Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “chiropractic collections”
[leadplayer_vid id=”5357E3F865F75″] Now that we are getting past the 60 day mark, many chiropractors have been noticing that there Medicare reimbursements seem a little off. In other words, the payments aren’t exactly accurate with what they used to be. First, if you haven’t noticed, you should ask yourself a good hard question: why? Are you so poor at tracking your …
Chiropractors make many mistakes, but statistically speaking here are the reasons from the medical billing industry that things go wrong, payments get denied, pending or cause your claims and your money to get held up at the insurance company:
One of the most common questions that I am asked in my consulting practice and at my chiropractic billing, coding and documentation seminars is this: “What is the best way to manage accounts receivable?” Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this problem which afflicts offices of all sizes. In today’s ever-changing world of coding, compliance and new payor …
The National Health Insurance Report Cards recently celebrated its 5 year anniversary of giving geeks like me a lot of the dirt and data on how insurance is paying (or not paying). The 2012 version of the report cards were not very different from previous years. Although a few payers made improvements, most are woefully slow, problematic and downright secretive …
Even for chiropractors who are not quite gadget-geeky enough to have a bathroom like the one pictured above, the writing on the wall is clear: the future of all business, including healthcare, is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. I have met the rare bird who refuses to use a computer, cell phone or debit card and I am sure they …
At one point in time, virtually every business owner – chiropractors included – has asked the question “How can I improve my income?” Today’s post will discuss this mega-dilemma of nearly all entrepreneurs. Before we discuss potential solutions, allow me to throw another question at you: HOW do you want to increase your income?
For the previous article in this series, see 12 Things Chiropractors Have to Change in 2012 (Part 1) 5) Be on the A/R Alert. As predicted, the latest statistical surveys on the economics of medicine (including chiropractic) have indicated that small physician and hospital Accounts Receivable are growing and “aging” across the board. Translation: it’s taking longer to get your …
DO YOU HAVE…??? chiropractic coding questions that never seem to get answered? a chiropractic billing mess you can’t solve? chiropractic documentation dilemmas and don’t know where to turn?
As we discussed in my last post, Expedited Agreements and Other Fee Negotiation Scams Waged at Chiropractors, insurance payers are continually rolling out new tactics to avoid releasing claim payments or to minimize reimbursements. Accordingly, your standard operating procedures may longer be sufficient to get you paid for all the good work you do. One overlooked but vital tool to …
Too many chiropractors have a lingering problem with debt in their office — and it is literally killing their practice and their profits. By debt, I am not talking about how much you owe on your student loans, your credit card or even how much business debt you may have due to capital expansion loans, lines of credit, etc. The …
