by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 30, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations, Human Resources, Leadership
Sometimes employees do not understand or follow the most basic of workplace guidelines. Here is a simple but comprehensive list that you can tweak to make your own. It covers about 25 basics in a short list of ten “Golden Rules”. Make it part of each...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 27, 2009 | Innovation, Social Media
I have been a fan of Chris Brogan’s for quite awhile now. He is a superstar on the social media landscape and I almost got to meet him once when I lived in Seattle (sigh.) Today I came across his post “5 Things That Small Businesses Should Do...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 20, 2009 | A Career in Practice Management, Innovation
I wrote this post for the MGMA In Practice Blog and have republished it here for my readers. I resigned from my job managing an orthopedic group on Jan. 20, 2009, and I remember thinking, Who leaves a job during a recession? Well, I did, and what follows is what I...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 17, 2009 | Definitions
Physician Preference Item (PPI) is a term used to describe a range of medical supplies including orthopedic implants and cardiovascular devices which physicians choose on behalf of their patient. PPIs are estimated to be a significant portion of a facility’s...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 13, 2009 | Medicare & Reimbursement, The Cohen Report (NCCI & RVUs)
For those of you who have not tapped into the amazing wealth of information generously shared by Frank Cohen, go to his site now and see what he has that could help you. Most recently Frank analyzed the October 2009 NCCI Edits Release 15.3 and organized the...
