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Insights on FQHC industry-related topics from the nation’s leading FQHC experts.
Denial Prevention: The Fundamentals to Increasing FQHC Revenue
Very few industries have a 90-day lag from receipt of the product or service to payment. When you go into a grocery store, they expect payment before you leave. Even other service providers such as [...]
3 Common RCM Challenges for Federally Qualified Health Centers
To provide high-quality, accessible health care services to underserved populations, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) need reliable and effective revenue cycle management (RCM) systems. However, FQHCs face several unique RCM challenges that can impact their [...]
How Can Billing Services Benefit Community Health Centers?
Insurance billing can often be one of the biggest challenges for a community health center. Health insurance makes medical services accessible to more patients, but dealing with insurance companies is a time-consuming, complicated hassle. You [...]
How To Keep CHC Compliance In Check When Billing
As a federally qualified health center that bills Medicare, it's essential to stay compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations. Failing to do so can result in fines, penalties, and even [...]
10 Tips for Preventing Denials in Your Health Center’s Revenue Cycle
Denials are far too common when you’re submitting claims to insurance companies. After all, insurance companies don’t particularly like paying out money. If your health center struggles with denied claims, follow these 10 tips to [...]
Five Reasons Why “Outsourcing” Is No Longer A Dirty Word
If you’re an FQHC executive, you know how difficult it can be to find qualified professionals with FQHC billing experience in this specific (and ever-changing) industry — especially in this post-COVID landscape. You’re naturally facing [...]
Strategies For Reducing & Eliminating Bad Debt At Your FQHC
Bad debt expenses make up a major part of operating costs for most community health centers — but do they have to? As FQHCs, we are accustomed to serving patients who may have difficulties paying [...]
2020 Synergy Billing Annual Report
2020 Synergy Billing Annual Report
Going from “Survive” to “Thrive” by Finding Revenue During the Pandemic
An Article for the FQHC Community by M Jayson Meyer, Founder and CEO of Synergy Billing 2020 was a year full of unexpected changes, challenges and loss for all of us. It almost seemed surreal as I [...]