An ounce of prevention: Why compliance in healthcare is more important than ever
Compliance around medical laws and regulations is top of mind for healthcare practices now more than ever. Over the year...
Being safe in the cybersecurity age
The email address is a familiar one, and it’s got nothing out of the ordinary when you open it. The message is semi-co...
Should you join one of the many ACOs out there?
There is no business that can really chance and pivot at a moment’s notice. And anybody who has worked in the U.S. hea...
Medical billing and what your practice needs to know
A medical practice is not for the faint of heart. There is so much to do every day with just the clerical work, let alon...
What’s the difference between an EHR and an EMR?
You know the deal. Go into the doctor’s office, get checked on by a nurse, and see everything being logged into a char...
Common medical billing fraud and how to spot it
Billions of dollars. That’s how much the federal government and private insurers lose every year because of medical bi...
Understanding medical billing errors and patient rights
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau once estimated that 52% of all debt listed on credit reports in America is a re...
Understanding revenue cycle management
Few things help the business of the health care industry and revenue cycle management. Each practice needs to have a suc...
Healthcare Compliance: How to avoid the HIPAA police and other scary fines
Compliance — or, rather, not in compliance. It doesn’t matter what the business is, when you’re not in compliance,...
The value of online medical credentialing
Trust is paramount in the medical business. If you don’t trust the doctor who is treating you, then why are you even g...
2019 UCA Convention Wrap-Up
Steve Jobs once said, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” We l...
Don’t risk your medical credentialing to anyone else
Medical credentialing is vital to any practice. And given the extensive qualifications needed to be proficient, it’s p...