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Measuring Patient Satisfaction

Measuring Patient Satisfaction Can be Difficult. A very important aspect of any medical practice is patient satisfaction, and a recent increase in emphasis on quality of care and value-based payment models has brought more attention to the subject. But measuring patient satisfaction can be difficult. There are three main parts of measuring patient satisfaction: the...

Medical Billing Denials Can Be Avoided

The definition of a medical billing denial is, “the refusal of an insurance company or carrier to honor a request by an individual (or his or her provider) to pay for healthcare services obtained from a healthcare professional.” In medical practices, medical billing denial rates range from 5-10%. For some medical providers, one out of...