Court Orders . M FICA Refund for Medical Facility s Student Exemption A U.S. district court has ordered the government to refund . million in FICA taxes paid by a... Read More >
nbsp The Department of Health and Human Services HHS and Providence Health amp Services have entered into a Resolution Agreement that includes a payment to HHS and corrective action plan... Read More >
We all know how expensive it is to replace good employees, which is why employee retention should be a top priority for all physician medical practices. The costs to replace... Read More >
How can you manage your malpractice risk more effectively? The role of risk management is not to eliminate all risk but to anticipate and manage risk. Introduction. Mistakes happen. What... Read More >
Most physician practices using ADP or Paychex for outsourced payroll processing. If you are looking for another good alternative, which also offers a time clock service, check out Your HR... Read More >
Patience during the training period is essential. Processes might slow slightly while employees become comfortable with their new roles. But remember, any delays are only temporary Cross-training represents an investment... Read More >
If you are looking to change your physician compensation formulary, try to take an objective approach to analyzing and possibly renovating your formula. Remember that compensation plans that work should... Read More >
CMS will begin providing financial bonuses to physicians who e-prescribe and reduce payments to physicians who fail to e-prescribe in January, . Click here to read the full article on... Read More >
Many practices use wave scheduling to take advantage of the well-known management principle that people generally produce more efficiently by repeating the same process. Don t make the mistake of... Read More >
IRS Notice - addresses new questions and answers on health savings accounts HSAs . Topics include eligibility, high deductible health plans, contributions and distributions, prohibited transactions and establishing an HSA.... Read More >
nbsp The number of small businesses facing overtime lawsuits has exploded. Fortune magazine The recent rewrite of federal overtime laws was supposed to make it easier for you to avoid... Read More >
From the health law department at King Spalding www.kslaw.com On July , , the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General OIG issued a favorable advisory opinion... Read More >
Greenbranch Publishing has just published a book entitled The Medical Practice Start-Up Guide. For more information, follow this link: http://www.greenbranch.com/images/greenbranch/medical_practice_start_up_guide/index.html Read More >
nbsp A majority of drugs will be paid with higher prices under Medicare s average sales price ASP payment system for the third quarter of beginning July . At the... Read More >
A recently read an article by Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden called Motivation through Mission. Their key concept is, People don t perform in an inspired manner without a big... Read More >
A financial counselor enhances practice satisfaction and serves as a marketing tool for your practice. He or she can save the patient time and trouble by coordinating good up-front payment... Read More >
From the American Health Lawyer s Association www.healthlawyers.org A Texas physician group has filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, seeking a rehearing en... Read More >
While consolidating various medical service corporations into a single medical practice group, taxpayers donated stock to a charity and claimed charitable contribution deductions of per share. Because taxpayers valuation experts... Read More >
If the repayment of income reported in a prior tax year exceeds , , the taxpayer can claim a credit in lieu of a deduction in the year of repayment... Read More >
No payment trend has eased the struggle to find a fair and equitable compensation method, and determining what s fair and equitable depends on who s doing the judging. For... Read More >
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nbsp http www.hcmarketplace.com prod- -EZ B.html Wednesday, September , p.m. p.m. Eastern p.m. p.m. Central a.m. p.m. Mountain a.m. a.m. Pacific Although the Stark II, Phase III regulations came out... Read More >
In an ominous trend for baby boomers, Texas doctors are opting out of Medicare, weary of the perennial fights over cuts in reimbursement. I thought you might be interested in... Read More >
Final and temporary regulations have updated the rules for deducting start-up expenditures under IRC Sec. , organizational expenditures of corporations under IRC Sec. , and organizational expenses of partnerships under... Read More >
nbsp As we all know, the Medicare payment bill reverses the . percent payment cut that went into effect on July and halts the . percent cut scheduled for Jan... Read More >
nbsp A reader on a listserv recently posted the following commentary about the recent passage of the Medicare bill I couldn t have said it better myself nbsp Why are... Read More >
If your cashier or exit receptionist doesn t know whether a patient s contract calls for a copay, you may never receive that money. Set up your computer system so... Read More >
You expect each staff member to do his or her best work at all times, but adding special incentives to recognize performance above and beyond the job description can greatly... Read More >
Too many groups even fairly large ones let just a few staff members personal objections paralyze even logical business decisions. In effect, the company s best decisions are stifled by... Read More >
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