by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 20, 2011 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations
Most medical facilities have refrigerators, but do you know the guidelines surrounding refrigerators and freezers? Laboratory Consultant Libby Knollmeyer debuts on Manage My Practice with answers to your most-asked questions. What kind of refrigerator do I need? If...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 18, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Elimination of Deductible and Coinsurance for Most Preventive Services Effective January 1, 2011, the Affordable Care Act waives the Part B deductible and the 20 percent coinsurance that would otherwise apply to most preventive services. Note: I covered this in my...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 16, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations
Please welcome MMP’s newest sponsor: SmartFund Medical Acceptance Company, LLC aka “SMAC” When I first heard about SMAC I thought they were a collection agency. But SMAC is not a collection agency in the traditional sense and I interviewed President...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 11, 2011 | Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
Note: I get great pleasure in finding resources for my readers, and today I have a showstopper! Carol Flagg is co-owner of HITECH Answers and is visiting Manage My Practice to announce a free resource for eligible providers and hospitals....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 10, 2011 | Definitions
From Wikipedia “In computing, ambient intelligence (AmI) refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people. Ambient intelligence is a vision on the future of consumer electronics, telecommunications and computing that...