by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 20, 2011 | Definitions
Economies of scale is a term used by economists to refer to the situation in which the cost of producing an additional unit of output (i.e., the marginal cost) of a product (i.e., a good or service) decreases as the volume of output (i.e., the scale of production)...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 17, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement, The Cohen Report (NCCI & RVUs)
There are 11,831 new edit pairs, which pushes the total for effective edits to 709,527. There were 346 terminations for a net gain of 11,485. In this release, we find that there are around 350 edit pairs that have termination and/or effective dates retroactive to an...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 13, 2011 | Innovation, Memes
A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) offers a span of care in a single setting beginning with independent living and as needed, assistance-in-living and skilled nursing care. The goal of these communities is to allow residents to age in place. Support for...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 10, 2011 | Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Human Resources
Staffing your office can be a daily balancing act. There’s no simple formula that one can apply to every practice because each specialty and each situation requires something different. It is very important to right-size your staffing as understaffing can cause...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 6, 2011 | Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
I’ve had a lot of questions since last week when I offered to help readers “get on the cloud.” Most people want to know – what exactly does getting on the cloud mean? The term cloud comes from both the look of technical drawings which depict...
