You need to select and understand the function of your IRO, as you respond to the Corporate Integrity Agreement. Back to Video Library
A Better Physician Billing Department
Immediately improve your bottom line. A Better Billing Department. Best practices in healthcare billing. Six principles that medical group practices can implement to improve their billing services. Back to Video…
EMR/EHR: What Criteria to Use & How to Compare Vendors of EHR Systems
Details on how to select criteria to use and questions to ask while choosing between EHR system vendors, ensuring that your selection is most suitable for your organization. Back to…
EMR/EHR: An Overview of the Meaningful Use Criteria
An overview of the first draft of the meaningful use criteria that was published in June 2009 by the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee.
EMR/EHR: Medicare Incentives in the HITECH Act
Point by point overview for physician practices regarding the incentives, eligibility rules, and deadlines in the HITECH Act.
EMR/EHR – Making Your Investment Pay Off
The operational benefits, financial incentives, and potential pitfalls of migrating a medical practice to an electronic health record system.
Patients Are Searching Your Name
Have you ever wanted to see a movie, but first asked your friends about it? If they’ve seen it and what they thought about it? I often do and what…
Certification Criteria – Finding the Best EHR System?
Two major final rules were released by CMS and the ONC on July 13, 2010. The 864-page “Final Rule” covering EHR Meaningful Use was released by CMS, and the 228-page “Final…
EMR / EHR Meaningful Use Criteria are finalized – now what?
Yesterday, the 864 page document, “Final Rule” covering the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program has been issued by CMS. What does this mean to those hospitals and physicians who are…
Medical Practice Website: The Case Against Physician Nephews
It may be hard to believe or may even bring a smile to your face, but for our smallest medical practice clients one main competitor for our medical practice website design…
Can a REC help you find the best overall EHR? (Part II)
Why should you sign up with your local REC, and who is not eligible for subsidized REC services? In my last post on this topic, we reviewed the basics about RECs (Regional Extension Centers),…
Expect Delay in Medicare Cash Flow Affecting Physician Compensation
The good news. HR 3962 delays the 21% cut in the physician compensation based on the Medicare Physician Fee schedule until November 30, 2010, replacing it with a 2.2% increase to…
Action on the HITECH Act – even EHR Consultants are weary of waiting!
I’m excited to say that we’ve just been selected as one of the first six Service Providers with a Regional Extension Center (REC), CalHIPSO, identifying our firm as expert EHR consultants,…
Can a REC help you find the best overall EHR? (Part 1)
So you may be thinking about starting your EHR due diligence process, and you have heard about an organization called a “REC”, or Regional Extension Center. What is a REC, and how…
EHR Due Diligence – Include a Site Visit to Existing Users
An On-Site Visit to an existing user is a critical element in the selection of an EHR system As part of the due diligence process you go through, you should,…
Are your Compliance Policies and Procedures ready for Red Flags Rule?
The FTC has extended the effective date of the FTC’s Red Flag Rules several times in the past several months, but it looks like they will not be extended again. The…
Is your Medical Billing Consultant Recommending Useful Reports?
Many physicians are thirsty for meaningful reports on the status of medical billing and accounts receivable, but their staff or even their medical billing consultant does not know what types…
Does your Medical Group Billing Consultant Recommend Outsourcing?
Many times we hear physicians asking if they should outsource their medical billing. They hear someone in the doctor’s lounge talk about the 4% of collections an outside billing company…
Does your Healthcare Billing Consultant Implement, or Just Talk?
As you think about your medical billing department, keep in mind a few core principles to manage and organize for the outcome to be “best practices“. Better management of your medical…
Does Your Healthcare Billing Consultant Recommend these Best Practices?
Here are ten simple things to check on that will help you compare your physician billing procedures to “benchmarks: Does your staff track your charge tickets to make sure they…