by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 20, 2010 | A Career in Practice Management, Headlines
Nurse, Practice Administrator and now Consultant Donna Izor, MS, FACMPE blogs about her trip to Haiti to provide medical relief. As medical practice managers, we experience the challenge of providing care to patients each day. The success of our daily work depends...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 16, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 25, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 3962)” which includes a delay in the 21+% Medicare fee cut until November 30, 2010. CMS will have...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 14, 2010 | Definitions
If the provider participates (“par”), he agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full ”” called accepting assignment ”” and Medicare will pay 80 percent of this approved amount, after the deductible is met. The patient is responsible...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 14, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 24, 2010 the House and Senate passed legislation to further delay the Medicare cuts until November 30, 2010. More here. ******* Excerpt From Today’s CMS Announcement (with my bolding): The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 13, 2010 | Innovation, Practice Marketing
Newsletters, especially electronically delivered ones, can actually generate revenue for your practice in many different ways. So here are a few ideas for improving your monthly medical practice income this summer by distributing a newsletter to your patients....
