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# Blog for Home & Durable Medical Equipment Providers

We're a completely customizable solution with a dedicated team of software developers in-house. That means we can work together to make sure our system fits your HME/DME business like a (surgical) glove... even if you run things a little differently from others in the industry. Our users aren't confined to a cookie-cutter approach!

POSTED ON:27 April, 2018

WRITTEN BY: [Computers Unlimited](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/author/computers-unlimited)

## [What Are the Top Three Pitfalls of RCM That I Should Avoid?](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/top-three-revenue-cycle-management-pitfalls-for-hme-providers)

### Revenue Cycle: Avoid Pitfalls, Reap Rewards

## Q: What are the top three pitfalls of RCM that I should avoid?

The[ revenue cycle](https://www.cu.net/hme/what-is-revenue-cycle-management-tims-software) is a complex process with many moving parts. Those “parts” are better known as people and processes, and they need to work...

[Read More](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/top-three-revenue-cycle-management-pitfalls-for-hme-providers)

POSTED ON:29 March, 2018

WRITTEN BY: [Computers Unlimited](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/author/computers-unlimited)

## [What KPIs Show I Have Strong Revenue Cycle Management Practices?](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/what-key-performance-indicators-show-strong-revenue-cycle-management-practices)

## Q: What KPIs show I have strong Revenue Cycle Management practices?

A: Industry experts suggest that every team member have performance goals, engage in monthly feedback sessions with their team and manager, and receive incentives for performance...

[Read More](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/what-key-performance-indicators-show-strong-revenue-cycle-management-practices)

POSTED ON:8 March, 2018

WRITTEN BY: [Computers Unlimited](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/author/computers-unlimited)

## [How Does Inventory and Warehouse Management Play a Role in Revenue Cycle Management?](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/how-does-inventory-and-warehouse-management-play-a-role-in-revenue-cycle-management)

Q: How does inventory and warehouse management play a role in revenue cycle management?

A. Too much inventory creates unneeded expenses and too little inventory means lost [revenue](https://www.cu.net/hme/what-is-revenue-cycle-management-tims-software). For many in our industry, [inventory management is a necessary evil](https://www.cu.net/hme/order-fulfillment-delivery-smart-application-revenue-cycle-management-tims-software)...

[Read More](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/how-does-inventory-and-warehouse-management-play-a-role-in-revenue-cycle-management)

POSTED ON:1 February, 2018

WRITTEN BY: [Crystal Hopper](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/author/crystal-hopper)

## [HME Providers Can Cultivate New Markets By Tapping Into Claims And Patient Data](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/hme-providers-can-cultivate-new-markets-by-tapping-into-claims-and-patient-data)

### There's Gold in Your Claims and Patient Data

In 2018, Doug Iversen, Sales and Marketing Director, Retired, for Computers Unlimited/TIMS Software, participated in an article posted by [HME-Business.com](https://hme-business.com/Articles/2018/02/01/Claims-Patient-Data.aspx?Page=1). The article explores how providers can...

[Read More](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/hme-providers-can-cultivate-new-markets-by-tapping-into-claims-and-patient-data)

POSTED ON:30 January, 2018

WRITTEN BY: [Computers Unlimited](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/author/computers-unlimited)

## [How Can I Use Technology to Shorten the Learning Curve for my CSRs?](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/how-can-i-use-technology-to-shorten-the-learning-curve-for-csrs)

### Revenue Cycle Management: Perfect the Knowledge Transfer

Q: How can I use technology to shorten the learning curve for my CSRs?

A: Too often, I have seen providers rely on their own staff to transfer tribal knowledge using a mix of *water-cooler talk*

[Read More](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/how-can-i-use-technology-to-shorten-the-learning-curve-for-csrs)

POSTED ON:27 July, 2017

WRITTEN BY: [Computers Unlimited](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/author/computers-unlimited)

## [Let TIMS Manage Your Revenue Cycle](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/let-tims-manage-your-revenue-cycle)

Our annual Users Group Conferences provide endless opportunities to reveal and address specific deficiencies with your revenue cycle. In 2017, Product Owner, Megan G. provided instruction as to how TIMS Software improves back-end efficiencies and...

[Read More](https://www.cu.net/hme/blog/let-tims-manage-your-revenue-cycle)

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