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At Signature Performance, we are dedicated to making a lasting impact in the nexus of healthcare by inhabiting the payer, provider, federal and community sectors.
3 Common Misconceptions About Revenue Cycle Management
Medical billing has always been a complex topic. With the implementation of value-based care and medical codes continuously being updated or removed, the complexities of billing are only becoming more advanced. Incomplete or inaccurate medical billing can cause an...
How Charge Capture Can Affect Healthcare Administrative Costs
Charge capture plays an essential role within the compliance regulations of every hospital and healthcare system. Accurate charge capture practices can also benefit healthcare systems financially. However, when charge capture is not accurate, a hospital's bottom line...
How to Strengthen Your Revenue Cycle Management
With the healthcare industry always evolving, healthcare providers are having to constantly assess how their approach is benefiting their bottom line. Ensuring that the latest healthcare trends match with the existing talent and technology can have a significant...
3 Unexpected Benefits of a RCM Partnership
The decision to outsource Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) tasks is not always an easy one for healthcare systems to make. There are many misconceptions on what a partnership like that not only means for the providers involved, but if the benefits are worth the cost of...
What to Look For in a Revenue Cycle Management Partnership
When it comes to outsourcing for Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services, there are a number of considerations that ensure a strong and vibrant partnership. Of course, you want to be sure that the partnership can provide a promising return on investment year after...
Signature Performance Navigates New Onboarding Process During COVID-19
With the quick onset of COVID-19, many companies had to not only shift their business model approach, but also how they onboarded the new talent brought on to help them execute their business goals. Our team at Signature Performance was no different. With strict...
Signature Performance Included on G2Xchange’s 2020 NXT UP list for Federal IT and Consulting Contracts
Signature Performance is proud to be included on G2Xchange’s 2020 list of NXT UP Federal IT and consulting contractors, a collection of organizations poised to make a big impact in the Federal sector in 2020 and for years to come. This list highlights...
3 Ways to Lower Healthcare Administrative Costs
Healthcare administrative costs are a component of the healthcare system in the United States that many know exists, but only few really understand. Trying to understand the ins and outs of medical coding and what administrative services you are paying for once a...
Signature Performance Partners with TriWest for VA’s Community Care Network in Region 4
TriWest Healthcare Alliance recently announced it is beginning healthcare delivery under the new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Network (CCN) in the Region 4 territory, encompassing 13 western U.S. states. Signature Performance is providing...
5 Reasons Medical Claims are Denied
With healthcare administrative costs making up approximately thirty percent of all medical bills received in the United States, it is essential that claims filed to different insurance networks meet the specific criteria of each payer in order to avoid a lengthy...
Will Waiting Rooms Become a Thing of the Past?
With the impact of COVID-19 continuing to be felt throughout healthcare systems of every size, those of us in need of care have also had to continue to navigate a variety of routes to see our providers. Whether it is wearing a face mask during an appointment, being...
6 Healthcare Innovations to Look for Due to COVID-19
With the quick onset of COVID-19 during the last few months, the healthcare industry has had to become more innovative than ever to accommodate those who find themselves in need of treatment or testing. This uncharted territory has forced providers and payers to pivot...
How to Refine Your Medical Claims Submissions
Providers over the last few months have experienced an immense shift in not only how and where they give treatment, but they have also had to navigate a decrease in overall patient volume. With elective surgeries being delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, refining...
Patient Experience to Evolve After COVID-19
Over the last few months, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of how we live and maintain our daily routines. Our work schedules, education requirements and even weekly errands have all been affected by the new state-based guidelines and...
How COVID 19 is Affecting Providers and Payers
The COVID-19 outbreak has placed an immense amount of stress on healthcare organizations of every size over the last several weeks. As hospitals and health systems have navigated through the reduction in non-emergent services, the need for coders and coding auditors...
Making a Difference During COVID-19
Over the last few weeks, it has become easy to get bogged down, stressed or even mentally exhausted by the coverage of COVID-19. Staying informed during this time is essential, but it can be easy to lose sight of all of the good things that are happening during this...
4 Things to Watch During COVID-19
The spread of COVID-19 significantly impacted our way of life at home and at work within the first few weeks of its emergence. As a result, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention as of...
Healthcare Administrative Burden is Causing Physician Burnout
Physicians are called to the industry because they want to help those who are in need of care. With healthcare being an evolving industry, especially when it comes to technology and compliance regulations, physicians can quickly begin to experience burnout symptoms...
How to be an Effective Leader During COVID-19
COVID-19 is a fast-moving problem impacting people and teams on a global level. In a matter of a few short weeks, the threat levels elevated to concern - to school closings, and now limited public gatherings and industry shutdowns. Every organization is facing big...
5 Ways to Be Productive Working from Home
As more and more companies of every size in the U.S. begin to implement new work from home policies because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Associates are now having to find different ways to be productive without their typical office surroundings and coworkers. While...
Signature Performance Impacts Veterans Through the Mission Act
Signature Performance is at the forefront of improving access to healthcare for Veterans. Our dedicated Associates not only work directly with the Veterans Administration, but many of our Associates are Veterans themselves or have Veterans in their immediate family....
Do You Have a Vanguard Room?
One of the biggest ways to impact the quality of care and high costs that are related to healthcare is by ensuring that there is a constant flow of innovation within the industry. But how exactly does that innovation happen? Where does it take place? Who is involved?...
Signature Performance Wins Best Places to Work in Omaha Award
Signature Performance, Inc. has recently been named a 2020 Best Places to Work in Omaha award recipient. This is the fifth time that Signature Performance has been honored with this coveted distinction. This award recognizes Signature Performance’s commitment to...
Understanding the Value of eOHI
The healthcare administrative industry faces daily challenges and increasingly high costs in the United States. With administrative costs making up 30% of all healthcare bills received, families are forced to negotiate their daily needs, health and overall well-being....
4 Healthcare Impacts to Look For in 2020
Every year, there are major changes that happen within the healthcare industry, and 2020 will undoubtedly be no different. In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, there are a number of arenas that can see growth that not only benefit providers and payers, but also...
Improving Patient Safety Can Lower Healthcare Administration Costs
Patient safety has been a hot topic of conversation among healthcare organizations for some time and has recently picked up steam with the emerging push toward value-based care. Healthcare organizations are in a constant state of implementing or evolving their current...
Growing A Legacy
In a recent study published by the Center for American Progress, 30 cents of every dollar Americans put toward healthcare is eaten up by administrative costs. That came to a grand total of $1.13 trillion dollars in 2019. Administrative costs have been creeping higher...
Why Provider Auditing is Important
Auditing is a key component to improving the financial well-being of healthcare providers and ensuring that they are current on their compliance requirements within different payer networks. This type of auditing includes conducting reviews of clinical documentation...
Constructing a Leadership Readiness Program
At Signature Performance, we believe staying stagnant in your career is limiting. Continuously striving to grow and develop your professional skill sets has immense value to individual leaders and the organization. When it comes to strategizing and implementing an...
Why Payers Should Care About Provider Credentialing
Payers within the healthcare network play a critical role when it comes to reimbursing providers for services they administer and ensuring the safety of patients who are seeking care. At Signature Performance, we know that problems can quickly arise when there are...
Why We Partner with Business Ethics Alliance
Fostering leadership skills and celebrating individual strengths is just one of the many things Signature Performance and the Business Ethics Alliance have in common. For the last few years, our team has partnered with this local non-profit to ensure that Omaha...
Looking Back at 2019 on The Link
Even though our team is ready to hit the ground running in 2020, we can’t help but reflect on the growth that The Link has seen during 2019. With 2,746 total page views and 39 published blogs in total, it’s not a secret that we have been hard at work sparking...
How Medical Coding Impacts Healthcare Administrative Costs
When was the last time you really took a close look at a medical bill you received? Chances are you have seen a variety of numbers on your bill that were not a part of the payment you were asked to submit. Those International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current...
Cultivating a Culture of Success
When Signature Performance’s mission was crafted 15 years ago, it was with the intent that what you do for a living is much more than just going to an office five days a week. Your career can be a fulfilling calling that is complete with meaning and full of...
Understanding the Difference Between Denied and Rejected Medical Claims
In the United States, healthcare administrative costs make up roughly 30% of all medical bills that are received by individuals who have obtained medical care. Administrative costs are a component of the healthcare system in the United States that many know exists,...
Signature Performance Honors Veterans Through Wreaths Across America
One of the ways in which Signature Performance accomplishes its mission to serve is through our voluntary Associate Resource Groups (ARG). This month, our Veterans ARG has worked diligently to make an undeniable impact this holiday season by raising money and...
Why We Named Our Blog
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) The power in a name and its worth has been long valued. At Signature Performance, our name is intentional and denotes a careful and strategic look at...
Why A/R Follow Up is Important for Medical Billing
At Signature Performance, it’s our mission to improve efficiency within the healthcare administrative services industry. Our team has unmatched experience when it comes to being proactive in identifying and preventing recurring issues that interrupt critical revenue...
Study Uncovers U.S. Healthcare System Waste
It is no secret that our healthcare system in the United States is complex and always evolving. Due to these ever-changing system complexities, the United States spends more on healthcare than any other country, with costs approaching 18% of the gross domestic product...
Signature Performance Recognizes National Rural Health Day
Today is National Rural Health Day. On this day, our team at Signature Performance is celebrating the rural communities of America. These communities play such a pivotal role in the success of what makes the American dream something to be sought after. National Rural...
What if Healthcare Administrative Costs Were Lower?
Trying to understand the ever-changing complexities of the healthcare system in the United States can become an overwhelming task. Learning the differences between the payer and provider healthcare sectors and even knowing exactly what you are being charged for after...
Gaining Momentum Through Gratitude
Researchers define gratitude as recognizing how the positive things in our lives, like success at work, are often due to forces outside of ourselves, particularly the efforts of other people. As we work toward our mission of “improving the health of our clients’...
Signature Performance Recognizes Our Veterans
Today on Veterans Day, our team at Signature Performance recognizes the men and women who have selflessly dedicated their time to keeping our country and freedoms protected. At Signature Performance, Veterans play a special role not just on November 11th, but all year...