In past posts, we explored the pros and cons of outsourcing your center’s revenue cycle/ billing functions. If you have decided to consider outside vendors you must be sure that they are able to handle the job and improve collections at your CHC. Since most revenue cycle/ billing companies don’t tell you they plan on […]
As a CHC Executive, what are your most pressing goals for 2019? Would you like to open a new location or add more providers? Perhaps you would like to add a new services line and offer optometry or pharmacy services. No matter what your goals are for 2019, sufficient revenue is needed to make them […]
Without a doubt provider coding errors are a top reason for rejected claims at Community Health Centers (CHCs). This shouldn’t be surprising. We all know that CHC providers are insanely busy and creating and presenting quality coding training is next to impossible. Hiring a certified coder is another option but that can be costly and […]
Contributed by Ray Jorgensen Back in 1996 when I became the first CPC in RI and one of only seventeen in New England, we were all still adjusting to the 1995 Evaluation and Management (E&M) Guidelines. Moans and groans by providers about the burden… with paper records… were common and I think legitimate. In February of […]
Your Community Health Center (CHC) front desk has many roles. It serves as a welcome face for those in need of care and must be a hub of efficiency when waits grow long and the waiting room is filled. An important and often overlooked facet of the front desk is its part in the CHC […]
The devil is in the details, and that is doubly true when it comes to the Community Health Center (CHC) revenue cycle. This complex process is incredibly involved and ever-changing, and to keep cash flow steady, you must constantly ‘stay on top of things.’ But from an executive perspective, what does that really mean? We […]
When we tell people that PMG offers Revenue Cycle Management services to Community Health Centers (CHCs), many people assume that we created a fancy new phrase that just means medical billing. Others tell us that they purchased a top of the line practice management (PM) system and it will solve all billing woes. True, Revenue […]
For the past several months, Community Health Centers (CHCs) have been faced with the uncertainty around continued funding by the federal government; funding which could jeopardize the basic fundamental of the Health Center Program. According to the Bureau of Primary Health, CHCs, among other things, were meant to: Deliver high quality, culturally competent, comprehensive primary […]
Making the move to an outside vendor for your community health center’s (CHC’s) billing needs can be a difficult decision. CHCs are truly the hearts of the communities which they serve. Not only do they provide quality healthcare to underserved populations, they provide much-needed employment opportunities as well. Many CHCs take great pride in providing […]
