by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 17, 2013 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance
Dr. Maria Todd has been in healthcare since 1979 and has been the nation’s leading managed care trainer and consultant since 1989. She’s trained more than 70,000 healthcare professionals via more than 2500 road show seminars presented through...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 15, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
Most Medicare patients believe that Medicare pays for everything they need or want at their physician’s office, but there are services that either: Are only covered by Medicare for a specific medical need (for instance,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 2, 2013 | A Career in Practice Management, Day-to-Day Operations, Quality
This article was originally published on LinkedIn as a part of their Influencer series. Summer is traditionally the slow time of the year for healthcare. Summer in medical settings means vacations and staff coverage, new physicians fresh from residency, and more...
by Abraham Whaley | May 1, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Quality
NOTE: CMS has just added additional presentations of the webinar below – please check the end of the article for added dates. MPW What is PQRS? The Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting or PQRS) is a CMS reporting program...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 14, 2013 | A Career in Practice Management, Amazing Customer Service, Day-to-Day Operations, Human Resources, Leadership, Quality
Some organizations will use the terms essential and non-essential workers as a way to distinguish between who needs to be on site in the event of an emergency, and who does not. I do understand the purpose of this distinction, however, it’s very important that...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 9, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Innovation
I get pitched new products and services every day and it is pretty rare that I hear of something that is startlingly new. Informedika is just that – it addresses an old, old problem for practices in a new way. Continue reading for a very interesting interview...
