(919) 370 0504
Today's CMS Open Door Forum was a good one. The slides (pdf here), although reviewed quickly during the call, are a comprehensive resource for anyone needing in-depth information on qualifying for incentives through PQRI. The information is complex, but anyone can...
Disenrollment is the process of rescinding insurance coverage to individuals or groups.
As fast as all technologies move these days, no technology moves faster than the mobile telephone market. Cell phones are not only communication devices, but essential business tools that handle email, documents, and instant messaging. Today’s phones have cameras, GPS...
Economies of scale is a term used by economists to refer to the situation in which the cost of producing an additional unit of output (i.e., the marginal cost) of a product (i.e., a good or service) decreases as the volume of output (i.e., the scale of production)...
There are 11,831 new edit pairs, which pushes the total for effective edits to 709,527. There were 346 terminations for a net gain of 11,485. In this release, we find that there are around 350 edit pairs that have termination and/or effective dates retroactive to an...
A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) offers a span of care in a single setting beginning with independent living and as needed, assistance-in-living and skilled nursing care. The goal of these communities is to allow residents to age in place. Support for...
Staffing your office can be a daily balancing act. There’s no simple formula that one can apply to every practice because each specialty and each situation requires something different. It is very important to right-size your staffing as understaffing can cause...
I've had a lot of questions since last week when I offered to help readers "get on the cloud." Most people want to know - what exactly does getting on the cloud mean? The term cloud comes from both the look of technical drawings which depict the relationship between...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the continuing goal of reducing fraud, waste, and abuse through all available avenues. The Affordable Care Act requires CMS to determine the level of screening to be conducted during provider and supplier...
Each new employee you hire must complete a Federal W-4 form (aka a Federal Tax Withholding form) so you can withhold federal income tax appropriately from the employee's paycheck. Completing the W-4 can be very confusing for some employees, especially younger ones,...
The Manage My Practice Blog keeps our readers up to date with the latest healthcare news, trends and analysis.
Get in touch