In general, I hate talking on the telephone, business or pleasure. However, when it comes to business and getting information you need when it comes to revenue cycle issues, I find that it’s best to pick up the phone and call someone who you believe has the answers. I was doing a consulting assignment in […]

Most of what is done in patient accounting (aka patient financial services) is fairly simple and routine. The days of only paper claims are gone (but not totally eliminated). These days, if registration has done its job, and the departments have done their jobs, and your charge master is up to date, most of the […]

My first article of the year is on the topic of health care revenue cycle and what consultants work on regarding those areas. In the past I touched upon 4 specific areas of revenue cycle and areas concerning revenue cycle. It might help some of you to go back and review those articles before reading […]

Here’s a major truth; all of us likes getting things for free, or for almost nothing. As long as it’s palatable, we’ll accept free food, free drinks, free notepads and pens, free software, even free clothes! If it’s not perfect or what we think it should be, we’ll complain about it if it’s not up […]

Years ago I wrote an article that’s sitting on my main website titled Misperceptions And Expectations Of The Charge Master / Revenue Review Process. It’s not necessarily meant for the general public; it’s meant for people in health care who I try to market my services to, people who should know these things but don’t… […]