Recent healthcare data breaches
HealthIT Security reports the following SSM Health St. Mary s Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri, reported to OCR on July that an improper disposal of paper medical records may have... Read More >
Physician’s Noncompete Invalid After Merger Dissent
Courtesy of lexology.com and author Mark Wiletsky https www.lexology.com author Mark B Wiletsky Are physician noncompete agreements enforceable? They can be, depending on the circumstances, though there are few reported... Read More >
First Snapshot of 2018 Qualifying APM Participant & MIPS APMs Data
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS updated its Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool to include Qualifying APM Participant QP and MIPS APM status. The tool has been... Read More >
Information on Medicare’s PECOS system
PECOS FAQs Booklet The PECOS FAQs Booklet is available. Learn about Required information for Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System PECOS enrollment Application issues Revalidations PECOS for Provider and Supplier... Read More >
Texas allows Blue Cross Blue Shield to deny payments for some out-of-network ER visits
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will begin a controversial new program today in which it will not pay any expenses for an out-of-network emergency room visit if it... Read More >
NSCHBC free webinar – MACRA/MIPS Made Easy
A free webinar presented by the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants www.nschbc.org MACRA MIPS Made Easy Balancing Regulatory Compliance with Provider Efficiency Register for the NSCHBC free, -minute... Read More >
5 issues that can a physician sued for malpractice
Great list by the Texas Medical Association www.texmed.org Failure to listen to and respect your patients Failure to maintain accurate, legible, and complete documentation Not establishing standards of conduct for... Read More >
Keeping your physician practice employees off the web during work hours
You probably need to give employees access to the Internet so they can do their jobs, such as checking payer websites. But you might also worry that they re wasting... Read More >
Tips to Boost Patient Satisfaction with your Medical Practice
Improve Patient Satisfaction Put Yourself in your Patient s Shoes When was the last time you or a mystery shopper walked in your practice s front door and saw your... Read More >
Consider this savings opportunity if a child or grandchild has a summer job
You can contribute to a Roth IRA for him or her up to , for , but not more than the child s earnings. Inside the Roth, earnings grow tax-free.... Read More >
Telehealth Services
nbsp The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS defines telehealth services to include those services that require a face-to-face meeting with the patient. Reimbursement for these services was initiated... Read More >
Miscellaneous goings-on with Medicare/CMS
nbsp New Medicare Card Using Your MAC s MBI Look-Up Tool When you use the Medicare Administrative Contractor MAC secure portal Medicare Beneficiary Identifier MBI look-up tool, you must use... Read More >
Want to store medical practice documents in your garage and claim an office in home deduction? Think again.
While not a specific physician-related tax case, I can see similarities in the fact pattern should a physician ever want to store medical practice documents in his or her garage.... Read More >
How’s your offline and online physician practice reputation?
Your patient probably learned a thing or two about you online before stepping into your office. Or, if he or she couldn t find you online, that may have left... Read More >
Hereโs how the IRS contacts taxpayers
To avoid getting scammed, everyone should know how the IRS contacts taxpayers. This will help people avoid becoming a victim of scammers who pretend to be from the IRS with... Read More >
Section 529 plans under the new tax law
Under prior tax law, Sec. plans were designed to offer a tax-advantaged savings tool for higher education costs. In addition to the earnings in the ac count being tax-free if... Read More >
Physician office potential lost revenue opportunites Part 2
Here are some other ideas to consider Missed chart notes. Sometimes things get busy and healthcare staff cannot keep up on their paperwork. A week goes by, and then a... Read More >
Physician office potential lost revenue opportunities Part 1
You practice cannot afford to not to identify areas of potential lost revenue. This and future blog posts will explore some areas you may want to take a look at.... Read More >
CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare – Can This Really Happen?
On July , CMS proposed historic changes that would increase the amount of time that doctors and other clinicians can spend with their patients by reducing the burden of paperwork... Read More >
Do you have a taxable estate? If no, consider basis-building tax strategy
Since the new tax law increased the estate tax exclusion to million dollars, indexed for inflation, taxable estates will continue to decline. As such, if you do not expect to... Read More >
Now Available: MIPS 2019 Payment Adjustment Fact Sheet
CMS has posted an additional resource on CMS.gov to help eligible clinicians and groups understand their Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS payment adjustment based on their performance. The MIPS Payment... Read More >
Medicare non-covered services
nbsp Medicare does not cover items and services that are not reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury or to improve the functioning of... Read More >
NSCHBC 2017 Statistics Report is Available
Each year the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants surveys its members and compiles a Statistics Report on Medical and Dental Income and Expense Averages. Get a copy of... Read More >
2016 CMS Program Statistics
CMS Program Statistics are available, including detailed summary statistics on Medicare populations, utilization, and expenditures, as well as counts for Medicare-certified institutional and non-institutional providers. Tables for calendar years to... Read More >
Examples of employee corruption
Are you a victim of these types of employee activities? Payroll and ghost employees Ghost employees are individuals who receive paychecks but do not exist, or exist but are not... Read More >
Quality Payment Program Look-Up Tool Updated
CMS updated the Quality Payment Program Look-Up Tool with Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS eligibility and Qualifying Alternative Payment Model APM Participant QP data. Clinicians, enter your National Provider Identifier... Read More >
HIPAA Update on Enforcement
At the HCCA Compliance Institute HIPAA Policy and Enforcement Update, it was reported that since September through the end of there were reports filed with the HHS OCR involving breaches... Read More >
Tips for avoiding identity theft
The IRS never initiates correspondence via email. Do not click on any links, open or respond to any email that claims to be from the IRS, Install and maintain a... Read More >
Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians Web-based Training
A revised Avoiding Medicare Fraud amp Abuse A Roadmap for Physicians Web-Based Training course is available through the Learning Management System Opens in a new window . Learn about Three... Read More >
Hiring a new receptionist for your physician office
Your practice is looking for a new medical office receptionist So what are some of the elements I should include in the job description? The job description you decide on... Read More >
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