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HIRING
Model Guide: Behavioral interview questions
August 29, 2014 by
HIRING
Medical center says “no” to tobacco
July 14, 2014 by
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), a leading Maryland hospital, is reinforcing its commitment to wellness and the fight against tobacco usage with an…
TERMINATION
Three layers of protection: a handbook, candid reviews, and progressive discipline
July 2, 2014 by
To avoid the risks of employment law claims, an office needs three layers of protection, advises employment law attorney Peter T. Mavrick of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
One is a handbook, one is a procedure for progressive discipline, and the third is candid reviews.
With those three elements in place, the office is safe from just about any type of EEOC claims.
Here’s what each entails.
What goes into the handbook?
The first protection is the employee handbook.
A handbook serves both sides of the office, Mavrick says.
For employees, it’s a…
RISK MANAGEMENT
Avoid these 5 common but costly wage and hour violations
April 16, 2014 by
What is the most significant – and also uninsured – risk every employer lives with?
Wage and hour litigation.
That’s the one employment law area that EPLI, employment practices liability insurance, will not cover, says attorney Joseph M. Sokolowski, who heads the wage and hour practice group of Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis.
Most EPLI policies specifically exclude wage and hour violations, especially those that become class actions.
And insurance companies do it for good…
HIRING
Can you and should you use Facebook to screen job applicants?
April 4, 2014 by
“We don’t think employers should be asking prospective employees to provide their Facebook passwords (for pre-hiring background checking) because we don’t think it’s the right thing to do.”
– Facebook (statement on company’s website)
Facebook’s statement has set off a firestorm of controversy and misinformation. The popular consensus seems to be that the employer’s practice of demanding Facebook passwords from job applicants is morally “wrong” and “illegal.” We’re not qualified to…
COMPLIANCE
Avoid these 3 deadly employment law traps when hiring or firing
February 23, 2014 by
Though every employer knows – or should know – the rules for safe firing, mistakes still happen when it comes to showing an employee the door, says…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Editor watches staggering changes in medical office management
December 22, 2013 by
By Susan Crawford
Founding Editor
Dear Readers:
Medical Office Manager’s first issue came out in November 1987. And now after 26 years as your editor, I have retired.
This is a good time to look at the issues and conundrums you as manager have faced during all that time and to congratulate you on a job well done.
The changes have been staggering. You have kept up with them all…
COMPLIANCE
Same-sex marriage ruling brings in new legal issues
July 1, 2013 by
Plus new emphasis on discrimination
Though it applies only to states where same-sex marriage is legal, the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage warrants attention from managers in all states. For those in Washington, DC, and the 13 states where gay marriage is recognized, there are new employment law requirements. For those in all the other states, the ruling calls for increased emphasis on nondiscrimination.
A matter of two rulings
In a nutshell, the decision, which came down June 26, says that in states where same-sex marriage is recognized…
CODING
Two more items for ICD-10-CM preparation: clearinghouses and coders
February 4, 2013 by
Getting ready for ICD-10-CM
Add two more items to the office’s ICD-10-CM checklist: the billing service and the office staff who will be doing the coding.
A checklist for the billing service
First the billing service or clearinghouse.
Medicare is telling offices to check with the services they use to make sure they are indeed up to speed in their preparation for the new…
