by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 12, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
What is Medicaid? Medicaid provides health and long-term care financial assistance for certain groups of people with limited income. Medicaid was enacted under title XIX of the Social Security Act as a joint program between the Federal government and all 50...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 11, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
Welcome to our guide to Healthcare Buzzwords! ACO An acronym for “Accountable Care Organization”, an ACO is a model of healthcare delivery in which a group of healthcare providers agree to accept payment for their services based on the aggregated health...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 4, 2013 | Headlines, Innovation, Quality, Social Media
This is Patient Safety Week. Patient safety may bring to mind infections acquired in hospitals, but we know strides are being made to make hospitals, health centers and other patient care facilities much safer for patients. But what are medical practices doing?...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 24, 2013 | Headlines
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule Friday, February 22nd that implements five key consumer protections from the Affordable Care Act, and makes “the health insurance market work better for individuals, families, and small...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 17, 2013 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare This Week
Mary Pat: Your business is called “Health Security Solutions.” People often confuse privacy with security. Can you clear up the confusion for us? Steve: The Privacy rules refer to the broad requirements to protect the confidentiality of Protected Health...
by Abraham Whaley | Feb 13, 2013 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines, Leadership, Practice Marketing, Quality
On Friday, February 1st, The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their final regulations on the Physician Payment Sunshine Act that was passed as a part of Heathcare Reform in 2010. The PPSA or “Sunshine Act” mandates that any...
