Category Archives: Practice Management
Billing No-Nos: Ignoring Your A/R – Part 1
Quick… off the top of your head, what’s the approximate dollar value of your practice’s accounts receivable (A/R)? Many providers (and administrators!) will say they don’t know. Our question to you is: why not? In Part 1 of this two-part … Read Full Post
HR Issues and the Employed Practitioner – Part 3
In this three-part series, we’ve explored administrative issues with employed practitioners that may interfere with the smooth running of your practice. We discussed untimely processing of a clinician’s work in part 1 and in part 2, we looked at attendance … Read Full Post
The “Welcome to Medicare” Visit
When your patients reach the age of 65, they have a decision to make: sign up for Medicare Part B, enroll in an HMO, PPO, EPO or pick another type of insurance. At age 65, patients may be automatically enrolled … Read Full Post
CMS Urges Providers to Consider CPT 99483
In an recent blog, we explained a relatively new CMS service: the Cognitive Assessment and Care Plan Services (CPT 99483). As explained, this code can be reported for a specific visit where the provider conducts a cognitive assessment to more … Read Full Post
Florida Ends Emergency Order on Controlled Substance Prescriptions
An emergency order signed at the start of the pandemic temporarily suspended the requirement of a physical examination of an existing patient for the purpose of receiving a controlled substance prescription for chronic non-malignant pain. This order terminated on June … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Steps HR Needs To Take Today To Beef Up Cybersecurity
A recent article in HR Executive contained some important reminders for businesses in the US, which holds the title of “Worst-affected Country in the World” when it comes to data breaches. HR data and employee personal identifying information are “the … Read Full Post
OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Industry Takes Effect
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new COVID-19 guidelines – called Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) – for all healthcare providers and those who provide support services. The new rules are binding on all employers unless they meet one … Read Full Post
Hospital Worker “Weaponizes” PHI
Not a week goes by without some compliance-related enforcement action announcement in the news. The Department of Justice recently announced that a now-former hospital worker pled guilty to wrongfully accessing and distributing her ex-boyfriend’s medical records. The 41 year-old woman … Read Full Post
HR Issues and the Employed Practitioner – Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog series, we explored the issue of untimely processing of a clinician’s work, namely locking progress notes and signing off on lab reports and other documents. This time, let’s look at attendance and punctuality challenges … Read Full Post
HR Issues and the Employed Practitioner – Part 1
Every group practice administrator knows that issues with healthcare practitioners – both physicians and non-physician practitioners – occur, if not abound, and pose a great challenge. It goes without saying that we need our medical practitioners! Without them, we can’t … Read Full Post