If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2018, your performance feedback, which includes…
INCREASING PROFITS
Deadline to submit a MIPS Targeted Review Request is this month
September 16, 2019 by
COLLECTIONS
Why you need an office policy on collecting fees
September 16, 2019 by
Most medical practices take time once a year to create new office goals or a business plan and, hopefully, to upgrade their policy manuals…
READER TIPS
Missouri staff train each other on solving the day-to-day issues
September 6, 2019 by
The best staff training, says a Missouri manager, is the training staff give one another. At the OB/GYN office…
ENFORCEMENT
Doctors pay $1.1 million to settle genetic test kickback claims
September 6, 2019 by
Kickbacks for genetic test referrals has become a focus of recent federal enforcement action. The most recent case involves…
COMPLIANCE
5 tested ways to make your billing and coding more profitable
August 23, 2019 by
The health of your medical practice depends on good quality coding and billing work. One of the most important roles in the medical office that…
INCREASING PROFITS
21 easy ways to boost practice profitability fast
August 2, 2019 by
Simple changes to billing procedures, hiring policies, purchasing, patient relations, and other daily activities can have a positive impact on…
BLOG
What you need to consider before getting started in telemedicine
July 26, 2019 by
By Nick Hernandez bio
Many practices are hearing about telemedicine and becoming increasingly interested in how such a program could…
ENFORCEMENT
Feds target doctors who took kickbacks
July 12, 2019 by
When it comes to breaking up diagnostic lab kickback schemes, federal enforcers start with the lab that paid the kickbacks and…
YOUR CAREER
Do you have the ‘right stuff’ to be a successful medical office manager?
June 21, 2019 by
As the office manager of a medical practice, you have an opportunity to learn, grow, and make a…
READER TIPS
A 30-day collection agency letter cuts the A/R days in Atlanta office
June 21, 2019 by
A four-physician surgery practice has reduced its receivables significantly with a collection approach that begins when a bill gets to be…
