100K Is Just the Beginning
Its summer time and vacations are in full swing with many of you taking to the roads. You’ve checked Google Maps, overnight accommodations, prices for entertainment, but have you checked your vehicle for the trip? Many of us are taking to the skies for our summer vacation destinations, but for many of us, our wheels […]
Single Use Straws – Time for a Better Way
Remember when styrofoam was the topic of environmental disaster? Plastic straws are stealing the press these days. Soda fountain ads from the past were adorable, as adults and children alike sipped refreshing beverages from a plastic straw. Truly a fairy tale image, but what happens when the fairy tale is done and the soda gone? That […]
Youth and Homelessness in Los Angeles
The homeless epidemic in Los Angeles and cities across the United States is a current hot button issue, where the debate and differing opinions about how best to work towards a solution continue to rule the headlines. Many people have the perception that the homeless population is made up of deadbeats who developed a drug […]
Homeless, Not Hopeless Los Angeles in Crisis
After a recent trip to Downtown Los Angeles, I came face to face with a crisis that I had been hearing grumblings of for a few months prior. Coming from Torrance, a south bay city about 20 south of Los Angeles, I was blissfully unaware of the severity of the homeless crisis taking place in […]
Providers Leaving Money on the Table
Changes in the insurance industry are having a trickle down effect on providers’ financial stability. Patients are taking on more financial burden when it comes to healthcare costs, and providers are falling short when it comes to collecting from their patients. As an established company in the healthcare collections industry with years of experience under […]
5 Things to Help Your Patients Feel Valued
There is a shift happening in the health care revenue cycle, and it is your patients who are taking on more financial responsibility. Due to the utilization of high deductible and copay health insurance plans, patient payments are now accounting for about 30 percent of healthcare revenue on the back end. With so much financial […]
Sun Exposure Directly Effects Your Mood
Have you ever noticed your mood change from season to season? Can the climate outside your door really affect your mental health? The answer is yes and no. Studies have shown that while the actual temperature or weather outside may not have a direct effect on mood, exposure to sunlight most definitely does. There is […]
Lion’s Mane Mushroom is a Medical Powerhouse
I’m sure that you can remember your parents telling you to finish your veggies before you get up from the dinner table. If you were anything like me, mushrooms were your arch nemesis. But would you be able to finish your mushrooms if you knew that they could enhance brain function, may protect against cancer, […]
The Great Flu Vaccine Debate
The influenza disease has been notoriously bad this year, causing hospitals to set up temporary overflow units to handle the influx of patients, as well as many patient deaths. We listen to our doctors when they say we need a shot, vaccination, medication, etc. We don’t take much time to question filling that prescription or […]
Don’t Short Change Your Revenue Cycle
Trying to get a claim paid for the service you provided, over and over again means there is an issue that is standing in your way. It’s a path with variables, on a road trip a flat-tire can slow your forward progress. Our industry must press forward with a cleaner path towards the recovery of […]
