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Practice operations blog
Reports, cash flow, staffing and the decisions owners make about billing.
11 posts, newest first, from the Remitwright medical billing blog. Each one works through a hypothetical example and lists its sources.
Posts in Practice operations
- Practice operationsThe 2027 Medicare fee schedule proposal: a 1.68% cut and how a small practice plans for itThe 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed cut lowers the conversion factor as a one-year increase expires. How to model it on your top codes.Updated Read
- Practice operationsHow to read a billing report: the questions to ask your biller and the two numbers that predict troubleHow to read a billing report as the owner: the questions to ask your biller each week, the two numbers that move before cash does, and a worked example.Updated Read
- Practice operationsWhat your billing company's BAA must say, clause by clause45 CFR 164.504(e) sets what a business associate contract must contain. The clauses to check in a billing company's BAA before you hand over claims data.Updated Read
- Practice operationsWhat AI actually does in medical billing today, according to the surveysMGMA polls show most medical groups used AI in visits by August 2026, yet many report work shifting, not shrinking. What the survey data means for billing.Updated Read
- Practice operationsWhat a clearinghouse outage does to cash flow, and the contingency plan to write before the next oneA 2024 clearinghouse cyberattack halted claim flow and CMS offered accelerated and advance payments. The outage contingency plan that keeps claims moving.Updated Read
- Practice operationsCollecting patient balances after the 2026 deductible jumpHigher 2026 deductibles, Medicare Part B's included, put more of each bill on the patient. How to collect patient balances before and after the visit.Updated Read
- Practice operationsHow to spot underpaid claims: comparing the allowed amount to the fee schedule, line by lineAn underpayment hides inside a paid claim. How to compare a line's allowed amount to the fee schedule or contract rate, and what a variance report shows.Updated Read
- Practice operationsTen questions to ask a medical billing company, and the answers you want to hearTen questions to ask a medical billing company: data ownership, dedicated billers, denials, reporting, the BAA and the exit, with the answers you want.Updated Read
- Practice operationsReconciling ERA payments to bank deposits every month, without a spreadsheet warEvery 835 balances at service, claim and provider level; the PLB explains why the EFT differs from the claims. How to match remits to the bank monthly.Read
- Practice operationsYear-end billing checklist for 2026: what changes on January 1, 2027Fee schedules, deductibles, prior authorizations and payer APIs all move on January 1, 2027. The year-end checklist a small practice runs in December.Read
- Practice operationsWhat a medical billing company actually does, week by weekWhat a medical billing company does each week: eligibility checks, 837P claims, 835 posting, denials, A/R follow-up and the report you should expect.Read