by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 5, 2016 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Headlines, Starting a New Practice
Durham, North Carolina and Falmouth, Maine: Today, Manage My Practice, LLC, a full-service consulting firm specializing in services to solo and small medical practices and The Billing Department, Inc., a company that provides revenue cycle management services to...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 24, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Learn This: Technology Answers
We hear more and more every day about EHR problems and physician dissatisfaction with performance and usability, and the way the federal government makes them use it. So, who should physicians complain to? Of course you should...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 30, 2015 | Headlines, ICD-10, Medical Coding Education, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Clarifying Questions and Answers Related to the July 6, 2015 CMS/AMA Joint Announcement and Guidance Regarding ICD-10 Flexibilities Question 1: When will the ICD-10 Ombudsman be in place? Answer 1: The Ombudsman will be in place by October 1, 2015. Question 2: Does...
by Abraham Whaley | Jul 16, 2015 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, ICD-10, Medicare & Reimbursement
October 1, 2015 is a date that looms large for everyone involved in the operational and financial functions of any medical practice. At the time of this post’s publishing, practice administrators, managers, billers and coders have less than three...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 7, 2015 | Headlines, ICD-10
First, the game-changing announcement below means that a sigh of relief is in order. Some of the anxiety surrounding potential financial disaster should be abated. CMS announced: “Medicare review contractors [MACs and RACs] will not deny physician or other...
by Mary Pat Whaley | May 31, 2015 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Headlines
At Manage My Practice, we are big proponents of using a Credit Card on File (CCOF) system in medical practices to reduce expenses and improve cash flow. Knowing how your processing vendor’s pricing plan and security features work are critical to implementing...
