by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 17, 2009 | Definitions
EAP is a benefit provided by some employers to assist employees with personal problems, problems at home and problems at work. Employees may contact the EAP Providers (usually a behavioral health provider) themselves or may be referred to EAP by a supervisor or...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 14, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Innovation, Medicare & Reimbursement
I invited readers of MMP, colleagues on LinkedIn, and Tweeps (friends on Twitter) to comment on my post “101 ideas for Increasing Revenue and Decreasing Expenses.” I’ve listed their ideas below and hope you’ll chime in on the comments with even...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 11, 2009 | Definitions
The MML is the specification for optimum exchange of clinical data between different clinical institutions. The database can be considered to be a kind of table. Each institution uses a uniquely defined table. Therefore, the exchange of a simple data set such as that...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 6, 2009 | Learn This: Technology Answers
UPDATE: The poll is now closed and the webinar has passed, but you can still listen to the webinar here until April 2010: You might have noticed that I’m a big fan of FREE. I believe sharing information and experience builds relationships. Giving information...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 5, 2009 | Definitions
“Gomer” stands for Get Out of My Emergency Room, reflecting the annoyance of the doctors. It first appeared in widespread print in the medical novel The House of God by Samuel Shem, and was used mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. It is still used today,...
