Ask the Biller Questions

Just wanted to make sure everyone knows that we are still answering any medical billing questions you send us. We haven't updated the "Ask the Biller" page but we've moved many of the questions to our new medical billing forum. All the new questions are now posted on the medical billing forum. You can now help us answer problems that come up with others and put your experiences on the pages, too. We've got 108 new members this month alone. Be sure to sign up and check out all the messages.

New Fill and Print Software

If you haven't read about it yet, be sure to read about the new "fill and print" software for small offices that can't print cms forms on their computers. This seems to be a great and inexpensive solution to many small medical offices.

Deductibles Influence Cash Flow

This time of year many of our doctors find their receivables down. Most of this is directly because of the deductibles that kick in with the new year. Instead of receiving Medicare checks in January and February, many providers receive eobs stating payment was applied to the deductible. Medicare may have forwarded the claim to the secondary, or you may have to submit the claim to the secondary, or the patient must be billed.

The effect this has on the office is a definite drop in the income for the first few months of the year.
Offices should learn to be prepared for this.

Medical Billing Newsletter

Just wanted to make sure everyone got the March issue of our Medical Billing Newsletter (you can sign up for it here) we sent out this week. If you haven't signed up for our free newsletter yet, make sure you do now. This month we wrote about "Reading EOBs Like A Pro", "Don't Put Your NPI Number In Box 24J", and "Overcoming Coding Issues".


We also announced our new Medical Billing Forum (you'll have to sign up) and the latest e-book we've released - "Take Your Medical Billing Business To The Next Level"

We've also gotten all our Medical Billing E-Books organized with some special discount coupons. Be sure to check them out.

New Medical Billing Forum

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't added to my blog in awhile but we've got some exciting news. We've been working on a HUGE project to improve our Ask the Biller page. The page has gotten so big with medical billing questions and answers that we really wanted to organize it.

So we built a forum. We are in the process of putting all the questions into categories so you can find what you are looking for easier. You'll need to sign up and choose a password, but it's free and easy.

We've just gone live and adding to it every day. Now you can add your 2 cents, too. Here's a link http://www.medicalbillinglive.com/members/

Please let us know what you think.

Michele