by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 8, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Here is a collection of the latest Medicare updates to get your New Year off to a good informed start: Pay Cut: Physicians continue to receive 2011 pay rates for an additional two months while lawmakers seek a compromise on a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 5, 2012 | 12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice, Collections, Billing & Coding, Innovation
There are two things I’ve found over the years that medical offices have a hard time giving up. One is the appointment book. The other is patient statements. My first experience with creating patient statements was placing patient ledger cards on the copier. The...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 2, 2012 | 12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Leadership
Happy New Year! What will your practice achieve in the coming year? Many people make resolutions to improve themselves when the new year rolls around, but what about your practice? With all the changes in the industry, it can be tempting to just “hang on...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 27, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
January is a tough time for independent medical practices for several reasons: In private practices, the physicians typically don’t carry over any cash from year to year, so the practice starts in January from a cash position of zero. Most deductibles begin in...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 19, 2011 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
Everyone knows what a mess we’ve had in the past when CMS has had to pay according to the SGR, then it was reversed at the last minute and CMS had to pay additional amounts on services they had considered paid in full – a headache no matter how good your...
