To be a successful Front Desk Specialist or to effectively manage a medical private practice, you need to know the lingo. Today, we’re going to define the terms frequently used when verifying a patient’s insurance benefits.  

Higher profits- that’s the goal, isn’t it? According to Gallup research, a highly engaged staff can increase your business profits by 21%. There are many ways to engage and empower employees, we’re going to highlight the four that you can implement with your front desk staff today so you can begin to reap the rewards of an empowered front desk team.

Creating an exceptional experience for your patients involves convenient and efficient scheduling. Having a fine-tuned scheduling process will increase the likelihood of patients showing up for all visits, improving the profitability of your practice.

The front desk can be hectic with patients coming in and out, phones ringing, and time-sensitive tasks needed to be done. Your front desk staff is human, mistakes are unavoidable. But if you’re receiving a high number of denials due to data-entry errors, changes need to be made to eliminate delayed reimbursement. Let’s look into 3 ways your front desk can work smarter to reduce data-entry errors.

Setting goals for your employees is a great way to keep them engaged while improving the productivity of your practice. Check our recommendations for 10 different goals you can set for your front desk in 2021. 

Is your staff struggling to get their tasks done every day? Whether it’s because they can’t do the work or they won’t do the work, productivity is becoming a growing concern in private practices. Chances are this lack of efficiency is hurting your wallet.

What is an insurance referral? 

Chatty Front Desk Has Frightening Consequences

A physical therapy practice in North Carolina failed to address issues at the front desk, leading to a slew of costly issues. Mary would routinely spend too much time engaging in small talk with patients as they came in and out of the clinic. Mary would get so wrapped up in the conversation that she would frequently forget to collect co-pays when checking-in or schedule follow-up appointments upon check-out. The few minutes of small talk would add up over the course of the day and before Mary knew it, she did not have time for her daily tasks.