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Why Accepting Credit Cards Matters for Your Practice

Why Accepting Credit Cards Matters for Your Practice

See why patients expect fast and easy payment options and how accepting credit cards can improve satisfaction, speed up collections, and help your practice stay financially healthy.

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When Should You Use Insurance Discovery FC: 5 Common Scenarios That Call for a Smarter Insurance Search

When to Use Insurance Discovery FC in Your Practice

Five real-world scenarios where Insurance Discovery FC helps recover missed revenue, reduce rejections and improve the patient experience.

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What is Remittance Advice? Everything You Need to Know

What is Remittance Advice? Everything You Need to Know

Learn about remittance advice, its role in medical billing, different types of remittance advice, benefits, & best practices for electronic remittance advice.

What is Insurance Discovery and Why Does It Matter For Your Hospital?

What is Insurance Discovery and Why Does It Matter For Your Hospital?

Discover the definition of insurance discovery, why it matters for hospitals, and how it can help create a healthy revenue cycle for healthcare systems.

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Recovery Audit Contractors: What Do They Do & More

Recovery Audit Contractors: What Do They Do & More

Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are tasked with identifying improper Medicare payments—but their audits can be disruptive for hospitals and practices. This blog explains how RACs operate, what types of audits they conduct, and how providers can prepare with the right tools. Learn how Office Ally’s Audit & Denial Tracker can help streamline audit responses and protect your revenue cycle.

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Verification of Benefits Role in Clean Claims & the Revenue Cycle

Verification of Benefits Role in Clean Claims & the Revenue Cycle

Explore the role that verification of benefits serves in creating clean claims and ensuring a smooth revenue cycle for hospitals from the Office Ally team.

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How to Use Healthcare Revenue Cycle Metrics to Your Advantage

How to Use Healthcare Revenue Cycle Metrics to Your Advantage

Explore some of the important healthcare revenue cycle metrics your hospital can use to improve patient care, drive better financial results, & unlock operational efficiencies.

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New Medical Billing Compliance Laws for Illinois Hospitals Are Officially in Effect

Unfair Medical Debt Laws in Illinois Hospitals Effective Today

With the Protect Illinoisans for Unfair Medical Debt bill officially becoming law on January 1, 2024, 2024 is shaping up to be a year focused on compliance for many Illinois hospitals. Learn what your team needs to know before the June 29, 2024 deadline.

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Understanding the CMS Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Audit System

Understanding the CMS PERM Audit System

Discover how the CMS PERM audit system ensures Medicaid and CHIP payment accuracy, reduces improper payments, and helps providers stay compliant. Learn about the audit process, upcoming cycles, and how to prepare.