Medical claims processing

Health care facilities around the country see numerous patients every day. An important part of their operation is the health care providers that they choose to employ. Some hire better doctors, nurses, and technicians. Therefore, they are frequented by more patients. Many people do not realize that an important part of a health care [...]

Minnesota goes electronic today with medical billing

By Jeff Hansel

The state of Minnesota is turning a corner that no other state has dared face in the same way.

A 2007 law takes effect today, requiring “electronic billing of all health care claims.”

The effort to eliminate paperwork, standardize billing terms and reduce errors will save [...]

With doctors’ workloads increasing, medical billing becomes growth industry

By Jeff Brooks, Special to Ocala Business Journal

OCALA — For many doctors, the toughest part of the job isn’t the grueling work schedule or the never ending license requirements, it’s the bottom line.

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Direct billing could ease pain of health care costs

The ink was barely dry on last Sunday’s column when friend Tom Diffenbach sent me an article from the previous day’s New York Times about primary care physicians who bill their patients directly and save a ton of money on administrative costs.

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