Here are five articles published by Becker's Hospital Review this past week offering insight on medical billing companies, medical scribes, revenue cycle management hires and more.
1. Top 15 medical billing companies in 2017
Medical Billing Service Review revealed its list of the best medical billing outsource companies in 2017.
2. 4 recent RCM hires
The following organizations announced they hired individuals with revenue cycle management experience, or for a RCM-related role, so far in July.
3. RCM tip of the day: Use billing statements as marketing, education tools
Healthcare organizations should not only use billing statements to communicate financial information, but also as a way to communicate with patients about various initiatives, according to Bryan TenBroek, vice president of business development of Coral Springs, Fla.-based Nordis Technologies.
4. How medical scribe training has evolved
Medical scribes assist physicians with clerical and nonclinical duties, such as transcribing physicians' encounters with patients and providing physicians with information from the EHR. The need for medical scribes has increased over the past decade as more healthcare organizations invest in EHRs and physicians take on additional clerical tasks.
5. 6 recent RCM service expansions
Here are six revenue cycle management portfolio expansions involving healthcare vendors and providers so far in July.