On January , CMS released a proposed rule to update the methodology used to measure the performance of Accountable Care Organizations ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Key proposals... Read More >
OSHA reminds employers of their obligation to post a copy of OSHA s Form A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during . The summary must be displayed in... Read More >
If you have ever said this or heard someone else in your physician medical practice say this, then you have a huge opportunity for increased cash at the bottom line.... Read More >
You might ask, what does this mean? We don t give our patients free credit or a loan. It is true that physician practices are not consciously loaning money to... Read More >
Setting performance expectations for staff and measuring their performance over time is an important element of managing your team. As a leader, you must remember that you get what you... Read More >
A revised Medicare Provider PECOS FAQs Fact Sheet is now available. Learn about Information you need before beginning enrollment using the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System PECOS Enrollment application... Read More >
On September , , CMS made available the Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports QRURs to every group practice and solo practitioner nationwide. Groups and solo practitioners are identified in... Read More >
Plan where your money and your practice are going Budgeting is your financial map. A good budget encompasses all the financial details of running your practice. Good budgeting goes fur... Read More >
In mid-December of last year the Government Accountability Office GAO requested that Congress order Health amp Human Services to equalize Medicare payments for the same services, whether provided in a... Read More >
If you are a physician with an household employee help, the IRS has released Publication rev. , Household Employer s Tax Guide, for use in , discussing how to determine... Read More >
Beginning on , the standard mileage rates for cars, vans, pickups, and panel trucks will be cents per mile for business miles, cents per mile for medical or moving purposes,... Read More >
The taxpayer, an on-call physician, worked -hour shifts three days a month from Friday Sunday at a hospital miles from his home. He drove to the hospital in a motor... Read More >
On October , , the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS issued the final CY Physician Fee Schedule rule the Final Rule , which includes new exceptions and several... Read More >
A new fast fact is available on the Medicare Learning Network Provider Compliance webpage. Bookmark this webpage for the latest Medicare Learning Network Educational Products and MLN Matters Articles to... Read More >
The interpretation must be billed with the date the physician actually provided the interpretation. The date of the professional component billed to Medicare Part B, and the date in both... Read More >
Here are quick administrative tips to consider for you and your physician medical practice to help reach your retirement goals this year and beyond. Establish a Retirement plan this year... Read More >
Handling Chronic Lateness and Absenteeism in a Medical Office One vexing problem many practice administrators office managers often have to contend with is an employee who is chronically late or... Read More >
Some of the tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act apply only to employers with fewer than full-time or full-time equivalent employees. Employers with fewer than employees should take note... Read More >
Greenbranch Publishing has just released the book The Prescription for Financial Health An Authoritative Guide for Physicians nd Edition. The authors of this book realize that most physicians, while getting... Read More >
Based on its own specific needs, a medical practice s Compliance Plan should identify and address risk areas where it may be vulnerable to erroneous. A practice may already have... Read More >
Speaking at an industry conference on November , U.S. Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer reiterated the government s focus on competition concerns in the health care industry. According to Baer,... Read More >
An Alaskan plastic surgeon faces up to years in prison after being convicted November of tax evasion and wire fraud for hiding millions of dollars worth of assets in Central... Read More >
The taxpayer, an on-call physician, worked -hour shifts three days a month from Friday Sunday at a hospital miles from his home. He drove to the hospital in a motor... Read More >
Employers with or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees, in the previous year use Form -C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, to report the information required about offers... Read More >
Each Office Visit is an Opportunity to Recommend Influenza Vaccination People years and older are at greater risk of serious complications from seasonal influenza. The Centers for Disease Control and... Read More >
Key Factors in the IRS Independent Contractor Test The IRS formerly used what has become known as the Twenty Factor test. Under pressure from Congress and from representatives of labor... Read More >
The Federal Trade Commission reported last week that a Pennsylvania orthopedic group formed from six independent practices has resolved claims that the merger, which gave the company a percent market... Read More >
Manage Your Gains and Losses Capital gains and losses present excellent opportunities for deferral because you have nearly complete control over when you sell them, but be careful when harvesting... Read More >
In two recent reports, each with a specific focus, the OIG strongly recommended that the Office for Civil Rights OCR step up its HIPAA oversight and enforcement activities. One report... Read More >
The federal False Claims Act FCA case against Tuomey Healthcare System, which is generally viewed as the landmark case with regard to the Stark law, has finally come to a... Read More >
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