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Most readers know that I have a special interest in helping physician practices survive and thrive, and have been writing recently about different models of care that physicians are adopting to make private practice financially viable. Here's an interview with Scott...
The HIMSS13 Conference in New Orleans, one of the biggest gatherings of Health Information Technology professionals of the year, was host to speakers, panel discussions, and one pretty large announcement from some of the big names in the electronic health record...
Meaningful Use (MU) Meaningful Use is the phrase used in the 2009 HITECH Act to describe the standard providers must achieve to receive incentive payments for purchasing and implementing an EHR system. The term meaningful use combines clinical use of the EHR (i.e....
From our friend Frank Cohen: "I have some great news concerning the upcoming Mastering RBRVS quickinar™ on Tuesday, March 19 at 2:00 ET. The presentation has been granted 1.5 AAPC CEU credits. According to AAPC: "This program meets AAPC guidelines for 1.5 CEUs. Can be...
What is Medicaid? Medicaid provides health and long-term care financial assistance for certain groups of people with limited income. Medicaid was enacted under title XIX of the Social Security Act as a joint program between the Federal government and all 50...
Welcome to our guide to Healthcare Buzzwords! ACO An acronym for "Accountable Care Organization", an ACO is a model of healthcare delivery in which a group of healthcare providers agree to accept payment for their services based on the aggregated health outcomes of...
Effective January 1, 2013, Medicare and other payers will pay for two new CPT codes (99495 and 99496) that are used to report physician or qualifying non-physician practitioner transitional care management (TCM) service for patients, following a discharge from a:...
NOTE: this series will be repeated in the near future - click on the Webinars tab above for the latest information. "We'll start with the money." We say that a lot in client meetings at Manage My Practice. Whatever issues might exist in the practices that contact us...
This is Patient Safety Week. Patient safety may bring to mind infections acquired in hospitals, but we know strides are being made to make hospitals, health centers and other patient care facilities much safer for patients. But what are medical practices doing?...
For anyone interested in implementing a credit card on file program in your practice - to increase collections, improve cash flow, and eliminate sending statements altogether - you'll want to register now for Manage My Practice's Webinar: Starting a Credit Card on...
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