Administrator vs Office Manager
Administrator vs. Office Manager Key Differences in Medical Practices I have long said there is a difference between what is an administrator in a medical practice and what is considered... Read More >
Shift overloaded phone lines away from the front desk
If the incoming phone call burden is becoming too great, it may be time to shift at least the primary answering duty away from the front desk. Many larger practcies... Read More >
Delegate and follow through
A medical practice depends on an entire chain of delegated duties. The leaders, such as a physician or practice administrator or manager, must delegate tasks essential to the practice, or... Read More >
Dependent Exemption Rules Clarified
Final regulations address the rules for counting nights to determine which parent qualifies for the child s dependent exemption. The parent with the greatest number of nights with the child... Read More >
Releasing patient medical record to work comp carrier
From HcPro s HIPAA Weekly Advisor, the free, weekly e-mail newsletter brought to you by their premium monthly newsletter Briefings on HIPAA BOH . Q Is releasing a complete copy... Read More >
2009 Medicare fee schedule released
nbsp CMS posted its proposed fee schedule yesterday. It addresses the anti-markup provision and a new proposed gainsharing exception. The website is http www.cms.hhs.gov physicianfeesched downloads CMS- -P.pdf The Stark... Read More >
Changing Your Business Name
nbsp A new chart on the IRS website explains the requirements for sole proprietors, corporations, and partnerships to submit a request to change their business name www.irs.gov individuals article ,,id... Read More >
Bush administration freezing cuts in Medicare fees
nbsp http news.yahoo.com s ap ap on go co congress medicare nbsp WASHINGTON The Bush administration said Monday it is freezing a scheduled percent fee cut for doctors who treat... Read More >
July Medicare payments on hold until July 15th
nbsp From Hall, Elizabeth P. CMS OL lt elizabeth.hall cms.hhs.gov gt Sent Fri Jun Subject Hill Notification CMS Actions on Processing of Physician Claims U.S. House and Senate Notification Friday,... Read More >
Medicare reimbursement – what now?
Now that the Medicare rate reduction will take effect July , what are you going to do? The obvious first answer is Don t panic. Who knows what Congress will... Read More >
HIPAA/marketing question
nbsp Would it violate HIPAA if a hospital foundation was provided access to a listing of the hospitals caridac rehab patients so the foundation could solicit donations from those patients... Read More >
DecisionHealth’s 2008 E/M Bell Curve Data Book,
Wonder how your E M billing stacks up against your peers? Part of any good compliance plan is the know-how to understand your prac tice s billing patterns this is... Read More >
How to Gain Access to Your NPI File After Changing Jobs
Gaining Access To Your NPI File When you move to a new job, ensuring your National Provider Identifier NPI information is updated and accurate is crucial for maintaining your professional... Read More >
Tracking petty cash
nbsp Here are a few simple ideas on how to handle petty cash in your medical office Have a set amount on hand say or . When petty cash is... Read More >
Shift patient loads
If one physician is behind, ask his or her patients if they d like to see another doctor. This also works well when a physician calls in sick. When that... Read More >
Upcoming webinar from the American Health Lawyers Assn
nbsp How to Remain Compliant When Physician Recruitment Arrangements Go Awry Wednesday, August , - pm Eastern - pm CT am- pm MT - am PT - am AT -... Read More >
IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rates for Rest of 2008
To reflect the recent increase in gas prices, the IRS raised the standard mileage rates for six month period from through . The rate will increase to . cents per... Read More >
A little reminder about overtime rules
nbsp You must pay . times an employee s regular pay rate for each hour worked over in the workweek any consecutive hours . Employers can structure the workweek e.g.,... Read More >
Teaching employees about customer service
This an oldie but a goodie have all of your employees look at it. You may even want to discuss it with the employee group at your next meeting http... Read More >
Suggested contract language for Silent PPOs
nbsp The following is contact language you might want to consider putting in to your managed care agreements to combat Silent PPOs EXHIBIT A AMENDEMENTS TO PROVIDER AGREEMENT Suggested Language... Read More >
OSHA training assistance
Does your office need OSHA training? Last week I posted information on OSHA training videos produced and sold by HcPro. However, did you know OSHA itself offers training? The OSHA... Read More >
National Society of Healthcare Business Consultants
In case you didn t notice, there was no blog post on Friday. This was because I was attending the annual meeting of the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business... Read More >
Understanding cultural competency
Cultural competency is the ability to understand and appreciate the cultural differences between both your patients and your staff. It should be fully integrated as a fundamental component in all... Read More >
Cell phone spam is coming our way!
New York Times Tech Columnist David Pogue s column this week wrote an article entitled How to Block Cellphone Spam. You may not have experienced mobile phone spam yet, but... Read More >
Product Watch: OSHA training videos
Need a way to train and educate your staff on OSHA regulatory requirements? Here are two videos you might want to check out from HcPro Bloodborne Pathogen training http www.hcmarketplace.com... Read More >
OCR Releases HIPAA Privacy Brochures in 8 Languages
nbsp The Office for Civil Rights OCR has posted on its health information privacy website two consumer brochures, Privacy and Your Health Information and Your Health Information Privacy Rights, in... Read More >
Get good news when doing internal audits
Besides protecting your practice from potentially disasterous outside audits, performing internal audits regularly can reveal missed revenue. In fact, undercoding is as common as overcoding. That s because many physicians... Read More >
Does waiting area give patients a good first impression?
nbsp As a healthcare CPA consultant, I have the opportunity on a weekly basis to walk in to many medical office reception waiting areas. Sometimes I m really impressed by... Read More >
If your medical practice receives a missing W-2 inquiry
Businesses such as medical practices and other healthcare entities receive notices from the Social Security Administration when the amounts reported on Forms W- do not match the appropriate employment tax... Read More >
A quick thought on physician compensation
As you may have noticed, there was no blog post this past Friday. This was due to the fact I was out of town all day conducting a compensation review... Read More >
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