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The latest in all things RCM, Electronic Health Records, Radiology Information Systems, Practice Management, Medical Billing, Value-Based Care, & Healthcare IT.

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Medical Billing / RCM | RCM | Laboratory

By: Christina Rosario
July 15th, 2025

The regulatory landscape for clinical laboratories is rapidly evolving. With CMS increasing improper payment audits, MACs tightening enforcement, and commercial payers revising medical necessity and frequency rules, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most compliance-intensive years ever for lab billing.

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Medical Billing / RCM | RCM | Laboratory

By: Christina Rosario
July 10th, 2025

For clinical laboratories, time is money—literally. When claims take 72 hours or longer to reach the payer, the revenue cycle slows, aging AR builds, and downstream denials increase. In an environment where margins are shrinking and payers are tightening scrutiny, slow claims submission is a silent killer of cash flow.

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Medical Billing / RCM | RCM | Laboratory

By: Christina Rosario
July 3rd, 2025

For labs, the margin between profitability and loss often comes down to billing. Lab services are reimbursed at lower rates than ever, yet the cost of doing business keeps rising. Between complex payer rules, coding nuances, and frequent denials, it’s easy to lose thousands per month without realizing it.

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Medical Billing / RCM | RCM | Laboratory

By: Christina Rosario
July 1st, 2025

At a time when labs are operating on tight margins, revenue leakage is more dangerous than ever. Clinical laboratories, particularly those specializing in pathology, toxicology, molecular diagnostics, and genetic testing, are losing 20% to 40% of total billable revenue—and often don’t even know it.

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Medical Billing / RCM | RCM | Laboratory

By: Christina Rosario
June 30th, 2025

Choosing the right laboratory software isn’t just an IT decision—it’s a business-critical investment that can shape everything from daily workflow to long-term profitability. Whether you’re a clinical lab, toxicology group, pathology practice, or molecular testing facility, the wrong system slows you down, exposes you to billing errors, and limits scalability.

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Medical Billing / RCM | Radiology Information System | AI | Radiology

By: Steve Hamburg
May 14th, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the healthcare industry, with radiology, patient portals, and AI faxing seeing significant advancements in 2025.

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Medical Billing / RCM | behavioral health

By: Scott Friedman
May 14th, 2025

As the demand for mental health and substance use disorders services continues to grow, behavioral health billing in general has become increasingly complex. Providers must navigate evolving regulations, new diagnostic codes, and shifting reimbursement structures to ensure accurate billing and optimal financial outcomes.

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Medical Billing / RCM | AI

By: Marc Klar
April 30th, 2025

Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is the financial foundation of every type of healthcare organization. RCM should span the patient’s entire journey, from scheduling and eligibility verification to final payment collection, and even beyond with reminders to schedule next appointments as may be appropriate.

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Medical Billing / RCM | AI | Laboratory

By: Jim O'Neill
April 8th, 2025

Today’s overall healthcare landscape – including laboratories – is driven by data, speed, and accuracy. That’s why artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in laboratory billing, helping to streamline administrative tasks, improve efficiency, and optimize revenue cycle performance.