by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 6, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
Chapter 12 of the “Medicare Claims Processing Manual” (Medicare Billing Bible) is about to change to reflect deleted and/or corrected information as it relates to Claims Processing Instructions for Non-Physician Practitioners (NPPs), i.e., Physicians...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 2, 2013 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Human Resources
Mary Pat: For the past 7 months, I’ve had the great pleasure of working as Interim Director of Coding for Marta de la Torre at Steward Medical Group, a mega group of 700 physicians and mid-level providers associated with 12 hospitals in Eastern Massachusetts. I...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 31, 2012 | A Career in Practice Management, Day-to-Day Operations, Human Resources, Leadership
We can think of no better way to start the New Year than with the words of our friend Bob Cooper. Bob is the voice of sanity in the crazy world of management. We wish all our readers a Happy New Year and look forward to spending 2013 with you! ***** Think about the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 18, 2012 | Headlines
My new sister-in-law grew up in Siberia and moved to Ukraine when she was 16. She became a nurse, married, had children, divorced, had grandchildren, met my brother, fell in love with him and his mission and they married last year. On her first trip to the United...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 10, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
Private practices, hospital-owned practices and affiliated group practices are facing big changes from healthcare reform, demographic shifts, and economic and reimbursement pressure. The industry is re-evaluating itself from top to bottom and looking for new business...
