What is medical auditing? Do you feel a small spike in anxiety just by hearing the term? You got into behavioral health to help patients. You probably don’t start your day excited to wrestle with insurance companies and spend all of your time thinking about billing. Nevertheless, proper billing procedures and insurance claims management are…
When a billing department has been experiencing a higher rate of insurance denials, aging claims, and delinquent payments, you can be certain that it’s time to look for new solutions for your billing department. However, when things seem to be operating smoothly and efficiently across the board, it’s difficult to notice potential issues that can…
An upcoming internal financial audit can make even the most experienced provider a little bit nervous. You want to be properly prepared for it, of course, and although an outside perspective can quell those fears, it can be nerve-wracking to have someone new come to take stock of your processes. The reality, however, is that…
Every behavioral healthcare facility makes crucial decisions regarding how to best care for its clients each day. These choices can drastically impact how a practice operates, how patients feel about their choice of provider, and how smoothly revenue flows within a company. One of the most significant decisions made is whether or not to outsource…
At first glance, billing for healthcare seems like a relatively straightforward process. After all, every medical practice and facility in the world goes through some sort of process to make sure their billing audits are complete, and cash flow properly watched over every day. Even those outside of the billing department, such as physicians, counselors,…
The healthcare industry seems like it’s always changing, and for good reason. It is. More elements of the medical industry are streamlined and updated each day, and there’s no exception when it comes to revenue cycles. Behavioral health RCM services can help your care facility stay on top while ensuring fewer interruptions in cash flow…
Every organization has to balance the books to maintain profitability and grow. Yet, it is easy to become overwhelmed and even too busy to manage this process in a busy substance abuse or mental health organization. Yet, billing audits and reporting are critical to operations and one of the best ways to know where your…
