The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System…
COMPLIANCE
Compliance officers must establish credibility with consistent, well-documented decision-making
January 4, 2019 by
One of the tougher issues a non-lawyer compliance officer faces is a challenge to their decisions and recommendations by other members of…
YOUR CAREER
How to be a strong manager even when dealing with over-controlling physicians
January 4, 2019 by
The sad truth about working in a medical office is that a manager often has no real job description and not much authority…
INSIGHT
Employment Law Update: The New Year’s Resolutions Edition
December 31, 2018 by
By Mike O’Brien bio
A lawyer and doctor were talking together at a New Year’s party when the doctor complained about how people always asked her for free medical advice. She said…
EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
Employee handbook compliance 101
December 31, 2018 by
An employee handbook is a living, active guide that your medical practice looks to and points to when your employees have questions about their…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
A half dozen plus one good ideas
December 31, 2018 by
A good manager = a good people-problem solver. Here are some solutions readers have told MOM about in the past. They are…
INSIGHT
5 efficiency-draining traps to avoid in your practice
December 17, 2018 by
By Karen Mattocks, Vice President of Business Development at RxVantage bio
It is a practice manager’s worst nightmare. You arrive at work one morning and suddenly realize you no longer have a grip on…
SUCCESSION PLANNING
Tips for successfully transitioning ownership of your medical practice
December 17, 2018 by
Transitioning ownership of a medical practice can be extremely risky, especially without considerable preparation, according to medical practice consultant…
MANAGING STAFF
For a better new year, ask staff what’s going wrong and right with the office
December 17, 2018 by
To be a leader, a manager has to know the satisfaction level and where staff need and want to change – and also where personal changes are…
YOUR CAREER
Make these your 2 top goals for 2019
December 17, 2018 by
Goal No. 1: Win the doctors’ respect
Everyone knows communication is key and, when it comes to managing a…
