The key behind a financially successful medical practice is the effective and efficient use of its Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) model. RCM involves all steps related to claim processing management and revenue generation. Looking at historical trends, revenue cycle management has always been a priority for physicians but the recent regulations imposed by CMS and HIPAA are making RCM unmanageable for many.
Due to this dilemma, many practices have considered outsourcing the entire RCM process to medical billing vendors, who are more equipped to handle the process.
The problem with outsourcing for many
The next question that arises, and one that puzzles many physicians, is that if outsourcing medical billing is the best solution for both small and medium practices, why are many practices (which have outsourced the service) still not generating more revenue?
The reason
Well research all points towards the RCM vendor selection process. It turns out that…
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