Tips for Managing High-Deductible Health Plans The percentage of employers offering high-deductible plans jumped from in to in , according to industry publications. It s reasonable to believe that the... Read More >
Silent PPOs Survey Shows Alarming Provider Unawareness In my recent healthcare newsletter archives and subscription info can be found at my website at www.rtacpa.com under the resources tab , I... Read More >
I get burn out, you get burn out, and so do physicians. There are numerous ways people cure their burn out but sometimes help is needed. The recent issue of... Read More >
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments CLIA Edits, CMS CR CMS has released an article regarding HCPCS codes subject to... Read More >
From the American Health Lawyer s Association Fifth Circuit Grants NTSP Emergency Motion for Stay of Final Order On February , , the United States Court of Appeals for the... Read More >
nbsp Successful Healthcare Provider-Payer Arrangements New Win-Win Agreements in Light of Recent Antitrust Rulings A Live -minute Telephone Conference with Interactive Q amp A Session Tuesday, March , p.m. p.m.... Read More >
Ran across this email post today and thought I would pass it on a great idea to try. There were some questions about team building exercises last week This was... Read More >
This is from a recent post to one of the MGMA listservs Due to many reasons we will be laying off terminating approximately of our staff. The management team can... Read More >
Practice Mergers Last week I gave two speeches at Broad and Cassel s first annual physician seminar. The theme of the seminar was physician practice mergers. I usually don t... Read More >
By Christina Pope, MGMA senior writer No longer able to absorb several years of cost increases and decreasing revenue, primary care medical group practices are watching their margins shrink, according... Read More >
As many know, I have used this blog as a recepticle for ideas, observations, recommendations, and insights about physician medical practices. In other words, I want one place everyone can... Read More >
Optimizing Patient Scheduling Wave vs. Stream Approaches Despite the clear benefits of customizing patients appointment time slots, many doctors still operate on a so-called stream approach, simply scheduling patients in... Read More >
Handling Suspected Coverage Fraud Best Practices for Verifying Plan ID Cards A patient comes into your clinic for treatment and presents a plan identification ID card identifying her as the... Read More >
Embracing Health Savings Accounts A Success Story from a Medical Practice While many physician offices have not implemented health savings accounts as an employee benefit, there is a prediction that... Read More >
From the American Health Lawyer s Association www.healthlawyers.org The Department of Health and Human Services DHHS published in the February Federal Register Fed. Reg. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability... Read More >
Maximizing Health Insurance Deductions for Self-Employed Owners A self-employed proprietor can deduct annual health insurance premiums under IRC Sec. l for income tax purposes. By employing his or her spouse... Read More >
Thought you might be interested in this upcoming seminar Managed Care Contracting Brokering the Best Deal Using a Value Plan Presentation A -minute audioconference on March , Visit HCPro s... Read More >
Proper Coding Placement on CMS- Claim Form As a reminder when filing Medicare and other third party payer claims, Item is the appropriate area on the CMS- claim form to... Read More >
Marketing Question A recent email on one of the physician listservs asked the following question Does anyone have any good ideas on how what a physician can do to help... Read More >
CMS Quarterly Update New CCI Edits Effective April , The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS has released an article regarding the quarterly update to the Correct Coding Initiative... Read More >
From Part B News www.partbnews.com Part B News has learned Medicare s conversion factor will match s exactly . . President Bush on Wednesday signed the Deficit Reduction Act, which... Read More >
Small group health plans must comply by April , By Jason T. Froggatt and Sarah L. Bhagwandin Published by DWT s Employer Services Department Any employer that sponsors a group... Read More >
Monthly Business Meetings Essential for Practice Success I am a STRONG believer that medical practices, whether solo or group, should have a business meeting each month. Generally these meetings take... Read More >
New Medicare Drug Benefit May Not Equally Benefit All Seniors The new Medicare drug benefit is likely to result in modest to moderate declines in out-of-pocket spending for seniors who... Read More >
Upgrade to a Patient Account Representative for Better Managed Care Because your receptionist can make or break your managed care program, consider a non-entry-level employee for the position. The person... Read More >
Published annually by the The Health Care Group , the Staff Salary Survey provides salary and fringe benefit information for different job categories. It will help you compare your practice... Read More >
House Passes Bill to Freeze Medicare Payments, Debates Medicaid Cuts From Part B News The president will take up a bill shortly to freeze your Medicare payments at levels and... Read More >
Blue Cross Blue Shield Saves M in Anti-Fraud Efforts Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans say that their anti-fraud efforts delivered savings and recoveries of nearly million in . Overall,... Read More >
Who Should Pay for Malpractice Tail Coverage My Viewpoint Here is my belief a physician practice should pay the malpractice tail for a departing physician employee and a physician owner... Read More >
Eye-Watering Legal Costs , Spent on Physician Dispute Over , Discrepancy I just finished up a day trial as an expert witness in case involving two local physicians. They were... Read More >
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