Response to Embezzlement #3 Post
This post has seemed to cause a little stir among the physician practice manager community. Here is a reply I recently received: Read More >
OIG Workplan
Did you know the following physician issues were included on the OIG (Office of Inspector General) work plan? Read More >
Justice Department Limits Prosecution under HIPAA
The law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine announced that the U.S. Department of Justice DOJ recently issued an internal opinion limiting DOJ criminal prosecutions under the federal health privacy law,... Read More >
Addressing Call in Physician Employment Agreements
Make sure the physician employment agreement addresses when a physician can remove himself or herself from the group s call schedule. In addition, make sure it addresses how the physician... Read More >
Removing Managed Care Red Tape
When assessing your managed care relationships, look not only at reimbursement, but the so-called red tape issues as well. Ask your staff this question for each of your payers What... Read More >
Medical Practice Management Handbook
People have asked where they can purchase my book: Medical Practice Management Handbook. Please click on the following link for details: Read More >
Embezzlement #3
Another instance of an employee stealing patient copays in a medical practice. The following was excerted from an email I received: Read More >
Growing a Medical Practice
A simple post today: Remember that growing a medical practice today is ALL ABOUT GROWING THE TOP LINE. Read More >
Increasing Physician Productivity
The following was from a recent post to one of the MGMA listservs I fully agree that once you have your fixed overhead covered it is good business to try... Read More >
Medical Practice Embezzlement #2
Physician just called and employees have been caught stealing patient copayments. I think this kind of behavior is rampant in medical practices because of a lack of continuous oversight and... Read More >
Purchase of a Medical Practice
I am working with a doctor who recently purchased a medical practice from another physician. The selling physician insisted that the purchasing physician buy the stock of the medical practice... Read More >
Newsletter for Physician Practices
Don t forget to sign up for my monthly electronic newsletter that is written only for physicians and physician medical practices. Go to http www.envoyglobal.net elawmarketing tinsley tinsleyform.htm to sign... Read More >
Antitrust Rules that Affect Medical Practice Mergers
In the June rd issue of Medical Economics, the Practice Management Q amp A Forum had the following question My three doctor cardiology practice is considering a merger with one... Read More >
Official HIPAA Complaints Revealed
In the June issue of Private Practice Success newsletter, the director of the Office of Civil Rights was quoted as saying in the two years since covered entities were required... Read More >
Embezzlement All Over Again
I am working on an independent embezzlement review that resulted from a medical practice employee going to the bank and trying to cash SEVEN insurance checks. Luckily the bank called... Read More >
HIPAA Resources for Medical Practices
A commentary to this blog asked What is a good resource to use for training staff on HIPPA privacy rules? The American Medical Association has very good resources but also... Read More >
EOBs and Physician Practices
When I negotiate managed care contracts on behalf of clients, one part of the process is to take a practice s top CPT codes and then pull the most recent... Read More >
Human Resource Idea for Physician Practices
The Austin American Statesman recently ran an article about Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE. In the article, he was asked about GE s approach to managing people, which... Read More >
Physician Contracts
I have a client who unfortunately might be headed towards litigation with a physician shareholder who left the group recently. The litigation issue revolves around the covenant not to compete... Read More >
Practice Succession
PUBLIC NOTICE The office of Milton W. Shepperd, D.O., P.A. will be closing June , . Records will be available for a fee. Please call in advance to make arrangements.... Read More >
Accidental HIPPA
I was at a physician client s office today and as I was walking through the reception room, a nurse walks out a door to get a patient and proceeds... Read More >
HIPAA
I was reading an article last week on HIPAA compliance in Private Practice Success www.hcpro.com whereby various potential HIPAA violation fact patterns were presented and a determination was made whether... Read More >
Leadership
In today’s times, physician leadership is critical. Read More >
Physician Financial Planning
Why do physicians pay more attention to their business affairs than their personal affairs? Read More >
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