I am opening a chiropractic practice in Fort Collins, CO this spring. I will be graduating from school in about 7 weeks. I understand that I need to be licensed before any work can be done…
Credentialing
Opening a DME Company takes a lot of time, money, patience, and some perseverance mixed with luck. Like starting a new business, there are a thousand things that must be done to open your…
For healthcare providers in practice today—from nurses, to chiropractors, to physicians—the process of becoming credentialed with insurance providers (that is, the process of getting on insurance panels, and being able to accept 3rd party payments from…
I was speaking with an acupuncturist recently who told me the following story. He said, “This past weekend I took a training course, to learn more about insurance credentialing and medical billing. As I sat in the classroom…
These days, healthcare providers–from physicians, to chiropractors, to acupuncturists–are, in droves, running to become credentialed with insurance companies. And for good reason! Not being able to accept insurance means that up to 90% of their potential patient…
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Why verifying benefits is crucial for all clinicians and practices. Billing is one of the least enjoyable aspects of any provider’s relationship with managed care. It can easily lead to frustration, and denied claims often result in thousands of dollars of lost revenue. This usually…
Credentialing and Insurance Specialties Specialties don’t make you special to insurance companies that is. One of the most common questions I hear in credentialing after an application is denied is “But I do (blank), and no one else is my area does. Shouldn’t I get…
In the video below, Dr. Anthony Centore of Centaur / Thriveworks discusses some pitfalls for transferring a counseling, therapy, or medical license between states. Even when a provider has more than 5 years of post-licensure experience, and even with transcripts, proof of licensure, and references,…
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The following are slides from the 2013 American Counseling Association conference, for the presentation “Thriving in Private Practice 2013: Strategies for Starting and Building a Counseling Private Practice.” -Anthony
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