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Most patients would be shocked to know that experienced medical office billing staff struggle with understanding the detailed complexities of coding, billing and insurance reimbursement. Even though there are standards for translating services and diagnoses into...
There are two models for search firms, retained and contingency. A retained firm works for the organization and is paid a flat fee upfront (a retainer) to launch the search and an additional fee when the position is filled. Retained firms usually visit your community...
Read the 2011 update to this article here. You've heard that healthcare is one of the few job markets that is still growing in a down economy and you think you might like to be a medical office manager. The question is: how much do medical practice managers make? The...
Some practices are overwhelmed with patients and can't find enough hours in the day to see all the patients that want to be seen. Others are in a highly competitive environment and are looking for ways to attract new patients. Here is a list of 50 ways to attract...
Social media researchers Danah Boyd of Microsoft Research New England in Cambridge, Mass., and Nicole B. Ellison of Michigan State University define social networking as having three distinct features they must provide a forum where users can construct a public or...
On February 17, 2010 from 2:00PM ”“ 3:30PM ET the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) to discuss Medicare provider enrollment issues. During this call, CMS staff will discuss: Internet-based Provider Enrollment,...
The term Steampunk denotes a time when steam power was still widely used””usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England””but with prominent elements of ...either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the...
Pronounced like "class", KLAS is an independently owned and operated healthcare technology company headquartered in Orem, Utah whose mission is "To improve healthcare technology delivery by honestly, accurately, and impartially measuring vendor performance for our...
Individuals or families covered under a high-deductible health insurance plan during the year are eligible to contribute to an HSA. Here is some information on HSAs from Reed Tinsley, a Houston CPA and consultant: Money contributed into an HSA is tax-deductible. ...
Participatory Medicine is a model of medical care in which patients are active in the management of their health. For a comprehensive article on Participatory Medicine in the AmedNews (January 2010) click here.
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