New Year Resolutions
Alan Weiss s Resolutions for a Better Life and Work Balance Stop whining. Fix it, move it, ignore it, or destroy it, but whatever it is, stop whining. You re... Read More >
Physician Medicare Patient Prescription Plan
From the Garlo Ward P.C. healthcare blog http garloward.com index.php Medicare s New Prescription Drug Program for Long-Term Care Providers Medicare s new prescription drug program goes into effect in... Read More >
Can Physicians Learn to Love EMRs? YES, IF:
From the Healthcare Blog http healthcarebloglaw.blogspot.com Hippocrates over at The Medical Blog Network does a great job of answering the questions I posed about electronic medical records EMR and what... Read More >
Aetna CEO Discusses Consumer-Directed Insurance
nbsp To be more than a transfer of risk from employer to employee, high-deductible consumer-directed health plans must be augmented by efforts to provide consumers with more information, Aetna chief... Read More >
MWE Annual ASC Seminar
ASC Symposium Insights amp Networking McDermott Will amp Emery wil hold its annual ASC Symposium on Friday, February , at the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort amp Spa in Miami Beach,... Read More >
Medicare Denial Rates by Specialty 2000-2004
Trends in Medical Claim Denial Rates Comparing to In a recent issue of Part B News www. partbnews.com , the largest denial rates in were seen by general practice, Ob... Read More >
Convince patients you care enough to help
Good collections depend on replacing an adversarial stance with a posture of helpfulness. Convince your patients that we re all in this together, and we want to help you satisfy... Read More >
Physician tips for dealing with disputes about bundled charges
The constant back and forth between providers and payers when disputing bundled charges is an all-too-common scenario. The following are four tips for dealing with bundled charges . Negotiate in... Read More >
Internal Medicine Physician Coding Patterns
Billed CPT Codes The following were the most frequently billed CPT codes by internists to Medicare in from most to least frequent . . . . G . Q .... Read More >
2006 IRS Mileage Rate
IRS Lowers Mileage Rate for IRS has announced that the optional standard mileage rate has decreased to . a mile for all business miles driven after , down from .... Read More >
Best practices to secure appropriate reimbursement
Essential Tips for Effective Revenue Management Take the following steps to stay aware of what you re owed to secure revenue, says healthcare consultant Steven Berger, FHFMA, CHE, CPA, president,... Read More >
Medicare E/M Physician Resource Guide
New CMS Resource for E M Coding Now Available in Transmittal CMS has created a new one-stop resource for E M coding. It can be found in Transmittal to the... Read More >
Physician Net Worth
Is Your Net Worth Growing Each Year? Why It Matters for Physicians A recent survey by Medical Economics magazine showed that physician net worth was moving ahead briskly but that... Read More >
Six tips to train physician staff, protect physician at same time
Preparing Your Staff for Effective Financial Conversations with Patients Key Training Tips Give plan members early warning about the financial responsibilities they may face for treatment. Your preparation may include... Read More >
2006 Exempt Organizations (EO) Implementing Guidelines
nbsp The IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities TE GE Division just released its FY Exempt Organizations EO Implementing Guidelines. Most notable for tax-exempt hospitals, the Director of EO Examinations... Read More >
Protect physician current real estate holdings
Protecting Your Practice Real Estate Ownership and Lease Tips To protect your real estate holdings, you should revise your arrangements now and bring all practice owner-physicians into the real estate... Read More >
OIG Releases 2006 Work Plan
OIG s Work Plan Key Focus Areas and Medicare Part D Impacts The OIG s message is clear When Medicare Part D takes effect January , the feds will be... Read More >
How to avoid physician refund requests
Top Scenarios That Trigger Overpayment Refund Requests and How to Handle Them Fielding requests for overpayment refunds is unfortunately an all-too-familiar scenario for most providers. Here are the top three... Read More >
Don’t invite disaster into your physician scheduling plan
Key Strategies for Implementing Open-Access Scheduling in Your Practice Implementing open-access scheduling without careful planning invites disaster. Once you determine how much to open the schedule, develop a new set... Read More >
HIPAA Allows Physician Disclosure of PHI When?
Understanding Required by Law Disclosures of PHI Under HIPAA HIPAA allows disclosures of PHI without authorization when such disclosures are required by law. What does this mean? The regulations define... Read More >
Physician Hospital E/M Usage
For services billed in year 2004, the following are the Medicare utilization statistics for Hospital Admits: 99221 5.5% 99222 35.8% 99223 58.7% Hospital Visits: 99231 23.3% 99232 56.7% 99233 19.7% Read More >
2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Not on CD-ROM
CMS Prioritizes Accuracy Medicare Fees to Be Updated Online Instead of CD-ROM The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS has decided not to place the fees on the CD-ROM... Read More >
Medicare releases 2006 final physician fee schedule
From Part B News Key Changes in the Physician Fee Schedule What You Need to Know The final physician fee schedule won t be published until the Nov. , Federal... Read More >
CMS to collect quality data under new program
CMS Launches Physician Voluntary Reporting Program Key Measures and Details Last Friday, the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS established the Physician Voluntary Reporting Program PVRP , a step... Read More >
Verify insurance on the Internet
Maximizing Efficiency Internet vs. POS vs. Phone Verification for Insurance In addition to using the Internet to handle patient registrations, consider using it for insurance validation. One insurance company recently... Read More >
Don’t let overdue accounts die on your physician’s desk
Streamlining Collections Implementing a Veto-Only System for Physician Review If you have a well-defined collection process in writing, as you should, it probably requires that you give delinquent account information... Read More >
Open Access Scheduling for Physician Practices
Optimizing Same-Day Appointments Balancing Patient Access with Physician Efficiency Trying to meet patient and referrer demands without sacrificing physician efficiency leads many doctors to adopt different appointment styles such as... Read More >
Last-chance opportunity to deduct general sales and use taxes
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 >
Medicare and Physician Rural Location
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 >
Social Security Wage Base Increases for 2006
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 >
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