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Billing/Collections and Revenue Cycles


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Boost your revenue cycle and accounts receivable (A/R) performance with help from MGMA. You'll discover ways to take control of billing collections, claims, reporting, charge capture and entry, and more.

Source: MGMA Cost Survey Reports, mean days of gross charges in A/R for multispecialty groups

 

Articles and blogs

Blog: 4 A/R problems and how to fix them

Blog: Increase revenue by improving billing functions

Blog: Financial management is more than balancing books

MGMA e-Source article: Bankrupt patients: What's a practice to do?Members Only

MGMA e-Source article: How two physician-owned practices consolidated billing functions after they merged Members Only

MGMA e-Source article: Employer health insurance trends point to tougher collections for you Members Only 



MGMA Connexion magazine article: Accelerating the self-pay revenue cycle through e-billing and e-payment Members Only Adobe PDF

Blog: Patient collections check-in scripts for medical practices

 Blog: How to deal with patients who won't pay your medical practice

Blog:  40 questions to ask yourself about patient collections

Blog: A primer on the physician billing process

MGMA e-Source article: Billing company's mistakes cause revenue, patient satisfaction woes Members Only

Books and Survey Reports

MGMA Cost and Revenue Survey - The report includes practice data by full-time-equivalent (FTE) physician, provider, total or work RVUs, patients and square footage, as well as complete data on staffing ratios and costs.
Print Version – Single Specialty | Print Version – Multispecialty | Web version | CD

The Physician Billing Process: 12 Potholes to Avoid in the Road to Getting Paid, 2nd edition
Streamline your billing office to ensure your practice collects every penny it is owed. This book offers practical tools and advice regarding translating payer denials, sample appeal letters, revenue cycle organization and leading performance indicators for staff.

Get the Money in the Door: Physician Billing Basics
This book features 25 case studies of medical practices and how they handled various insurance billing hurdles, as well as advice on how to integrate all medical staff members into the revenue cycle.

Medical Office Billing: A Self-Study Training Manual
A self-training manual that covers all aspects of medical office billing, including sections on government insurance billing, a list of key terms and a free CD-ROM with more than 50 practice tests. Use this during training for your billing office staff.

Body of Knowledge Review Series, 2nd edition, Financial Management
This book is dedicated to reviewing each task associated within the Body of Knowledge for Medical Practice Management Second Edition's Financial Management domain, which like the other seven Body of Knowledge domains, demands an orientation toward and the mastery of leadership skills, professionalism, communication and critical thinking skills.


Tools and Research

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7 tips for encouraging credit card use Adobe PDF

Tips for collecting at the time of service Adobe PDF

Printable billing process checklist   Members OnlyAdobe PDF

How to select a billing service  Members OnlyAdobe PDF

Search Collections/Profit Recovery and Revenue Cycle Management in the Online Buyer's Guide