Bet You Didn’t Know

by | Feb 2, 2022 | Data

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. I love looking at data. I’ll tell you a story just from yesterday that illustrates why I like looking at data so much. Manage your business efficiently I think most people, whether...

835s Screwing Up Analysis

by | Feb 1, 2022 | Analysis

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. Grouping together providers for analytics can sometimes be challenging. There’s a key that everybody typically uses to link records. That key is visit number or encounter ID or whatever...

Overwriting Data – Solution

by | Jan 28, 2022 | Denials Management

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. We have a solution for you concerning overwriting data in billing systems and how to deal with that. Before we get to the answer, I think we have to back up and reiterate the problem to...

Denials Definition Standard

by | Jan 26, 2022 | Denials Management

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. We keep running into the question of “What is a denial?” and the definition of precisely what denial is. We’ve had some other podcasts on this subject. There’s a...

Denials Average Rate: Made Up Data

by | Jan 24, 2022 | Denials Management

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. I have a question. Why does everybody estimate average denials or average denials range? Why is it that nobody gives a specific number? How many times have you seen a supposed expert, a...

Lions, Wolves, and Analytics

by | Jan 21, 2022 | Analysis

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. A couple of years ago, I saw a sleep researcher do a presentation and essentially introduce the concept of chronotypes, which means that different people have different schedules if I’m...

Priesthood and Medicine

by | Jan 14, 2022 | Medical billing

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. I’m a big fan of behavioral economics for those of you that have listened to me for a while or know me. One of the podcasts I like listening to occasionally is Freakonomics. They had a...

OpenPM Denials Reporting – Part 2

by | Jan 10, 2022 | Medical billing

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. This is a follow-up podcast concerning OpenPM, a product by Open Practice Solutions. In a previous podcast, we discussed an issue with essentially remittance information getting smushed...

Clearinghouse Problems

by | Jan 7, 2022 | Medical billing

This article was initially available on our podcast. Click here to listen. I’m skiing in Park City. There are no statistics involved. Okay! No, I have something serious to go through. One of the good things about the pandemic is working remotely. So I can work...