ICD-10 Ready?
May 15, 2013
Today on MORE For Your Practice, I interview Suzanne MacEwan, Senior Project Manager of Healthcare Information Technologies, about the status of ICD-10 implementation. According to Suzanne, the new – and as far as we can tell final – date for ICD-10 implementation is October 1, 2014. Marilyn Tavenner, Acting CMS Administrator, released a letter in February which, in no uncertain terms, confirmed the government’s commitment to this implementation date. What can you do to get ready for ICD-10? The #1 place to begin preparing for the ICD-10 transition is in your chart documentation. Now is the time to assess your [...]
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Leslie Witkin on Value-Based Payment Modifier
May 9, 2013
Guest Leslie Witkin of Physicians First, Inc. discussing the Value-Based Payment Modifier which is a quality initiative under the Medicare Part B program that moves the payment for physicians to the Pay-for-Performance model. The Value-Based Payment Modifier will look at the quality and cost of the care that the physician provides. Additional discussion on how PQRS integrates with the Value-Based Payment Modifier initiative.
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Would you know what to do if you had to close your medical practice tomorrow?
May 8, 2013
Recently, I was approached by one of my clients who was retiring and, due to health concerns, had to close his medical practice rather quickly. He turned to me for guidance on the specific steps he needed to take to communicate this situation to his patients, including how to transfer his patients to another provider while at the same time protecting the privacy of their records. Summary of tasks: Locate the appropriate state statute which governs the closing of a medical practice in your state. Notify your patients, in writing, of the termination of the practice. You must include: the [...]
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Kathi Browne – Healthcare Social Media Evangelist – shares her expertise
May 2, 2013
Guest Kathi Browne – the “Healthcare Social Media Evangelist” – walks us through the steps for getting our practice on social media, which ones are most important for medical practices and ideas on how to manage a social media presence. Learn more about Kathi on her websitewww.browneknows.com.
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Stop patients from threatening your HIPAA compliance
May 1, 2013
Last week we had another great group of practice managers for our HIPAA Compliant Policy Writing Intensive workshop. One of the side benefits of getting different practices together in one setting is to find out what their challenges are and share some of the issues they’re facing. A couple of questions came up that involved data security, specifically data transmitted by email: How do I securely email when I don’t have a patient portal yet? My patients are trying to email protected information to me. How do I stop that and give them a secure way to send their information? [...]
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