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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Monthly Business Meetings Essential for Practice Success I am a STRONG believer that medical practices, whether solo or group, should have a business meeting each month. Generally these meetings take... Read More >
New Medicare Drug Benefit May Not Equally Benefit All Seniors The new Medicare drug benefit is likely to result in modest to moderate declines in out-of-pocket spending for seniors who... Read More >
Upgrade to a Patient Account Representative for Better Managed Care Because your receptionist can make or break your managed care program, consider a non-entry-level employee for the position. The person... Read More >
Published annually by the The Health Care Group , the Staff Salary Survey provides salary and fringe benefit information for different job categories. It will help you compare your practice... Read More >
House Passes Bill to Freeze Medicare Payments, Debates Medicaid Cuts From Part B News The president will take up a bill shortly to freeze your Medicare payments at levels and... Read More >
Blue Cross Blue Shield Saves M in Anti-Fraud Efforts Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans say that their anti-fraud efforts delivered savings and recoveries of nearly million in . Overall,... Read More >
Who Should Pay for Malpractice Tail Coverage My Viewpoint Here is my belief a physician practice should pay the malpractice tail for a departing physician employee and a physician owner... Read More >
Eye-Watering Legal Costs , Spent on Physician Dispute Over , Discrepancy I just finished up a day trial as an expert witness in case involving two local physicians. They were... Read More >
How to Write a Persuasive Letter for Timely ERISA Payment It s important to write a convincing letter when you want to receive timely payment from ERISA plans. Your letter... Read More >
Choosing the Right Phone Handler for Your Practice Even under the current productivity crunch, many medical groups divide some or all of their income equally. After all, physicians still share... Read More >
The following are selected single specialty median days of gross charges in A R from the MGMA Cost Survey Anesthesiology . Cardiology . Family Practice . Internal Medicine . Orthopedic... Read More >
Choosing the Right Phone Handler for Your Practice Clearly, you can t have just anyone answering the phone. First determine whether your receptionist can effectively field telephone inquiries or whether... Read More >
Maximizing Collections The Vital Role of Financial Counselors in Medical Billing In the world of professional collections, medical billing is unique. So be creative in your approach to securing payment... Read More >
The following is an article you might be interested in reading The ?Hire? Road Physician Employment Makes a Comeback By Preston Gee, for HealthLeaders News Jan , http www.healthleadersmedia.com view... Read More >
nbsp From The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers www.aipb.org To reduce phone calls and avoid sending a duplicate to the wrong person e.g., an ex-spouse , develop a policy and... Read More >
Stay Informed with Tailored Healthcare News Subscribe to HealthLeaders Media Get the most relevant news for healthcare executives found in nearly newspapers and periodicals delivered right to your in box.... Read More >
Key Updates to the Physician Fee Schedule Last-Minute Changes and New G-Codes From www.decisionhealth.com You ve got last-minute changes to the physician fee schedule to take note of thanks to... Read More >
. Can you define HMO and PPO, and explain the difference between the two? . What is a co-payment? . How do you ask a patient for the co-payment deductible?... Read More >
Improving your fiscal future is as easy as examining denial data. By placing such information under a microscope, you ll soon identify the root causes of claims denial. And with... Read More >
Like many providers, you probably find it frustrating to deal with plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ERISA that don t pay you promptly. They often miss... Read More >
Web Poll Results Are Hospitalists Beneficial for Medicine? A recent web poll by Medical Econcomics www.memag.com asked the following question Are hospitalists good for medicine? Yes, they can give inpatients... Read More >
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