Medical Billing Software Blog

• How Mandatory Electronic Claims Submission Affects Us
  Friday, July 31, 2009   |   AcuBase and Trigram Stuff, Practice Management
   How Mandatory Electronic Claims Submission Affects UsBy Alice ScottRecently the state of Minnesota mandated that all medical claims are sent electronically by July 15, 2009. If you are not from Minnesota, you may not feel that this affects you, but it does. It affects us…
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• Cost Per Patient and Practitioner Quality of Life
  Friday, July 24, 2009   |   Practice Management
  By Jason Luban, L.Ac.Founder and Chief Developer, Trigram Software LLC As a practitioner, I know that it’s often difficult to know how much is enough--just how much revenue is enough to feel comfortable that you are actually practicing medicine for a living.  There are many ways of…
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• Instant Return on Investment (ROI) with AcuBase Pro
  Friday, July 17, 2009   |   AcuBase and Trigram Stuff, Practice Management
  By Jason A. Luban, L.Ac.Founder and Chief Geek, Trigram Software LLC Few things are more frustrating to me as a practitioner than having a full schedule, perhaps even a waiting list, and then watching as several patients last-minute cancel or no-show altogether. The experience can make…
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• Powerful Words for Marketing Your Practice
  Wednesday, July 08, 2009   |   Practice Management
  by Honora Wolfe (reposted with permission.  Honora’s bio may be found at the end of this post, and she may also be reached through her website at http://www.bluepoppy.com).There are some words that are more powerful than others in the effective writing of ad copy of…
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• Dealing with Vista Issues and AcuBase
  Friday, June 12, 2009   |   AcuBase and Trigram Stuff
  We’ve noticed that, on some Vista machines, Backups do not retain data, and/or moving files for Updates will not work (files will not copy/paste to the Update folder).  Here are some suggestions…Unless AcuBase is set to run as an administrator, Vista places all data files into…
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• Are there new diagnosis or procedure codes for 2009 or 2010? Do I need to buy new ICD-9 or CPT books?
  Thursday, April 09, 2009   |   Practice Management
  For 2009, there are between 30 and 40 new diagnosis (ICD-9) codes for the diagnosis of pain and headaches, and three new procedure (CPT) codes for injections.  For more on the details of these codes, we recommend an article from Acupuncture Today, which may be…
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• Be Aware of Legal Guidelines for Medical Collections
  Friday, May 09, 2008   |   Practice Management
  Every medical and dental practice has to deal with patients who do not pay. If it doesn’t deal with such patients, the costs will simply be passed on to other patients - the practice may simply suffer or fold.   Yet the very real dental…
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• From Complaining Patient to Enthusiastic Referral Source
  Monday, May 05, 2008   |   Practice Management
  By Honora Lee Wolfe, Dipl. Ac. (Reprinted by permission).  Honora’s bio may be found at the end of this post.  She may be reached through her website, Bluepoppy.com. Every business gets complaints. People are people; clear communication is difficult, and there are misunderstandings even among…
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• Don't Undercharge for Your Services
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008   |   Practice Management
  By Honora Lee Wolfe, Dipl. Ac. (Reprinted with her permission).  Honora’s bio may be found at the end of this post.  She may be reached through her website, Bluepoppy.com. Undercutting the pricing of the practitioner down the street is a great way to get his…
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• How to Set Fees for Your Practice
  Monday, April 21, 2008   |   Practice Management
  By Honora Lee Wolfe, Dipl. Ac. (Reprinted with her permission).  The article below is excerpted from Points for Profit: The Essential Guide to Practice Success for Acupuncturists by Ms. Wolfe, Eric Strand and Marilyn Allen. We believe this article applies to practices of all stripes,…
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