Avoid Medicare Fraud Claims by Coding Correctly
Don't let your practice be caught up in Medicare's recovery program. It's a simple matter to examine your own coding patterns and compare them to national utilization data.
Selling Your Medical Practice: Initial Steps to Take
The best way to optimize your sales price, no matter what the market conditions are like, is to optimize your operations.
Effective Time Management for Physicians
Whether you're the one who's constantly running behind or the person who continually seems to be waiting for others, these five points will save everyone valuable time.
Identifying and Measuring Quality Care Indicators
Does your practice act upon patient data gathered at intake and record it in such a way that it can be tied to clinical quality indicators? If not, you may be missing out on additional revenue.
Medical Practice Staff Empowerment
By empowering your staff, you can improve the performance, care, and service your practice provides. Some call the concept employee empowerment, others call it employee engagement; I call it common sense.
Creating a Culture for Success at Your Medical Practice
Medical practices have traditionally focused on patient care, leaving the business end to administrators. Now, as health reform advances, practice models are rapidly changing. Here's how to embrace the changes.
Stopping Medicare Fraud - CMS Predictive Modeling Initiatives
CMS is stepping up efforts to ferret out fraud through its new Center for Program Integrity. Here's what your practice can do to stay below its radar.
Adding a New Physician to Your Practice
A natural solution to an increased workload is to recruit for a new physician. Having a plan makes the process much more effective for both the new recruit and your practice.
How Senior Friendly is Your Medical Practice?
Every single day, an estimated 10,000 people in this country are turning 65. If you haven't made your practice senior-friendly, now is the time.
Physician Recruitment Agreements: Concerns and Considerations
All of the parties involved in a physician recruitment agreement need to make sure the documents protect everyone involved to ensure the best outcome.
Three Steps to Improving Physician Productivity
Receiving maximum practice compensation requires everyone to be on board. If you have a partner who simply won't comply with practice goals that can really hamper your practice. Here's what you can do to motivate your docs.
Understanding Physician Recruitment Agreements
Here are five key things to keep in mind regarding recruitment agreements between physicians and hospitals.
Rules for the Medical Office Break Room
The break room is the one place people can go for a reprieve from the demands of a busy medical practice. All too often, though, it's a mess. Here are a few tips to help stem the chaos.
Increase Medical Practice Staff Teamwork, Productivity
Fix the rift between front- and back-office staff with these strategies.
5 Vital Signs for Your Practice's Health
Most physicians have a limited amount of time to monitor the fiscal health of their practices. However, it is possible. Here are five quick measures to make the task easier.
Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit: Tips for Your Practice
Don't miss out on easy income. Incorporating Medicare's AWV into your care plan helps both your practice and your patients.
Hiring a Medical Practice Administrator
Hiring an administrator or practice manager may be one of the most significant hires you make. But how do you hire one successfully?
How to Close Your Medical Practice the Right Way
Whether you've decided to retire, relocate, or retreat from practice, you can reduce the pain for your patients and staff by following these five guidelines.
Can You Practice Medicine and Manage Your Practice?
Whether you practice alone, or in a group, if you're trying to see patients in this pay-for-volume environment and also run the business of your practice, you may be missing out on important opportunities.
Meaningful Use: The Electronic Communication Requirement
Electronic communication between healthcare providers has the potential to radically change healthcare. Referring physicians, consultants, and patients all stand to gain from its use; so why are physicians hesitating?
Managing Patient Flow: Keep the Lines of Communication Open
Reducing patient cycle time and improving patient satisfaction can both be accomplished if you improve your practice's communication channels.
Is It Time To Outsource Your Practice Billing?
There is much more to billing than just billing; make sure your practice is getting it right.
How to Reduce No-Show Patients at Your Medical Practice
Many practices fail to appreciate the enormous value of strategic scheduling: a full schedule means a full day of revenue. Because even one missed patient makes a difference, we show you how to stack the deck in your favor.
Patient Collections: 5 Mistakes Your Practice Can Avoid
Many practices make common collection mistakes that when left unattended can sap revenue. Here's what you can do to improve your collection process.
The Demands of Running a Medical Practice Can Throw a Physician Off Balance
I’m still a doctor, which has never been and will never be a straight 9-to-5 job. Demands, like patients, are unpredictable and often non-negotiable.
Understanding New Medical Practice Payment Models
Payers are mobilizing their reimbursement models to ensure that they are paying only for "quality" and "efficiency" in medicine.
Proper Introductions at Your Practice Are Critical to Patient Relations
In the medical world, the way you introduce yourself and others can make or break your relationships - with patients, their families, and your colleagues.
Managing Staffing Costs at Your Medical Practice
Work flow, technology, and shaking up traditional job duties can all affect staffing needs
Clinical Summaries: A Valuable Part of Meaningful Use Requirements
Done well, clinical summaries can help you communicate better, satisfy patients, and qualify for the MU bonus.
Distribution of DHS Income for Physicians: Avoid ‘Stark’ Consequences
It’s important to consult with a healthcare lawyer to make sure the methodology being applied to designated health services (DHS) income in your practice is compliant.