by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 8, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: CMS has announced a second window for applying for the 2013 hardship exemption from 11/1/2012 through 1/31/2013. Click Here for more info. UPDATE: CMS has released information for applying for the 2013 hardship exemption. Check out our “Medicare This...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 7, 2011 | Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
The new winner of my ongoing competition for the CMS Employee Speaker contest is Dr. Daniel Duvall, Medical Officer, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group Center for Medicare! During a recent ICD-10 call, Dr. Duvall spoke clearly, was easy to understand and kept...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 6, 2011 | General
Dr. Peter Polack has a new 8 minute podcast on “Scanning Paper Records Into Your EMR System: Setting Up An Action Plan” with yours truly. We discuss some tips and best practices including: The importance of ‘storyboarding’ your strategy for paper chart...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 5, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Finance
How does a medical practice meet the patients’ healthcare needs while operating a highly-regulated business on less income? Start by examining one of the most expensive processes in the practice – billing. Billing requires skilled employees, sophisticated...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 4, 2011 | A Career in Practice Management, Leadership
The east coast has experienced one of the worst hurricanes in recent history, with tremendous damage and loss of life. Some of the most significant lessons can be learned by observing leadership during extremely difficult times. The following are several observations...
