Billing and Collections

KMC University WOW! Newsletter “Billing and Collections” – May 2013

By Kathy Mills Chang - May 18, 2013

  The May edition of the KMCU WOW! Newsletter is here! As usual, it is packed with useful information, but now it is delivered in a friendly PDF format so you can save it on your hard drive, or print it out and file it in a three-ring folder; we want this newsletter to be [...]

Chiropractic Billing Tutorial

By Kathy Mills Chang - April 8, 2013

  KMC University is pleased to offer this complimentary billing tutorial, appropriate for all doctors and team members. The key to successfully increasing your cash flow is to know the full cycle of claim billing. Whether with electronic means or on paper, in this webinar we’ll review the claim flow, the roadblocks, the hurdles, and [...]

Sending Patients to Collections

By Kathy Mills Chang - April 5, 2013

  Q: I often threaten patients who have a balance with collections after they haven’t responded to a bill in several months. Sometimes I can’t even get them to call me back. I have never and am hesitant to actually send to collections however, and I’m not sure what is holding me back. A: This [...]

Coding Spinal Regions

By Johann Marron - March 14, 2013

  Q: I’ve always just handled putting patients on therapy in our office but I just recently started working a little in our billing department. I am noticing some codes talk about spinal regions, etc. Can you break down these regions for me, so I can better understand about coding specifically for 97140 and CMT. A: I [...]