How Much Should You Be Paying For Medical Billing Services?

Posted October 13, 2016 by Don Rodden

In this example, hiring a billing company to legitimately maximize your revenue through its efficiency, productivity and attention to detail, will yield a net of over $9,000,000.

Is Your In-House Billing Process Helping or Hurting Your Revenue? Ten Questions to Ask to Find Out.

Posted September 28, 2016 by Don Rodden

Here are the top 10 questions to consider as you evaluate the value and efficacy of your in-house billing process and wrestle with the issues that making a change may require.

Our Physician Group is Dysfunctional! 5 Steps to Transform Your Physician Group.

Posted September 1, 2016 by Don Rodden

Common statements we hear from practicing radiologists and pathologists:

– Our group can’t agree on anything. (We can’t even agree on food!)
– No one understands the importance of our relationship to our hospital(s).
– Some of my partners only care about money and time off!
– Our schedule is unfair.
– We waste our time on unproductive, no, useless meetings.
– We don’t know if we’re getting all the money we should or not.
… (Add your own list from here!)

Hospital-Based Physicians: 5 Reasons Why Patient Satisfaction is Vital in Today’s Value-Based Environment

Posted August 16, 2016 by Don Rodden

Patients are the reason you provide medical services. Satisfied patients have a “vote” and you are winning or losing the election every day you practice. Here are some credible reasons for moving toward becoming “patient-centric” as you grow and build your hospital-based practice.

Our Physician Practice Revenue is Declining – Should it be?

Posted August 4, 2016 by Don Rodden

Our physician practice revenue is declining – Should it be? The answer is no. You should probably be receiving slightly more revenue than in prior years. Here are reasons why your revenue should be higher.

How Are Relative Value (“RVUs”) Used?

Posted August 3, 2016 by Don Rodden

Do you know how Relative Value Units (“RVUs”) can be used to benefit your physician practice? The methodology of RVUs allows procedures to be weighted to account for their complexity and expenses associated with the procedure. This creates a more valid metric than a simple count of how many procedures were performed.

Why Relative Value Units (“RVUs”) Are Important

Posted July 28, 2016 by Don Rodden

There are several reasons why RVUs are important to your physician practice, including making more money if you understand and monitor RVUs. Learn the 4 reasons why RVUs matter to your practice.

What are Relative Value Units (“RVUs”)?

Posted June 27, 2016 by Don Rodden

Learn the 3 specific components of RVUs and how they create a comparable value for each individual procedure a physician or other medical provider performs.