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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Change Request CR alerts you that the annual HPSA bonus payment file for will be made available by the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS to your Medicare contractor... Read More >
nbsp CMS Physician Quality Reporting System PQRS program encourages the reporting of quality information through incentive payments through and payment adjustments beginning in . PQRS provides an incentive payment to... Read More >
Another familiar HIPAA violation has struck again; pay attention people!!!!!!!! http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/seton-officials-stolen-laptop-has-patient-informat/nbT6W/ Read More >
nbsp As you know, Medicare has imposted the government s across the board sequestration cut to your physician fee for service payments. Since many managed care payers pay physicians on... Read More >
nbsp Even Americans who are lucky enough to be working in this economy are becoming unhappy with their jobs. According to version of the Conference Board Job Satisfaction Survey, in... Read More >
nbsp On August , the U.S. Department of Health amp Human Services, Office of Inspector General OIG issued a favorable Advisory Opinion, - PDF , concerning an arrangement whereby a... Read More >
nbsp I recently received a call from a client asking if they can begin charging all patients at the time of service and refunding the patient s payment when insurance... Read More >
nbsp A Senior U.S. District Judge recently ordered the Tuomey Healthcare System to pay more than . million in False Claims Act FCA fines and Stark Law penalties. If you... Read More >
nbsp Physicians who are considering being part of a merger should weigh their risks and take steps to reduce potential legal hurdles here are some suggestions based on my experience... Read More >
nbsp Access, the time between a patient s request for an appointment and the next available appointment on your schedule, is a concern that is getting increasing attention. For medical... Read More >
nbsp As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, I m amazed at how many physician practices do such a poor job at patient customer service. This ultimately leads to... Read More >
The pressure on medical practices to cope with rising operating costs is not just one of perception, but based on real, staggering numbers. In fact, the cost of operating a... Read More >
nbsp Physicians and other health care professionals who provide Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule PFS covered professional services need to be aware of a negative . payment adjustment under... Read More >
nbsp HHS released an issue brief disclosing the premium rates that will be available in the states in which HHS will support or fully run the state insurance marketplace. The... Read More >
nbsp Carefully reviewing, analyzing, and revising office processes can yield an improvement in office productivity I ve seen it many times. For maximum effectiveness, gather your team to conduct the... Read More >
nbsp A senior employee known as an aggressive workaholic, but who seems stressed, yet rarely takes vacations, declines promotions, and zealously protects his business unit from outside scrutiny while personally... Read More >
RACs identified half of all claims they reviewed for - as having resulted in improper payments totaling . billion. CMS took corrective actions to address the majority of vulnerabilities it... Read More >
nbsp Colleagues I came up with the following recommendation for a doctor group wherein individual physicians were flaunting violation of group decisions. Has anyone tried this, or have any other... Read More >
The Department of Labor issued a notice stating that employers will not face a penalty if they fail to inform their workers by Oct about the new health insurance marketplaces... Read More >
nbsp The HHS Office for Civil Rights OCR has released model Notices of Privacy Practices for health care providers and health plans to use to communicate with their patients and... Read More >
nbsp Proposed Section Regulations The IRS has issued proposed regulations providing guidance to providers of minimum essential health coverage that are subject to the information reporting requirements of IRC Sec.... Read More >
nbsp Final Regulations on the Individual Mandate The IRS issued final regulations on the requirement that, starting in , individuals must have minimum essential health insurance coverage or be subject... Read More >
nbsp You might ask, what does this mean? We don t give our patients free credit or a loan. It is true that medical groups are not consciously loaning money... Read More >
Here are some easy guidelines to remember . Always have a consistent greeting and closing. . Use the caller s name whenever you can. . Speed of answer percent of... Read More >
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