by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 23, 2012 | Day-to-Day Operations, Quality
Is a medication shortage causing you to use single dose vials for more than one patient? On July 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report detailing two life-threatening outbreaks that occurred when healthcare providers used medication...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 12, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
(PQRS) AM News Reports 2012 Last Year for Physicians to Voluntarily Report Quality Data (jump to story) (PQRS & eRX) National Provider Call: Claims-Based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (jump to...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 10, 2011 | Practice Marketing, Social Media
As social media matures and more healthcare groups gain experience using it, we understand more about it and the role it will play in the future of healthcare. Last week, Abraham and I gave a program called “Starting the Conversation: An Introduction to Using...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 10, 2010 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
Update posted 8-14-2012: For flu shot updates for the 2012-2013 influenza season, click here. ******* Update posted 9-22-2011: For flu shot updates for the 2011-2012 influenza season, click here. ******* Update Posted 12-20-2010 – Medicare posted code changes...
by Mary Pat Whaley | May 3, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
The HHS and the CDC have developed lots of widgets that you can place on your practice website to give your patients the latest information on the swine flu. You can get a widget for your practice website from HHS here or from CDC here. These sites also provide...
