Report on Final HIPAA Enforcement Rule
HIPAA Enforcement The HIPAA final enforcement rule took effect March . Organizations looking for help in interpreting the new rule now have a free resource available to them. HCPro, Inc.,... Read More >
Think your practice is embezzlement-proof?
An office manager steals , from a Florida pulmonologist who claimed that his bookkeeping system was foolproof. A trusted bookkeeper embezzles , from a Connecticut surgeon by forging his signature... Read More >
Four words sum up physician administrator incentive plans: To each its own
From the Medical Group Management Association Although . percent of medical practices that responded to an informal questionnaire reported that they have administrator incentive plans, the types of incentives varied... Read More >
OIG Posts New Advisory Opinion 3/27 Home Health Agency Free Preoperative Home Safety Assessment
To access the Advisory Opinion document, - concerning a home health agency s practice of providing prospective customers with a free preoperative home safety assessment go here http www.oig.hhs.gov fraud... Read More >
Four steps toward worthwhile physician-candidate interviews
Structured Physician Recruitment Interviews Key Focus Areas Keep your physician-recruit interviews on track by focusing on the main objective assessing the applicant s intellect, medical competence and people skills. Further,... Read More >
Physician leaders should bring your data when pitching expenditures to partners
How to Persuade Your Group Using Data to Secure Major Financial Commitments If you want the doctors in your group to make a major financial commitment next year, bring data... Read More >
5 practical tips on paying part-time employees in a Physician practice
From the Americian Institute of Professional Bookkeepers www.aipb.org . Withhold FICA on part-timers and retirees . Even if someone who works for you part-time also has a full-time job where... Read More >
Physicians seeking growth turn to marketing firms
Just hours after the government approved a medicated patch for depression, an e-mail went out offering reporters the opportunity to speak with a doc in private practice stunned at FDA... Read More >
Seven tips to tackle high-deductible plans
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 and Physician Practices
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 >
Physician Burn Out
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 >
Physician HCPCS Codes Excluded from CLIA Edits
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 >
Will the Physician Good-Guys Get a Win?
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 >
Upcoming Physician Antitrust Seminar
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 >
Teambuilding Idea for Physician Practices
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 >
The Squeeze on Physician Incomes
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 >
A Thought on Physician Practice Mergers
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 >
Stagnant Margins for Physician Primary Care Medical Groups
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 >
Balancing Life, Work, and Relationships
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 >
Why wave scheduling may improve on-time performance
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 >
What to do if member fraud is suspected
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 >
Health Savings Accounts for Physician Employees
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 >
Final HIPAA Enforcement Rule Published
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 >
Providing Fringe Benefits to Spousal Employees
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 >
Upcoming Managed Care Contracting Seminar for Physician Offices
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 >
CORRECT PHYSICIAN APPLICATION OF ICD-9-CM CODES SUBMITTED
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 Ideas for Primary Care Physicians
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 >
Quarterly Update to Physician Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, Version 12.1
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 >
2006 physician payment conversion factor same as 2005’s
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 >
HIPAA Security Rules Compliance Deadline Fast Approaching!!
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 >
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