Physican practices and Scribes
nbsp Has your medical practice thought about using a Scribe? I know of a rheumatology group medical practice in Arizona that has used Scribes for about months. While the goal... Read More >
Physician can’t deduct repayment of funds used for medical education
nbsp The Sixth Circuit has affirmed a district court decision that granted the government summary judgment on a doctor s claim that he was entitled to a business expense deduction... Read More >
FTC Wins Antitrust Challenge To Hospital Purchase of Physician Practice
nbsp An Idaho federal judge late last month found that St. Luke s Health System Ltd. s acquisition of a nearby independent physician practice violates the Clayton Act and the... Read More >
HHS strengthens patients’ right to access lab test reports
nbsp As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services HHS has taken action... Read More >
Improve preventable denial rates in your physician practice
nbsp Having clear policies and processes for handling claim denials can improve the bottom line. Often denials are returned to the payer without identifying the reason for the denial. In... Read More >
ICD-10 Coding Basics MLN Connects Video
nbsp Are you ready to transition to Internal Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision ICD- on October , ? To help you prepare for the transition, CMS has released a new... Read More >
The invaluable role of a physician practice Administrator
nbsp What I think physicians need to hear regarding the invaluable role of an Administrator is . A physician cannot possibly, on his or her own, adequately handle HR issues.... Read More >
Ensuring physician medical records are accurate
Ensuring that medical records are accurate and complete is another compliance challenge for physician medical practices. Physicians must take steps toward implementing internal controls that evaluate and rate the quality... Read More >
January 2014 – Health Care Reform Developments
nbsp Individuals Covered under the Temporary High-risk Pool Program The Affordable Care Act created a high-risk pool program to provide health insurance coverage for certain individuals with a pre-existing condition.... Read More >
“Stark” reality setting in with physician-hospital relationships
nbsp As you probably know, the government has been ramping up enforcement especially regarding Stark Law compliance issues. For example, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More >
Confirming Patient Coverage in a Health Insurance Marketplace Plan
nbsp It is the beginning of the New Year and you ll be verifying your patient s insurance status when they show up in your office. With the beginning of... Read More >
This is what happens when you don’t keep physician contracts current
nbsp In my last blog post, I mentioned the important of reviewing and updating all physician contracts. A recent Texas case emphasizes my point. For those not practicing in Texas,... Read More >
Time to review physician contracts?
nbsp I have a client who unfortunately might be headed towards litigation with a physician shareholder who left the group recently. The litigation issue revolves around the covenant not to... Read More >
Medicare Recovery Audit: Annual Wellness Visit
Understanding Beneficiary Designation Medicare pays for an initial Annual Wellness Visit AWV , per beneficiary per lifetime. All subsequent wellness visits must be billed as a subsequent Annual Wellness Visit... Read More >
Another comment on patient satisfaction
nbsp I was reading a local magazine the other night and there was an article on how to choose a dentist. There was a sidebar with the title Listen to... Read More >
Always Negotiate an Unwind Clause in Hospital-Physician Employment Arrangements
Hospital-physician acquisition of medical practices continues at a furious pace. Unfortunately, no one knows for certain whether physician employment by hospitals is the key to better or more cost-effective care.... Read More >
Medicare changes beginning this month
nbsp The following is a summary of the changes that are being implemented with the January , release and links to references with additional information. On December , , President... Read More >
Dermatology practice settles potential HIPAA violations
nbsp Adult amp Pediatric Dermatology, P.C., of Concord, Mass., APDerm has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach... Read More >
Tax Update
nbsp Standard Mileage Rates Beginning on , the standard mileage rates for cars, vans, pickups, and panel trucks will be cents per mile for business miles, . cents per mile... Read More >
Draft Instructions for New IRS Form 8959
nbsp The IRS has released draft instructions for Form , which individuals will use to calculate the amount of additional . Medicare tax owed. The instructions are available at www.irs.gov... Read More >
Metrics for physician office phone staff
Key Metrics for Evaluating Phone Staff Performance in Physician Practices While most physician practices don t measure this, there are a number of metrics related to your phone staff Average... Read More >
Compromised PHI in physician office – what to do
nbsp In order to determine whether PHI has been compromised in a physician office, you should always consider the following The nature and extent of PHI involved, including the types... Read More >
CMS finalizes physician payment rates for 2014
nbsp The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS has finalized payment rates and policies for , including a major proposal to support care management outside the routine office interaction... Read More >
emuniversity.com – training tool for physician offices
nbsp Recent client question Do you know of a good simple reference book for teaching our physician office staff the basics of E amp M coding for internal audits, perhaps... Read More >
Partial Measures Won’t Protect Physician Providers From FCA Liability
nbsp A recently concluded FCA suit involving a Wisconsin physician practice and a onetime billing department worker allegedly fired for trying to prevent overcharging of the federal government feeds uncertainty... Read More >
A recommendation on how to handle employee gossip in the physician office
nbsp Question I need some advice on how to handle a group of mean girls in the office. The have all been on a counseling step for different reasons at... Read More >
Physicians acting badly
nbsp A number of physicians were recently indicted, convicted and sentenced for healthcare crimes. Here are a few examples. Remember this government is actively working to identify and prosecute physicians... Read More >
How to Improve Your Collection Calls Results
nbsp As part of your collection process most offices send a certain of statements before they start sending out collection notices usually statements for most practices , you should follow... Read More >
Is your physician practice ready for ICD-10?
nbsp It seems providers everywhere are asking the same question How should we prepare for the ICD- implementation deadline? A good place to start is to identify every way you... Read More >
Patients say they would pay more quickly with online access
nbsp Patients suggest that if physicians want to improve their collections, they should provide online access. An Intuit Health survey found that patients often are late in paying not because... Read More >
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