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Plain answers on billing, coding, credentialing and front desk work, with real numbers and sources.
Medical coding service or a coder of your own? What it costs and when to switch
Who codes your visits decides how much you get paid. What coding services charge per chart, what a certified coder costs, and the point where your own coder is cheaper.
Read the article →Credentialing: hire a specialist, pay a company, or bundle it with billing?
A new provider can't bill an insurer until they're credentialed. What credentialing costs, the 3 ways to get it done, and why bundling it with billing is cheapest.
Read the article →Virtual medical receptionist: is it worth it for a small practice?
Missed calls, no-shows and late intake forms cost a small practice more than it thinks. What a virtual medical receptionist does, how it compares with an answering service, and what it costs.
Read the article →Hand over your billing, or hire your own biller? How to choose
Two ways to fix billing at a small practice: a billing service paid by percentage, or a dedicated biller at a fixed cost. When each makes sense, with worked numbers.
Read the article →Virtual medical assistants: what they do, what they cost, and how to keep patient data safe
What a virtual medical assistant actually does for a US practice, what one costs against a local hire, and the HIPAA questions to ask before anyone sees patient data.
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