the front-end and backend tasks of a practice, and that's why many practices find it difficult to move forward.    Here is where accounting and business intelligence becomes vital RCM services you have to consider investing in. All healthcare practices either have an in-house RCM team or hire a third-party service provider. Most of the traditional RCM services like denials management, coding, eligibility and benefits verification, and payment posting get covered here.    However, are these medical billing and coding teams going one step further in gathering data, investing in analysis, finding nuances and insights, and improving business intelligence? Unfortunately not.    What is   accounting and business intelligence?   An accounting