The next few months may provide a last chance opportunity for taxpayers who itemize deductions to deduct state and local sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.... Read More >
CMS Releases Comprehensive Medicare Guide to Rural Health Services for Providers and Physicians The Division of Provider Information Planning amp Development at the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS... Read More >
On Social Security Online, Automatic Increases, Contribution and Benefit Base, http www.ssa.gov OACT COLA cbb.html , the Social Security Administration has announced that the wage base for computing the Social... Read More >
Protecting Your Practice How Antisteering Clauses Can Shield Against Revenue Loss from Carve-Outs When you contract with a health plan for your services, you base your deal on the reimbursement... Read More >
From the Journal of Accountancy How to Navigate Life Settlement Transactions Options, Steps, and Tax Implications WHEN INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES HAVE UNNEEDED life insurance policies they have three options continue... Read More >
The American Health Information Management Association AHIMA provides help sorting through the rules regarding how long you must retain records at your practice. Use AHIMA s tables as a basic... Read More >
Per the Physician Compensation Report www.hcpromarketplace.com . Desire for higher salary . High malpractice premiums . Underutilized medical skills desire for upward advancement hours too long high call schedule .... Read More >
From the Group Practice Solutions newsletter www.hcpromarketplace.com The distinction between a request for a consultation and a referral seems straightforward at first glance. A consultation occurs when a physician gives... Read More >
Audit Reveals High Rate of Place of Service Coding Errors in Medicare Claims According to the July issue of Texas Medicine www.texmed.org , a recent audit of Part B claims... Read More >
The Growing Adoption of Electronic Medical Records Key Findings from a Recent Physician Poll In a poll released in the September issue of Physicians Practice www.physicianspractice.com , a surprising number... Read More >
Avoiding Costly Penalties Essential Audit Points for Managing Employee Pay and Classification From the Americian Institute of Professional Bookkeepers www.aipb.org To avoid major penalties, audit your own practices to avoid... Read More >
Disaster Preparedness for Medical Practices Protecting Records and Insurance As Hurricane Rita nears the Texas coastline, I wonder how many medical practices are prepared for any kind of a disaster,... Read More >
Medicare Part B Premium Increase Factors Behind the . Hike for Rapid growth in the intensity and utilization of Part B services in hospital outpatient services is a primary reason... Read More >
How to Determine the Right Buy-In Price for Your Practice Key Considerations Determining the right buy-in price is an inexact science. But applying one consultant s acid test can help... Read More >
According to the recent GAO report on the effects of concierge care on Medicare beneficiary care access, concierge care is an approach to medical practice in which physicians charge their... Read More >
New Email Service for Medicare Part B Inquiries from Trailblazer Health Enterprises Recently Trailblazer Health Enterprises, the Medicare intermediary for Texas and other states sent out the following announcement Medicare... Read More >
Credit Card Interest Rates on the Rise Key Insights and Financial Planning Tips An article in a recent issue of Medical Economics stated that the average interest rate for existing... Read More >
IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rates in Response to Rising Gas Prices In response to the recent dramatic gas price increases, IRS has announced that the optional standard mileage rate has... Read More >
How Rising Healthcare Costs Could Impact Your Retirement Planning From the September issue of the Practical Accountant magazine According to two recent retirement studies by Prudential Financial, Inc., in Americans... Read More >
Three Key Steps to Navigate Translation Service Requirements for LEP Patients Here are three steps to deal with the plan s requirements for members with limited English proficiency LEP Step... Read More >
Mastering Physician Mergers Key Strategies and Insights for Success During Physician Mergers Strategies for Evaluating Opportunities and Avoiding the Pitfalls, a -minute audioconference, on September at pm Eastern , expert... Read More >
Rising Compensation vs. Financial Losses in Medical Groups AMGA Survey Highlights A survey report commissioned by the American Medical Group Association AMGA found that while compensation is rising for some... Read More >
Considering Ancillary Services What You Need to Know Physicians now have more ancillary-service opportunities than before. You can legally operate and refer your own patients to a variety of in-house... Read More >
Aetna s New Program Offers Price Transparency for Medical Visits In a move to to educate its patients and tame medical spending, Aetna said it will disclose prices in advance... Read More >
CMS Advisory on Stark Law Physicians Stock Ownership On August , , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS released its most recent advisory opinion concerning the application of... Read More >
nbsp Simply put, you need to start a program of trying to renegotiate all of your managed care contracts I suggest doing them all at once . My viewpoint has... Read More >
Update New Stark Rule on Financial Relationships The following was recently published in Vinson Elkins www.velaw.com electronic healthcare newsletter STATUS OF NEW STARK RULE-On August , , the Office of... Read More >
The following is an excellent policy for daily posting reconciliation this was posted on one of the MGMA listservs last week Mail payments are sorted as commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, BCBS,... Read More >
IRS Launches Study of S Corporation Reporting Compliance If your medical practice corporation has elected S status, this is for you IRS LAUNCHES STUDY OF S CORPORATION REPORTING COMPLIANCE IRS... Read More >
Tax Court Ruling on Deductibility of Unreimbursed Business Expenses for S Corporation Shareholders Many physician shareholders in S corporations incur expenses out of their own pocket that do not get... Read More >
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