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Expert perspectives on podiatry billing, compliance, and practice growth.
The Practice Leader’s Roadmap: How to Perform an Internal HIPAA Risk Analysis That Withstands OIG Audits
The single most common violation cited in federal healthcare audits is a missing or poorly executed Security Risk Analysis. Here is the step-by-step methodology for performing an internal HIPAA risk assessment that withstands OCR and OIG scrutiny.
Read MoreWhen Is It Time to Outsource Your Podiatry Billing? 5 Internal Red Flags
Days in AR creeping past 45, a single overwhelmed biller, quiet write-offs, a swamped front desk, and a generalist doing specialist work: five internal red flags that say it is time to outsource your podiatry billing.
Read MoreJARALL Medical Management Partners with TLD Systems to Bring HIPAA Services to Podiatry Practices
JARALL has partnered with TLD Systems, co-founded by podiatrist Dr. Michael Brody, to bring HIPAA services to the podiatry practices we work with. Compliance becomes one less burden a practice has to carry alone.
Read MoreUnderstanding Medicare LCDs: Navigating the Map of Podiatry Reimbursement
A procedure paid in full in one state can be denied outright in another under the exact same codes, because Local Coverage Determinations vary by Medicare Administrative Contractor. Here is how LCDs and their billing articles work, the podiatry services they target most, and how to manage them across multiple regions.
Read MoreThe Podiatrist's Guide to Mastering Modifiers: Protecting Revenue and Compliance
Modifiers are the two-character codes that tell a payer what actually happened during a visit. Get them wrong and the claim denies. Here is how to apply Modifier 25, the RT, LT, and digital modifiers, Modifier 59 and its X subsets, and the Q7, Q8, and Q9 routine foot care anchors.
Read MoreAnatomy of a Clean Claim: From Front Desk to Full Reimbursement
A 'clean claim' — one that sails through the clearinghouse and pays on the first pass, with no manual intervention and no rejection flags — is the difference between healthy cash flow and a revenue cycle that stalls. We trace a claim through its four phases, from front-desk eligibility checks and point-of-care documentation to podiatric coding precision and clearinghouse scrubbing, and show why a 95%+ first-pass rate is a discipline, not luck.
Read MoreThe Hidden Costs of In-House Billing: Why Your Practice Is Losing Money
On paper, keeping billing in-house feels safe — but a biller's base salary is only the tip of the iceberg. We break down the five hidden costs of an internal billing department, from the 'full employee' labor premium and the recurring tech stack to office-space overhead, compliance training, and the denied claims your team never has time to appeal — and show how an outsourced RCM partner turns fixed overhead into a variable cost tied to your results.
Read MoreThe State of Medical Billing in 2026: A Comprehensive Look at This Year's Trends
Medical billing in 2026 is defined by a technological and regulatory 'New Normal.' We break down the four trends reshaping the revenue cycle this year — predictive, AI-driven RCM; the dual Medicare conversion factor and -2.5% efficiency adjustment; prior authorization reform under the WISeR pilot; and the rise of the patient as the third-largest payer.
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