Category: Practice Management

At one time billing might have been one of those mundane jobs in a medical practice – but not so anymore. Between automation, outsourcing and healthcare overhauls, the medical billing industry is going through a period of rapid change and seeing the rise of billing giants like Athenahealth, eClinicalWorks and McKesson. We recently asked several

Matt Dallmann is a Co-Founder of New York City’s VGA Billing Services, and specializes in out-of-network medical billing. Here he talks about some of the challenges related to out-of-network billing and offers his insight on the current climate of revenue cycle management. Read on: Can you tell us the story behind VGA Billing Services? My

Dr. Kahlid Waheed specializes in family practice at Quincy Medical Group in Mt. Sterling, Ill. We recently checked in with Dr. Waheed to get his insight on the evolution of practice management and the challenges medical groups are facing today. Here’s what he had to say: How has medical practice management evolved since you started

Vanessa Higgins is the owner of, The Billing Department Inc., a growing billing company that specializes in helping small healthcare providers succeed. We recently checked in with Vanessa to get her insight on revenue cycle management and the future of medical billing. Here’s what she had to say: Tell us the story behind the Billing

Tammy Tipton is President of Appeal Solutions Inc. and the co-author of Power of Appeals Denial Management System. She is also the author of Turning Insurance Denials Into Dollars, a popular denial management manual for both hospital and physicians. She has written extensively on the topic of medical receivables and has frequently lectured on conducting

James Hammer is the VP of Product & Program Management at Harmony Healthcare IT, where he leads a team of data migration and archiving experts charged with preserving vital information so lives may be improved. Here, he discusses how Health IT has evolved and offers his advice to practices that are shopping for EHR solutions.

Merrilee Severino, CPC, CMMP and CEO of Your Business Medic, is a national speaker on practice management, billing and coding, and compliance whom has worked with some of the largest named publications in the medical industry. We recently asked Merrilee for her expertise on revenue cycle management and get her take on best practices for

Karen Blanchette is the Association Director at The Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM), managing membership, education, access to networks and resources, and medical office manager professional development nationally. We recently reached out to Karen to get a better understanding of the challenges facing managers of small medical practices today and the resources