Staffing issues affect productivity
You depend on your staff to keep you productive. But, space and office layout affect the efficiency aof everyone. Two key principles should guide your planning for staff flow Reducing... Read More >
Remember, a medical practice is a business
Unfortunately, doctors rarely appreciate why their group members serve as partners or what responsibilities they should assume. Compared to commercial business, professional service groups traditionally have one serious problem The... Read More >
Think Business! Put These 10 Strategies to Work in Your Practice
nbsp An Audio conference from The Journal of Medical Practice Management and Owen J. Dahl, MBA, FACHE, CHBC, Author of New Book Think Business Medical Practice Quality, efficiency, Profits Think... Read More >
Health law blog of interest
Here is a health law blog you might want to check out; it’s written by David Harlow: http://healthblawg.typepad.com/ Read More >
Upcoming seminar on physician marketing
Join HealthLeaders Media for Physician Practice Marketing Strategies to boost your bottom line nbsp A LIVE audioconference Wednesday, July , p.m. Eastern Attract new business without breaking the bank. With... Read More >
New CMS-1500 forms – use them now!
A Part B Answer Book alert www.decisionhealth.com If you haven t made the switch to the new CMS- form , start using it now to get accustomed to the new... Read More >
Physicians give payers failing grades
nbsp In a Consumer Reports-style survey of physicians experiences with third-party payers, physicians were stingy with the grades and expressed discontent with payment rates, timeliness, and payer accessibility. Family Practice... Read More >
Physician office human resource management gone mad
I recently ran across the following listserv posting I recently had several employees accuse each other of playing games, web surfing, etc. during work time. I took matters into hand,... Read More >
HcPro Needlestick Prevention Training Video
nbsp Needle and sharp injuries pose the most serious threat to healthcare workers. Occupational blood exposures increase the risk of life-threatening infections and add immense psychological burdens. And they are... Read More >
Medicare foot coverage rules for physician billing
CMS Special Edition Article SE , Foot Care Coverage Guidelines This article is for informational purposes and covers routine care of the foot as well as care related to underlying... Read More >
Professional courtesy: Collect from patient and insurance company, or no one
There was a time when pediatricians saw the children of other physicians for free. The ob-gyn across the street sent his children to you, and you went there for maternity... Read More >
Physicians feel weighed down by business responsibilities
In a recent Medical Econcomics www.memag.com poll, of physicians find it challenging to maintain their dual roles of doctor and businessperson, and expect that challenge to get harder over the... Read More >
Quarterly Medicare physician CCI edits now available
Quarterly Update to the CCI Edits, Version . , CMS CR The quarterly update of CCI edits, Version . , effective July , , and the current Mutually Exclusive Code... Read More >
Assign responsibility for controlling supply costs
With all the other big issues to tackle, how do you find the time to control necessary but too-often untracked supply expenses? The solution Appoint one of your staffers to... Read More >
Try wave scheduling to improve on-time performance
Most doctors office hours are on a so-called stream approach whereby patients are scheduled in equal intervals throughout each office session. Thus a doctor may be committed to see patients... Read More >
Update to Information Regarding Medicare Payment and Coding for Drugs and Biologicals
As announced in late , after carefully examining Section A of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Modernization Act of , CMS has been working further to... Read More >
Senate Introduces a New Texas Franchise Tax
Senate Introduces a New Texas Franchise Tax This is an important issue for all Texas medical practices practicing within an entity format i.e. corporation, LLC, partnership, etc The Senate Finance... Read More >
Strengthen your payment-collecting strategies
Adapting to High-Deductible Plans Strengthening Payment Collection Sales of high-deductible health plans sold in connection with health savings accounts HSA have more than doubled in the past six months. This... Read More >
Mid-Year Practice Checkup: Is Your Practice Running Optimally?
The following is an audio seminar that I thought someone might be interested in Thursday, May , - p.m. Eastern - p.m. Central a.m.- p.m. Mountain a.m.- a.m. Pacific per... Read More >
Misc Medicare updates
Revised Reporting the NPI on Physician Claims for Clinical Diagnostic Services Purchased Outside of the Local Carrier s Jurisdiction, CMS CR . Revised Extension for Acceptance of Form CMS- -... Read More >
IRS will let not-for-profits help subsidize Physician EHRs
The third shoe has dropped in giving hospitals federal blessing to subsidize the cost of providing electronic health-record systems software and technical support to affiliated physicians as the Internal Revenue... Read More >
CMS hoping to track physician use of resources
As reported yesterday by Modern Healthcare s Daily Dose newsletter DailyDose ModernHealthcare.com, The CMS hopes that by mid- it will be able to provide reports to physicians on their use... Read More >
Transcript for April 18, 2007, NPI Roundtable Now Available
The transcript for the NPI Roundtable on the Contingency Guidance is now posted at www.cms.hhs.gov NationalProvIdentStand Downloads April Roundtable Transcript.pdf on the NPI Web page. Not sure what an NPI... Read More >
MGMA physician practice seminar
I just returned from presenting my day seminar for the Medical Group Management Asssociation www.mgma.com entitled Evaluating the Financial Health of Your Practice. The next seminar date is June in... Read More >
Bill would bar payments for physicians that don’t pay taxes
Physicians s don t pay their taxes??????? You re kidding me right? Yes, there are physicians out there who get behind on their taxes, whether it be practice payroll taxes,... Read More >
Physicians to get $128 million from Blue Cross
Physicians Win Big Time to Act Against Managed Care Finally a physician win When are physicians finally going to realize they need to fight back against managed care payers? Would... Read More >
Physicians: review your credit card debt!
One of my professional objectives when working with physicians is to make sure their personal finances are attended to just as much as their practice finances are. The two do... Read More >
Split/Shared Physician E/M Service
Billing Rules for Shared E M Services in Hospital Settings According to CMS Pub. - , Chapter , Section . . .B, when a hospital inpatient hospital outpatient or emergency... Read More >
Physician buy sell agreements
I just finished giving a key note address today at the Florida Institute of CPAs annual healthcare conference. My seminar was on physician buy sell agreements. The main thing I... Read More >
Physician NPI complete overview
New FAQs on NPI Compliance and Contingency Plans Key Updates for Providers New Compliance Contingency Guidance FAQs CMS has posted the following new FAQs related to the previously posted NPI... Read More >
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