by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 12, 2009 | Definitions
It used to be that blue ink would not copy on a copier, so the rule was that all handwritten medical records must be written in and signed in black ink. Now some attorneys are counseling people to sign documents in blue ink, as it stands out from the black text and...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 12, 2009 | Definitions
MRSA (pronounced “mer – sa”) is Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is a strain of Staph bacteria that is resistant to many commonly-used antibiotics. Multiple reasons exist for the development of MRSA, but overusage of antibiotics in humans...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 9, 2009 | Innovation
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Malik, the CEO and Founder of Medfusion. Medfusion offers an array of products to the healthcare industry including physician websites and patient/provider portals. With a background in healthcare billing and...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 8, 2009 | Definitions
For more than 20 years the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care has collated information on how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The data comes straight from Medicare claims, and can be used to review and analyze local, regional and national...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 5, 2009 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Today I was fortunate enough to attend an outreach session designed to educate hospitals, physicians and other providers about Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC), specifically Connolly Consulting, the RAC for North Carolina. Although I cannot vouch that the information...
