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12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice in 2012: #7 Take Care of Your Staff So They Can Take Care of Your Patients
Employees are the most valuable resource in any business. We hear that statement all the time. I believe it. Most managers would say they believe it. But a lot of managers don't act as if they believe it. If you take it to heart and realize what the extreme cost of...
What Can We Learn About HIPAA From Phoenix Cardiac Surgery?
Phoenix Cardiac Surgery probably never thought they would be a poster child for HIPAA safeguards, but this 5-physician cardiothoracic practice in Prescott, Arizona has become famous for something no medical practice wants to be famous for - not protecting their...
Medicare News for Week of April 17, 2012: CMS Website Upgraded, 2 National Provider Calls, Proposed CQMs for MU Stage 2 and 27 ACOs are Announced
(Website) CMS.gov Website Upgrade Completed-Check your Bookmarks (jump to story) --- (PQRS & eRx) National Provider Call: Physician Quality Reporting System & eRx 2011 10-Month Feedback Report – Register Now (jump to story) --- (5010) National Provider...
HHS Releases a Proposed Rule for ICD-10 Go-Live October 2014
Today HHS announced a proposed rule (complete rule here - 175 page pdf) that would delay the go live for ICD-10 from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. What follows are excerpts from the proposed rule. Why Has HHS Proposed a Change to the Live Date for ICD-10-CM and...
Guest Author and Consultant Bob Cooper: Respecting All Team Contributions
The NCAA basketball final game is now set. Kentucky and Kansas will meet on Monday evening to determine who will be the national champion. What is so fascinating is to watch how different players contribute in key situations that make the difference in the ultimate...
Value-Based Insurance Design
Recent studies demonstrate that health outcomes can be influenced by a patient’s insurance coverage and benefit policy. Therefore it is possible to design insurance packages that improve outcomes and add value. An example of this involves identifying effective...
The Patient-Centered Medical Home
A Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a model of care by which a personal primary care physician, who has an ongoing trusted relationship with a patient, provides comprehensive and continuous care with care coordination to meet the patient’s multiple care needs...
The Accountable Care Organization
An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a care-delivery model in which physicians, specialists, and hospitals are aligned in providing efficient and effective care for a patient population. Instead of the present fragmented, fee-for-service delivery of care, this...
Telehealth
Telehealth is the practice of using electronic information systems with telecommunications technology to support the long-distance delivery of care. The practice of telehealth gives care providers the ability to diagnose, receive, and transfer appropriate health data,...
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