by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 28, 2010 | Finance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Memes
HEALTHCARE BILL IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND RAGE A number of people asked me about the impact of health reform on them as individuals. Here is a great story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that takes specific examples of individuals and families and speculates on...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 22, 2010 | Finance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Memes
As I write this Sunday night I am listening to the US House of Representatives’ discussion/posturing prior to a ‘yes” or “no” vote for the Senate’s healthcare reform bill H. R. 3590. I don’t usually listen to CNN Live, but I...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 17, 2010 | Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
Medicare is a federal health insurance program created in 1965 for: people age 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant) Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 13, 2010 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance
I’ve had lots of questions about financial policies since I did a webinar on patient collections last year. Here’s a short course on developing a new financial policy for your practice. The topic is addressed more comprehensively in my book. I dislike...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 1, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
I took last week off to complete a project I’ve been working on since early this year – my first book! It’s really a workbook and it guides the reader through a program to move their practice from a back-end collection process to a front-end...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 14, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Innovation, Medicare & Reimbursement
I invited readers of MMP, colleagues on LinkedIn, and Tweeps (friends on Twitter) to comment on my post “101 ideas for Increasing Revenue and Decreasing Expenses.” I’ve listed their ideas below and hope you’ll chime in on the comments with even...
