Lisa Eramo, freelance healthcare writer

Learn what providers and practices can do when health plans fail to comply with the No Surprises Act, including dispute resolution options, payment challenges, and patient protections.

Prior authorization is meant to control healthcare costs, but at what expense? Discover how these rising requirements delay patient care, drive up practice labor costs, and fuel staff burnout.

Learn how to build a referral strategy for your medical billing business. Discover proven marketing strategies, partnership opportunities, and trust-building tactics that drive long-term client growth.

Learn how healthcare practices can close the digital literacy gap, improve digital inclusion, increase patient engagement, and help patients confidently use online healthcare tools.

Learn the most common prior authorization mistakes that lead to delays and denials. Discover how accurate clinical notes, ICD-10 coding, and payer compliance can streamline approvals and protect patient care.

Rising costs, payer denials, and vendor cyber risk are reshaping private practice RCM this June. Get the headlines and what to do next.

Learn how healthcare practices identify systemic payer underpayments, recover lost revenue, reduce payment variance, and escalate underpaid claims before revenue loss compounds.

Learn how healthcare organizations implement integrated behavioral health care models to improve mental health outcomes, strengthen care coordination, and support whole-person care.

From No Surprises Act enforcement to early physician burnout, here’s what moved the needle in RCM this month — and what independent practices should do about it.

Learn how physicians can offset Medicare payment cuts by leveraging time-based services that aren’t exempt.

Learn how physicians can reduce claim denials when billing for services addressing social determinants of health (SDOH).

Burnout in healthcare is common among physicians. Learn why it happens and how to prevent it.

Learn about RCM, including what it is, what it involves, and how to improve it for practice success.

Learn about 2026 evaluation and management (E/M) coding updates, along with documentation and workflow tips.

With possible Medicaid cuts coming, this guide outlines how physicians might be impacted — and how they can prepare.

Raising fees isn’t the only way billing companies can increase profit margins. We share actionable tips.

Value-based payment models present challenges and opportunities for medical practices. We share five ways to thrive.

Learn about critical medical coding updates for 2025 — including 252 new ICD-10 codes and 270 new CPT codes — to boost your practice’s or billing company’s revenue and compliance.

Stay ahead with essential July revenue cycle management updates. Discover new revenue opportunities from the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule and learn about updates on MIPS score previews, information blocking penalties, and loan repayment programs for physicians.

Don’t miss our August 2024 RCM roundup, covering key updates on Medicare procedures, prior authorizations, the No Surprises Act, and more.

Stay ahead in revenue cycle management with the latest updates, challenges, and insights that can boost your practice’s financial health and efficiency.

We discuss issues that commonly lead to revenue cycle backlogs and ways to prevent backlogs from occurring.

As a large percentage of patients turn to AI chatbots for health advice, physicians must navigate how to keep them safe.

February 2024’s RCM wrap-up includes updates around the availability of procedure volume data on Medicare.gov, strategies to combat physician burnout through note bloat reduction, and why the industry is on high cybersecurity alert.

This month’s ‘Vital Signs’ covers cyberattack difficulties, RPM code discussions, and significant telehealth coverage expansions