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As chiropractic office management and billing regulations keep evolving and becoming more complex, technology takes the lead role in maintaining practice profitability and post-payments audit risk management. Practice management systems automate most clinic operation activities, starting with patient check in, SOAP note editing, insurance claim creation, and medical billing.

Unfortunately, the high level of computer skill required by the prohibitively complex chiropractic office management and medical billing solutions often hinders the doctor's ability to use such solutions correctly in a chiropractic office environment. Instead of increasing office productivity and efficiency, chiropractic billing software becomes yet an additional obstacle and profitability impediment. Its high cost and user training problems add insult to injury and frustrate even seasoned and accomplished practice owners.

Combining Wiki (shared knowledge repository on the Web) with video technology solve many of the difficult training problems of chiropractic clinic owners and office managers. Such combined solution amplifies the advantages of individual training video materials with Wiki's ability to reach every chiropractic office, share experience of real-world experts, and help practice owners and managers stay smart at their pace and on just the management and billing content they need to know. The “on-demand” nature of such combined solution enables doctors to learn from experts wherever and whenever it is most convenient to learn.

Wiki takes the concept of shared inter-article repository on the Web to the next, intra-article level, allowing multiple contributors share editing process of the same document. By localizing and focusing shared efforts to the same documents, the resulting sites achieve relevance degrees unobservable to popularity-based search engines. (Wikipedia is the most popular example of Wiki: BBC News has called Wikipedia "one of the most reliably useful sources of information around, on or off-line.")

Vericle's training Wiki now contains both introductory and advanced video training materials, starting with Initial Visit (narrative SOAP note documentation), Subsequent Visit, Advanced Coding, Workbench Management Tips, End of Day Reporting, Demographic Error Avoidance, Appointment Scheduling, Patient Check In, Front-Desk Kiosk, and Compliant Billing.

Owning a busy medical practice demands organization, tight schedules, and don't forget - plenty of time to care for every patient. In all the hustle and bustle, the very backbone of your financial well-being, medical billing, can get put on the back burner if you're not careful. But, don't let it get out of hand. Use the tips below to develop a steady stream of capital for your practice and keep your medical billing in check.

Organize your Medical Office

The first step to saving time and overhead costs is to get organized in the office. The office is where all patient information and billing is processed. You can't afford to lose patient or billing information. To organize your office, be sure every paper, form and bill has a designated area or file. Be sure the employees are trained properly so they'll know exactly where all paperwork belongs. This helps prevent lost paperwork, and benefits both your practice and the patient. A lost bill every now and then could result in hundreds or thousands of lost dollars each year!

Use Medical Billing Software

Another time-saver is sophisticated web-based medical billing software. This software is designed to make your medical billing easier and keep it organized. You can quickly retrieve records or past-due bills and claims when needed. You can enter information for insurance companies for quick access to process claims. Medical bills and records are stored at a secure online server instead of on your computer's hard drive. You can access the records from anywhere twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

Some web-based medical billing software includes an EMR, or electronic medical records, feature that enables you to file medical histories on each patient, scan related images for each medical record, and even dictate information for a transcriber to access from another computer. The EMR feature works through online technology, making it easy to outsource jobs such as medical transcription, medical billing, etc.

Use a Medical Billing Service

You may choose to outsource your billing needs by using professional medical billing services. Companies that offer medical billing services usually will provide the necessary medical billing software, training and staff to get the job done - saving you many future headaches! Once you have the software in place, it's just a matter of entering information into a computer, and the medical billing company handles the rest. They keep your medical billing and claims organized, so you don't have to worry with it. You are able to concentrate on treating patients and keeping other pertinent office functions in operation.

Most medical billing companies today will provide medical billing software and training on how to work with the software to help make the process easy for you and your employees. For example, if the medical billing software is designed to be integrated with Microsoft Office, you might receive a video or materials for yourself and employees with the necessary Microsoft Office training.

Whether you choose to do your own billing with web-based medical billing software or use medical billing services, follow the tips above to create a smooth-running office and watch your profits soar!