Extending its string of positive advisory opinions involving gainsharing arrangements, over the past few months the OIG has issued three new, favorable gainsharing opinions. While the three gainsharing arrangements reviewed... Read More >
nbsp It s obvious that with the economy, accounts receivable management is more challenging. The Credit Research Foundation reports among companies an increase in average days delinquent of . in... Read More >
Contracting and financial managers must communicate their practice s performance by presenting data to a variety of audiences, including administrators, governing boards, and physicians. Following are some strategies for examining... Read More >
Dealing with patients who come in without the things they need is tough. So how should you handle it when patients come in without their referrals and such? The best... Read More >
Consider creating an independent business advisory board for your practice. To help you cope with the business of leading your medical practice, do like many companies and hospitals do Create... Read More >
Generally modifier is used sparingly but that doesn t mean you should never use this modifier at all. When a procedure may require significant additional time or effort that falls... Read More >
Offer out-of-network patients a good prompt payment discount for payment at time of service then allow them to decide what to do. Unless they are in HMOs, these patients will... Read More >
nbsp According to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, physicians will be able to retroactively bill Medicare for services your physician rendered up to days prior to the date he or... Read More >
Give your manager or administrator the authority to manage all employees. When physicians don t accord the office manger the full measure of respect for his or her skills, it... Read More >
nbsp Coding an E M visit based on the physician s documentation is an art form but selecting a code simply based on the volume of documentation is just bad... Read More >
nbsp If you have recently terminated a contract with an insurance carrier and now have become an out of network provider, how best to deal with your affected patients? Of... Read More >
nbsp There are many front desk people who are uncomfortable asking patients for copays even though it is part of their job description. Is there any easy way to overcome... Read More >
Clean Claim Checklist Ensure Accurate Submissions Every Time Has your office ever received a claim that was denied due to insufficient initial reporting? If not, consider yourself in the minority,... Read More >
nbsp Want to help keep your medical office s documentation crisp, complete and legible? Use this checklist to make sure that your patient files pass muster if an auditor ever... Read More >
No matter what sort of technology you use to keep communications flowing efficiently, some days it seems the phones never stop ringing in your practice. Callers require appointments the same... Read More >
nbsp The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS has confirmed that it plans to proceed with plans to distribute the Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report DFRR to private sector,... Read More >
nbsp Okay, I ve finally succumbed to all of those pundits that say you need a twitter account to further your communications with clients, colleagues, friends, etc ..like any gives... Read More >
nbsp While you are in the process of renegotiating your contract with a managed care carrier, they want you to sign an agreement that states that the rate being offered... Read More >
Reproduced from name of publication HCPro, Inc., Hoods Lane, Marblehead, MA . - . www.hcpro.com. Used with permission. What if one of your employees on occasions have one of their... Read More >
Warning Where people wait really doesn t matter So you ve gotten all of the patients out of the waiting room, and you re staring at a nice collection of... Read More >
An article from the New York Times on March , discusses statements by federal prosecutors that they plan to crack down on physicians who receive consulting fees from drug companies... Read More >
nbsp When people call their doctors, they usually know what they want an appointment, to speak with the nurse, to renew a prescription, etc. But sometimes patients aren t so... Read More >
Older Baby Boomers this includes physicians appear to be doing a better job of preparing for retirement than younger Boomers this also includes you younger physicians out there , though... Read More >
nbsp Ever sent an e-mail in the heat of anger that you would give a week s pay to retrieve, or lost an e-mail that would have proved the office... Read More >
nbsp According to the American Medical Association, patients spend an average of minutes waiting for their appointments. This may not be surprising to you, but it can seem like a... Read More >
nbsp I recently saw the recent blurb in an email newsletter called Physician News Briefs Diagnostic clinic short on docs Once a vibrant and expanding practice in the medical community,... Read More >
How to Handle Chronically Late Patients and Keep Your Schedule Running Smoothly Every medical practice has them the chronic latecomers and the consistently inconsistent. They are the patients who try... Read More >
Ensuring Cash Accountability in Medical Practice Three Key Strategies The hard part is over You ve got the dough. Now you ve just got to keep track of it. Here... Read More >
nbsp When a patient is sick, every slight seems like a major injury. And it s easy to offend patients when you re dealing with a torrent of them in... Read More >
nbsp The HealthCare Appraiser, Inc. ASC Valuation Survey results have been released and provide insight into the ASC acquisition market for and trends in . For the past six years,... Read More >
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