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Independent physician reads about BCBS settlement
Independent physician reads about BCBS settlement
$2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement: What providers can expect

Medical providers who treated Blue Cross Blue Shield patients may be eligible for compensation from a groundbreaking $2.8B antitrust settlement.

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Graphic for The Intake for Billing Companies
Introducing The Intake for Billing Companies: A new resource for medical billing professionals

The Intake for Billing Companies is designed to help medical billing professionals streamline operations, boost client satisfaction, and access top industry insights.

Harris vs. Trump on healthcare plans
Harris vs. Trump on healthcare plans
Harris vs. Trump: An overview of proposed healthcare plans

Compare Harris’ and Trump’s healthcare plans: the ACA, prescription drug pricing, reproductive rights, Medicare and Medicaid, medical debt, and implications for healthcare providers.

CMS quality reporting 2025
CMS quality reporting 2025
Understanding CMS proposals for healthcare quality reporting in 2025 and beyond

Quality reporting in healthcare continues to play an important role in helping providers improve patient outcomes and generate additional revenue.

Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024
Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024
What is the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, and how does it impact my practice?

If passed into law, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 would secure COVID-era telemedicine flexibilities until the end of 2026.

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how to encourage patients to get 2024-2025 vaccines
how to encourage patients to get 2024-2025 vaccines
How to encourage patients to get the new 2024–2025 COVID vaccines

Access practical strategies to encourage your patients to get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and protect your community from the latest variants this season.

Graphic depicting ICD-10 code changes for 2025
Graphic depicting ICD-10 code changes for 2025
CMS announces 2025 ICD-10-CM code changes: What medical practices need to know

Ensure your independent practice is prepared for accurate billing by making note of these ICD-10 code changes for 2025.

How doctors can unplug while on vacation
How doctors can unplug while on vacation
Paid time off or pretend time off? How doctors can truly unplug while on vacation

Discover why many physicians struggle to fully disconnect during vacations and how this impacts their well-being and the overall healthcare system — along with practical solutions to truly unwind.

revenue cycle management news
revenue cycle management news
Vital Signs: A June 2024 revenue cycle management healthcare news wrap-up

Explore this month’s top RCM news, including wRVUs, EHR documentation burdens, the impact of LLMs, and more.

ICD-10-glossary Tebra
ICD-10-glossary Tebra
Announcing our new ICD-10 Code Glossary

Designed to simplify medical billing and coding for independent providers

Ascension outage: Lessons for independent practices
Ascension outage: Lessons for independent practices
Ascension outage: Lessons for independent practices

The recent cyberattack on Ascension highlights critical cybersecurity lessons and practical steps for independent practices to take to protect their operations and patient data.

practices losing revenue due to Change Healthcare cyberattack
practices losing revenue due to Change Healthcare cyberattack
Change Healthcare cyberattack devastates independent practices nationwide

80% of independent practices have said they lost revenue, some practices consider bankruptcy

Key lessons from the Change Healthcare cyberattack
Key lessons from the Change Healthcare cyberattack
Key lessons from the Change Healthcare cyberattack

Discover how the Change Healthcare cyberattack has revealed crucial cybersecurity lessons — and learn strategies to protect your practice against the ever-evolving threat of ransomware.

tips for physicians on cyberattacks
tips for physicians on cyberattacks
Physician cybersecurity: 9 tips to protect patient health records from cyberattacks

Healthcare providers can protect patient records and help prevent cyber threats with these actionable tips.

Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare cybersecurity attack: What does this mean for my practice?

Navigating the fallout and understanding the impact on your healthcare practice

Physician looks out office window preparing to answer patient questions about what is a tripledemic
Physician looks out office window preparing to answer patient questions about what is a tripledemic
What is a tripledemic and how can physicians fight the threats posed?

As the country prepares to head into another cold and flu season, here are strategies to protect your and your patients’ health — as well as save your practice time.

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