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Resource List: Find the help and information you need free on government websites

Why you need this resource list: Employers have obligations to their employees under the Affordable Care Act. How this resource list helps you: This list will help you find sources of information about your obligations to employees under the Affordable Care Act. How to use this resource list: Go to any of the links listed for further information about the Affordable Care Act. … [Read more...] about Resource List: Find the help and information you need free on government websites

Editor watches staggering changes in medical office management

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 … [Read more...] about Editor watches staggering changes in medical office management

Don’t let the office get caught in Medicare’s pay cuts

e-scripting, EHRs, and value modifiers Medicare has been offering a lot of incentives for technology use and quality measures. But those same incentives have their dark side – payment cuts for noncompliance. Here are the three cuts to be dodging right now. And along with them is the unavoidable 2% cut brought about by sequestration. #1: the 2% cut on e-scripting Most imminent … [Read more...] about Don’t let the office get caught in Medicare’s pay cuts