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 Your National Provider Identifier NPI is sup posed to stay with you after you change jobs, even if you move to another state. But... 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 >
Compare your CPT coding to Medicare’s
Medicare recently released its utilization statistics for Part B services that it paid in . You can use these figures to compare your coding patterns to other physicians in your... Read More >
Where to find a HIPAA business associate agreement
Many medical practices and other healthcare entities are not in compliance with HIPAA because they are failing to execute business associate agreements with those individuals who may come in contact... Read More >
Looking for Medicare RVUs
If you need information regarding Medicare relative value units, here is the place to go Click on accept at the bottom of the page and on the next page, scroll... Read More >
The headaches associated with preauthorizations
Want to successfully cut down the amount of time your office staff spends on the phone on obtaining preauthorizations? Try setting up pre-formatted templates since authorization is always done in... Read More >
Success and your people
This is a fact all physician leaders should now know According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the reason people leave their jobs is because they do not feel appreciated... Read More >
Should “crocs” be allowed in a medical office?
Someone recently asked if employees should be allowed to wear crocs footwear in the office. My answer is no. Crocs are not professional for one but they are also easy... Read More >
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