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Who’s In Control – You or Your Technology?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

In this electronic age, has the convenience of being able to have greater access to information actually made your life more complicated? Do you find yourself working 24/7 as you answer emails on your Smartphone, iPad or home computer, catch up on industry journals, or watch a webinar or two during the evenings and on weekends, instead of giving yourself much needed down time? Are you scheduling date night with your significant other, meditation time for yourself, workout classes, dates with friends, even time for reading a book? Do you DVR or TiVO your favorite TV program, listen to a [...]

Are Your Providers Eligible for Meaningful Use Attestation?

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Questions come in from Practice Managers all the time in regards to Meaningful Use and how to register, attest and obtain incentives.   If you are wondering who is an eligible physician for attestation, here is the list provided by CMS: Who is an Eligible Professional under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program? Eligible professionals under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program include: Doctor of medicine or osteopathy Doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine Doctor of podiatry Doctor of optometry Chiropractor Who is an Eligible Professional under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program? Eligible professionals under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program include: Physicians [...]

HHS Delays ICD-10 Implementation

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Last month, Heath & Human Services (HHS) announced that they were delaying the October 2013 deadline for transition to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) in an effort to reduce regulatory burden. Undoubtedly, it’s a financial and administrative strain on all physicians, particularly those with smaller practices. Together with the transition to form 5010 and the meaningful use deadlines, ICD-10 was just one more challenge for medical practices to understand, adopt and integrate. According to a February 16, 2012 article in FierceHealthIT, the AMA applauded the HHS announcement. “The timing of the ICD-10 transition could not be worse for [...]

What Story Do Your Numbers Tell About Your Medical Practice?

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Recently in assisting a practice with analysis of RVU’s (Relative Value Units), it dawned on me that most practices do not utilize any methodology to analyze whether they are actually making money on procedures and visits being performed in their practice. Maddie Brown, CPA recently shared at an event I attended in North Carolina that our numbers tell a story that reveals what is actually unfolding within our businesses.  It is the same with medical practices and so much more so today in the ever changing world of healthcare.   So the question is what do your numbers reveal or not [...]

Resolving Conflict in our Medical Offices

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Did you know that there are over 7 million responses returned when you search Google for conflict resolution? It is even more surprising how sizzling this topic is within the medical field these days. More and more practice managers are commenting on how they are “dealing” with (and sometimes not dealing with) these unpleasant situations in the office.

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