nbsp The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS earlier this year issued instructions requiring providers to submit Medicare fee-for-service claims within one calendar year from the date of service.... Read More >
nbsp The major pension plan and related amounts will stay the same for . This means, for example, that the following amounts will remain unchanged from their amount benefit limit... Read More >
nbsp If medical practices want patients and therefore a cash flow revenue stream, then you are more than likely going to have to participate in managed care plans. However, when... Read More >
Many physicians and their managers might think that boosting office morale means having to boost staff salaries. In reality, money does not keep people happy for long, so trying to... Read More >
nbsp Unfortunately, many physicians believe their activities are under the radar when it comes to fraud and abuse enforcement. A settlement announcement by the Office of Inspector General OIG of... Read More >
There has been a great deal of discussion about estate taxes recently because there is no federal estate tax upon death during at least for now . We do not... Read More >
As first reported by the Medical Group Management Association www.mgma.com , last week an official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS reported that the agency identified a... Read More >
nbsp You also want to look at productivity, such as the number of patient visits office versus hospital , how many diagnostic tests or other in-house services were provided, and... Read More >
nbsp One of my prior articles cautioned readers on the use of overhead rates as a financial indicator of practice performance. I called it diddling the overhead since overhead is... Read More >
nbsp Esurg.com is an online source of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supplies to office-based healthcare providers. Its Website is located at www.esurg.com. Esurg.com is a convenient resource that helps practice... Read More >
Medicare utilizes information provided by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing CERT contractor to select topics for education in an effort to reduce the provider compliance error rate and achieve positive... Read More >
Beginning with Forms W- issued for , the Affordable Care Act requires employers to report the aggregate cost of employer-sponsored health care coverage on an employee s Form W- .... Read More >
Better performing medical practices use the following techniques to increase profitability strategic and profit planning cost management evaluation of capital structure and investments evaluation of tax policy and management internal... Read More >
nbsp Every medical practice should be looking at how well they are delivering good customer patient service on a daily basis. Progressive practices conduct periodic customer service training programs for... Read More >
Planning can ensure that your family and medical practice or any other healthcare entity business are protected. The long term survival of any business like a medical practice and the... Read More >
Having problems accessing the PECOS system? Be sure to follow these steps Enroll security officials in IACS required to access PECOS IACS authorized individual for provider accesses PECOS Register Group... Read More >
According to a recently released report from Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS , providers won . percent of appealed claims during the three-year Recovery Audit Contractors RAC demonstration... Read More >
nbsp Government is holding a workshop today on Accountable Care Organizations. You can hear it live at http web.stream .com clients intercall cms Here is the agenda - Opening Comments... Read More >
Coding Table For Family Practitioners The following worksheet shows a coding comparative for a family practice. All three family practitioners perform the same type of services. Now take a close... Read More >
nbsp Ninety days and counting until the Tax Act sunsets. Expect tax rates across the board to increase on January st unless new tax rules are enacted. Congress recently warned... Read More >
Provide Adequate Educational Seminar Opportunities nbsp Make sure all employees are kept up to date in their practice area. This is especially true for the office s CPT coder s... Read More >
nbsp Step number one Treat them well. Now that the practice has filled the position, it must make sure to keep the hired employee for long time. However, as we... Read More >
The IRS has issued proposed regulations that would discontinue the use of paper federal deposit coupons IRS Form , beginning on December , . The existing rules for depositing federal... Read More >
nbsp Have an employee print the encounter forms in advance and contact the patient concerning their past due balances and the expectation of payment at check-in. When the patient checks... Read More >
nbsp With what seems like a continuous decline in physician reimbursement, it is imperative that all practices collect every dollar they are entitled to. However we all know this is... Read More >
nbsp In my consulting practice, I am sometimes asked to assist in developing performance criteria for use in evaluating the position of clinic office Administrator Manager. In most cases we... Read More >
nbsp Work requirements and scheduling may occasionally require the need for overtime. Employees are expected to work overtime when it is requested. Every effort will be made to notify employees... Read More >
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE Starting in , individuals must maintain minimum essential coverage or pay a penalty. The penalty will equal the greater of percent of modified adjusted gross income AGI or... Read More >
The IRS released a draft of new Form Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums for eligible small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to calculate a credit for health insurance purchased... Read More >
The Health Care Reform Law contains significant tax-related provisions. These include incentives and disincentives for individuals and businesses that phase in over a period of years. Jeff and Mark highlight... Read More >
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