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Alcohol Misuse Screening and Depression Screening On July 19th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to add alcohol screening and behavioral counseling, and screening for depression, to the comprehensive package of preventive services now...
Last week I gave a talk to a group of Transworld salespeople from across the United States. Transworld is the top name in collections across a variety of industries and they asked me to give a presentation on "How to Use Social Media to Reach Your Target Audience,"...
If you are a physician, non-physician practitioner or Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) who supplies imaging services and submits claims for the Technical Component (TC) of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) procedures to Medicare contractors (carriers and...
Voice broadcasting is sending a pre-recorded voice message to a large set of phone numbers at the time same. Can either be a voice call (meaning the recipient must answer the call for the message to play) or voice mail (meaning the message will play only if the...
A widget is a small graphical device that does a highly focused, often single, specific task. Web widgets can be embedded in web pages or run on the desktop of a PC (Windows or Mac) using software such as Apple’s Dashboard software or Yahoo! Widgets Engine.
Today's CMS call reviewed the guidelines for the IPPE (Initial Preventive Physical Exam) and the AWV (Annual Wellness Visit), what they include and how to code for them. What is the IPPE (also called the "Welcome to Medicare Visit")? The IPPE is a one-time visit,...
The medical record is a set of electronic or paper documentation relating to the care of a patient. The electronic record may also be called an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and the paper medical record may also be called a patient chart.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is the world's largest and most prestigious nurse credentialing organization, and is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA). ANCC certification exams validate nurses’ skills, knowledge, and abilities and more...
The Magnet Recognition Program was created by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to recognize healthcare organizations that provide nursing excellence. Institutions designated as "magnet" hospitals are recognized for their ability to attract and retain...
Asking for feedback can be tough. Asking for feedback as a physician or care provider is unexplored territory for most practices. My primary care provider has a simple and effective way to ask patients to leave feedback online. At the checkout desk is a small pile of...
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