4 steps to conquering regulation: Part 3 – Project Initiation
You have assessed your assets, targeted your shortcomings, and initiated a project budget and timeline for compliance. Now we must determine how you will educate yourself and your employees on the new...
View Article4 steps to conquering regulation: Part 4 – Follow Up
4 steps to conquering regulation: Part 4 – Follow Up Staying on goal is the most important lesson to get out of this series. You can talk about, plan, and discuss things wonderfully, but if they are...
View ArticleThe Rise of mHealth
A few weeks ago we attended AAPC’s Healthcon as an exhibitor, where we had the opportunity to meet an array of physicians, practice managers, billers, compliance officers, and specialty coders....
View ArticleHealthcare Challenges: An Equation for Exhaustion
At the end of last year, Medical Economics published an article entitled “Top 10 Challenges Facing Physicians in 2014.” While the passing of the SGR patch made some time changes on a few challenges,...
View ArticleThe Business of Medicine: Teaching Residents with Charge Capture
Although we covered this topic earlier, having an efficient charge capture process will always be one of the primary ways to stay profitable. The liability on missing a charge or proper patient...
View ArticleHealthcare Challenges: HIPAA Compliance
In moving on with our discussion over the top physician challenges of 2014, the topic of HIPAA compliance is an extremely important. Since the law first passed in 1996, regulations have changed as...
View ArticleHealthcare Challenges: Meaningful Use & EHRs
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a proposal that would extend Stage 2 of Meaningful Use by an additional year. This proposed rule included an admittance of problems with...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act and Hospitals: The Shift of Quantity to Quality
It is still unclear how the Affordable Care Act will affect hospitals in the long run, but there are major regulations and oversight that they are having to adapt to. Some hospitals have already...
View ArticleReducing the Cost of Healthcare Management
Hospitals and physician practices across the nation are looking for ways to cut costs in order to stay profitable. The Institute of Medicine reported that in 2012, $750 billion was spent on extraneous...
View ArticleHealthcare Data Security – Avoiding Risk
Patient data security is of utmost importance for physician practices, hospitals, and healthcare clinics. With the increase in healthcare technology and many large healthcare systems transitioning to...
View ArticleBusiness of Medicine & Why It’s Important for Residents
Although we have discussed teaching residents the business side of medicine before, there was a lot of information that wasn’t covered. For instance, residents applying for their first jobs as...
View ArticleBusiness of Medicine: Residents, Billing and Coding
Previously, we discussed the importance of teaching residents the business side of medicine, and how there seems to be a lack of training for those entering their last year of residency. For this group...
View ArticleBusiness of Medicine: Physician Compensation
Previously, we discussed the importance for residents to understand the basics of the business of medicine as well as diagnosis coding and billing. We also focused on addressing resident concerns, and...
View Article4 steps to conquering regulation: Part 4 – Follow Up
4 steps to conquering regulation: Part 4 – Follow Up Staying on goal is the most important lesson to get out of this series. You can talk about, plan, and discuss things wonderfully, but if they are...
View ArticleThe Rise of mHealth
A few weeks ago we attended AAPC’s Healthcon as an exhibitor, where we had the opportunity to meet an array of physicians, practice managers, billers, compliance officers, and specialty coders....
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The Business of Medicine: Beyond Residency
Most individuals entering a residency program know what they are up against: long hours to meet requirements for ACGME, constantly hoping to scrub in for surgeries, and a lot of note taking to keep...
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