Welcome
A new patient-centered approach to healthcare is changing the way people interact with their healthcare providers. "Patient-centered healthcare describes efforts by patient advocates and sectors of the healthcare industry to put the patient, not the system, at the center of healthcare priorities and operations" ("The Empowered Patient," Journal of the American Health Information Management Association, February 2010).
We believe the patient-centered approach will increase healthcare quality and efficiency. A nation of patients maintaining personal health records will help drive this process of improvement. Patients who actively participate in healthcare discussions with providers, and who accept financial responsibility and accountability for health services, are better equipped to help bring about quality improvement and cost containment in healthcare.
Medical Billing Advocates of Michigan Services:
- We help interpret medical bills and medical record documentation
- We help you create and maintain your personal health record (PHR)
- We help physicians, hospitals, and healthcare organizations with electronic health record (EHR) implementation and management
- We deliver educational programs about PHR, EHR, medical records rights, medical coding, medical billing, and "Understanding Your Healthcare Bills" to individuals and groups
Reasons to contact us for help:
- If you receive a large hospital bill and you want to learn more about how to verify the charges and possibly reduce the charges
- If you receive a bill for a service your insurance denied when you thought you were covered
- If you receive a bill for a service you feel was not done
- If you feel frustrated trying to understand your medical bills or your medical record documentation
- If you’re ready to create and maintain your PHR
- If you're ready to convert to an EHR and need help with vendor selection, systems analysis, project management, policies and procedures, development and maintenance
- If you want to schedule a PHR, EHR, coding, billing, or medical records rights educational session for yourself or your organization
- If you want to schedule an "Understanding Your Healthcare Bills" educational session for yourself or your organization
Steps you can take now to improve your healthcare experience
