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Notes on billing, credentialing and getting paid.
Practical articles for independent outpatient practices on the revenue cycle, payer enrollment and running the front office.
FeaturedIn-house billing versus a full-service RCM partner: which model suits your practice?
Denial rates, days in AR, net collection rates and the true cost of staffing: how to decide whether to keep billing internal or hand it to a specialist partner.Read article →
Best RCM services for small healthcare providers: how to compare features, cost, and outcomes
Full-service versus modular RCM, the six criteria that matter for small outpatient practices, vendor types compared, realistic pricing and 90-day results, plus a checklist to take into every sales call.
How to complete medical billing credentialing before you open an outpatient practice
CAQH, PECOS, Medicaid and commercial payers: the four enrollment tracks, the documents each needs, realistic timelines and what in-house versus outsourced credentialing costs.In-house billing versus a full-service RCM partner: which model suits your practice?
Denial rates, days in AR, net collection rates and the true cost of staffing: how to decide whether to keep billing internal or hand it to a specialist partner.
How to set up medical billing for a new outpatient practice: credentialing, EDI and first claims
Credentialing, clearinghouse setup and a clean claim workflow all need to exist before the first patient is seen. The sequence to follow, and where new practices lose revenue.
Five common medical bill errors that cost outpatient practices money, and how to prevent them
What an outpatient bill contains, how to read it against the EOB, the five errors that drain revenue most often, and how to dispute and prevent them.
Why a full-service RCM partner outperforms Medical Transcription Billing Corp for outpatient practices
What a transcription-centered billing model covers, where it stops, the KPIs that separate it from full RCM, and what to verify before signing.
Questions
About the CredSpun blog.
Who writes these articles?
The CredSpun team, drawing on day-to-day work with outpatient practices on billing, coding and credentialing.
How often do you publish?
New articles are added regularly. Each covers one practical question practices bring to us.
Can I suggest a topic?
Yes. Send it through the contact page and we will consider it for a future article.
Can I get advice on my own practice?
Articles are general guidance. For your own numbers, request a no-cost billing review.