Update from the Medical Group Management Association nbsp Performance Feedback If your group practice submitted Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS data, you can now view performance feedback, final scores, and... Read More >
nbsp The Way We Talk About Stress Although we are often stressed, overwhelmed, discouraged or worried about outcomes at work we rarely categorize them as mental health concerns. Did you... Read More >
PECOS Release . was implemented On June , , PECOS Release . was implemented. This release was prescheduled and designed to bring efficiencies to Medicare Administrative Contractors MACs and providers... Read More >
I sometimes get asked is there a physician absenteeism policy I like. Here is one sample policy but you have to be willing to enforce it for it to be... Read More >
nbsp It s hard to believe that about months have passed since President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act TCJA the largest major tax reform in... Read More >
nbsp The IRS has launched a special campaign encouraging taxpayers to perform a paycheck checkup to ensure the right amount of tax is being withheld from their paychecks for .... Read More >
nbsp On June , , the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services issued final rules regarding health reimbursement arrangements HRAs and... Read More >
nbsp Many providers are using the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier MBI for Medicare transactions. For the week ending June , providers submitted of fee-for-service claims with the MBI. Help protect... Read More >
nbsp One of my prior articles cautioned readers on the use of overhead rates as a financial indicator of practice performance. The point I want to make now is that... Read More >
nbsp Tax reform has had a significant impact on the tax deductions you can now claim for business entertainment and meals. The new tax law also eliminated business deductions for... Read More >
nbsp Sometimes, smart people simply aren t aware of the financial issues they need to take care of. New physicians either need to do their own financial planning, or pay... Read More >
nbsp nbsp P.J. Cloud-Moulds Physician s Practice Blog Over the past three years, I ve really managed to shift who makes policies, enforces policies, and understand why policies are made.... Read More >
nbsp Most patients prefer their doctor to wear a traditional white coat, a garment seen as a reassuring symbol of medical know-how. But new research has found that healthcare workers... Read More >
nbsp Even with the implementation of the Electronic Health Record EHR EMR and their templates to click and paste your way to a particular level of E M service, auditors... Read More >
nbsp CMS announced Notice of Intent to Apply NOIA and application cycle dates for a January , , start date for the Medicare Shared Savings Program Pathways to Success Opens... Read More >
Question If a corporation pays the disability premiums for a doctor and those premiums are recorded as Sub S distributions, will they be considered to be paid by the doctor... Read More >
Physicians Leaving Private Practices for Hospitals A Growing Trend Physicians are increasingly leaving private practices to join hospital networks, states a new report from the Physicians Advocacy Institute. From July... Read More >
nbsp The following qualities are a MUST have for the leadership in any organization, team, administrator or managing partner. The effect of the whole, or sole leader MUST be this... Read More >
nbsp Stay calm They might be angry, but they are angry at what s happened to them, not at you. Your frame of mind and demeanor can greatly influence the... Read More >
nbsp CMS is collecting information and documentation to determine whether payment arrangements qualify as Other Payer Advanced Alternative Payment Models APMs under the Quality Payment Program QPP . Payers with... Read More >
nbsp Administrative duties are a necessary evil every practice deals with. Not only do tasks like coding and documentation take valuable time away from treating patients, they can lead to... Read More >
nbsp Touchstone Medical Imaging Touchstone has agreed to pay , , to the Office for Civil Rights OCR at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS , and... Read More >
nbsp As a CPA and healthcare consultant, one of the things that continues to concerns me is employee theft within a medical practice or any other healthcare entity for that... Read More >
nbsp The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Office for Civil Rights OCR announced today the issuance of the final conscience rule that protects individuals and health care... Read More >
nbsp To defend against fraud, physicians must get involved in the day-to-day operations of the office, at least in a limited way. To protect yourself, put the following financial controls... Read More >
nbsp Need a complete list of non-accounting metrics to benchmark and monitor here you go If any others please send to me at reedt rtacpa.com Gross Collection Percentage Net Collection... Read More >
April , By Ashley Herzog Published by The Heartland Institute From July to January , hospitals in the United States acquired approximately , private medical practices. Over the same period,... Read More >
nbsp When patients don t pay their medical bills, maintaining a profitable medical practice can be extremely difficult. In case you were wondering, the message is clear patients want to... Read More >
nbsp A revised The Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System PECOS for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners NPPs Medicare Learning Network Booklet is available. Learn how to Register in the system... Read More >
nbsp Staff News Writer American Medical Association Full Bio Working in private practice hardly precludes hassles, but it does give physicians choices when fighting them off. Find out what can... Read More >
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