Track ICD-10 Progress and Manage Your Revenue Cycle
Now is a good time to review how you use ICD- . The following Key Performance Indicators can help you manage your revenue cycle and track your ICD- progress Assess... Read More >
Avoiding ICD-19 denials
The ICD- honeymoon period will soon be a thing of the past, and we expect to see denials for most or all of the unspecified diagnosis codes being used. Any... Read More >
Are you asset protected?
For every physician, it s important to look at asset protection. No matter what the first, or perhaps next, exposure actually is, doing nothing or failing to act under blue... Read More >
CMS: ‘Pick Your Pace’ for MIPS Reporting; Final Rule Due Nov. 1
The head of CMS promised a final rule by Nov. for the merit-based incentive payment system MIPS and said it would allow providers to pick their pace of compliance if... Read More >
Do You Know Who Your Employees Are?
Insider threat is becoming one of the largest threats to organizations and some cyberattacks may be insider-driven. Although all insider threats are not malicious or intentional, the effect of these... Read More >
ACA & Employers: How Seasonal Workers Affect Your Workforce Size
For purposes of the Affordable Care Act, an employer s size is determined by the number of its employees. Employer benefits, opportunities and requirements are dependent upon the employer s... Read More >
Home Health Care: Proper Certification Required per CMS
The Affordable Care Act requires a physician or a non-physician practitioner to have a face-to-face encounter with the beneficiary before a physician certifies the beneficiary s eligibility for the home... Read More >
Deducting moving expenses
Did you move due to a change in your job or business location? If so, you may be able to deduct your moving expenses, except for meals. Here are the... Read More >
Who are the leading certified EHR vendors?
According to data released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the following are the leading vendors supplying certified electronic health record technology Epic Systems Allscripts... Read More >
Typical Physician Employment Agreement Talking & Negotiating Points
The Employment Agreement sets forth the employer s and the individual physician s understanding of the terms and conditions of their business relationship. Pre-Contract Discussions Often the prospective physician employee... Read More >
Pay attention to reasons for claim denials to improve practice cash flow
If you are simply working hard, or hiring more people to manage your A R, this tells me that you are not stopping problems from happening with your accounts receivable... Read More >
Check Your Tax Withholding this Summer to Prevent Tax-Time Surprise
Each year, many people get a larger refund than they expect. Some find they owe a lot more tax than they thought they would. If this has happened to you,... Read More >
Miscellaneous goings-on at CMS
nbsp Physician Compare Quality Data Available Two new datasets are available through the Physician Compare Downloadable Database Physician Quality Report System PQRS clinical quality of care performance rates for six... Read More >
You’ve found the right candidate for your medical practice – What next?
Now that you have found the right person to hire for your physician medical practice, let s consider what you should check. What you are seeking is the undisclosed job... Read More >
Five Tips for Safeguarding Your Records
Some natural disasters are more common in the summer, but major events such as hurricanes, tornadoes and fires can strike at any time. It s always a good idea to... Read More >
The Best Protection Against Embezzlement is Prevention
The best protection against embezzlement is to value your employees and make sure they know it. Here are some basic guidelines Be sure your employees are paid at competitive wage... Read More >
HHS OCR Offers New Materials for Covered Entities
Earlier this year, HHS OCR finalized the rule under Section to advance health equity and reduce health disparities by strengthening protections for some of the populations that have been most... Read More >
OSHA enforcement actions against healthcare organizations
National pediatric health care provider cited for failing to protect workers from physical, sexual assault OSHA cited AndVenture Inc. for one willful violation after the company failed to protect its... Read More >
Is your Covered Entity or Business Associate Capable of Responding to a CyberSecurity Incident?
Computer security incident response is an important element of an information technology program. It can assist Covered Entities and Business Associates in promptly detecting breaches, decreasing loss and damage, mitigating... Read More >
Is Your Medical Practice Providing 5-Star Service? You might want to buy this book
You must increase the level of customer service in your medical practice, but where to start? In the past, Five-Star Service was perhaps one of the most underestimated concepts in... Read More >
MACRA and the Future of Physician Payment
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS has proposed regulations to implement major reforms of the Medicare physician fee schedule MPFS update framework that were mandated by the Medicare... Read More >
Management focus – Effective team management
Building a motivated and effective team is a key foundational element for a successful leader. The literature abounds on how to build an effective team, but more importantly, how to... Read More >
Developing Physician Practice Leaders
I ve been thinking a lot about physician practice leadership lately, in part because I ve been working with some physician practices who want to make positive changes with regard... Read More >
Keep in Mind the Child and Dependent Care Credit this Summer
Day camps are common during the summer months. Many parents enroll their children in a day camp or pay for day care so they can work or look for work.... Read More >
Is your clinical physician office staff acting humanely with each and every patient?
So, is your clinical physician office staff and you doctor acting humanely with each and every patient that it treated in the office every day? Probably sometimes yes and probably... Read More >
CNN: HIPAA was not waived in Orlando as result of tragedy, and here’s why
On June , , CNN reported, In the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Pulse, an Orlando gay bar, family and friends of wounded victims sought all the information they... Read More >
Ober Kaler – The Final Overtime Rule – Is It Really that Simple?
The DOL has stated that it has updated the overtime regulations to simplify the identification of overtime-eligible workers, thus making it easier for employers and workers to understand and apply.... Read More >
Tax Court – Doctor Couldn’t Group Airplane and Medical Activities; Losses Disallowed
The Tax Court held that a doctor couldn t group his LLC, which held a personal airplane for use in flying to patients in rural areas, with his interests in... Read More >
Upcoming CMS National Training Program-Medicare Webinar Overview
June , pm ET This webinar provides the following An overview of the Medicare program A brief introduction to Medicaid, the Children s Health Insurance Program CHIP , and the... Read More >
New FLSA Overtime Rule Change: Resources from ADP
Now approved, the changes from the U.S. Department of Labor DOL to overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA will increase the minimum salary requirements for white collar... Read More >
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