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Despite Minor Issues ICD-10 Rollout Is SmoothSince the implementation of the ICD-10 coding system, most claims are processing smoothly and rejection rates have been minimal.
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Improve Clinical Documentation for ICD-10Clinical documentation must be improved to meet the more rigorous ICD-10 specificity requirements. Prepare physicians with an ICD-10 readiness assessment.
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Medical Crowdsourcing Provides Real-Time Help for DocsThe digital age has brought about a whole new age of medical crowdsourcing. Physicians no longer have to wait for a call back.
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Consistent Compliance: A Smart Plan for 2016Here are some resolutions practices can make to commit to and execute upon a strategic compliance plan in 2016.
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Frustrated at Work? Shout It OutGastroenterologist Richard Bloomfeld explains how he finds inner peace by kicking, punching, and screaming.
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Defining a 'Super-Generalist' PhysicianThe overwhelming tendency is for deeper and deeper specialization within certain medical specialties. I believe the need for super-generalists is being overlooked.
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36 Guidelines to Evaluate a Practice ManagerKnowing how to evaluate a practice manager is vital to your success. Here are 36 specific guidelines that can be used.
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Physicians Turning Away Medicare, Medicaid Patients 'Unthinkable'The focus of the 2012 presidential election now centers around the future of Medicaid and Medicare.
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Healthcare Reform, ERISA Claims, and Government Health PlansThanks to the Affordable Care Act, all claims filed under government plans are now on equal footing with ERISA-governed health plan claims.
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Physician Burnout Symptomatic of Healthcare's Current StateThe backbone of our healthcare system - the physician - is in trouble, as physicians struggle to cope with forces of market and government-induced reform.
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HIPAA: The Next PhaseCommon misperceptions about the electronic transaction and code set standards of HIPAA
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Six Tips for Hiring a Physician AssistantFrom reviewing state laws to understanding reimbursement, the American Academy of Physician Assistants offers six tips to hiring a physician assistant.
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Ask the Experts: Your Top Questions AnsweredOncology practice-management expert Risë Marie Cleland answers your most common questions.
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Three Ways to Address Burnout in HealthcarePhysicians today are faced with burnout like never before. Here are three ways healthcare organizations can tackle this problem.
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Concierge medicine vs. direct care: What's the difference?While there are many similarities between the two models, the differences turn direct care from a curiosity or sideshow to a potentially huge player in the American healthcare marketplace.
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Is Board Certification Overrated?It’s expensive, time-consuming, and practically a prerequisite for practicing medicine today. But does board certification make you a better physician? You might be surprised by the answer.
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Confessions of a 40-year-old PhysicianGastroenterologist Robert E. Kramer on his uphill battle to stay fit for the long run.
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Your Money: I Retired Early. And So Can You.Hand surgeon Robert Tucker on why his early-retirement plan worked for him - and how it could work for you.
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An Approach to Care Management for High-Risk PatientsAs compensation becomes more closely tied to value-based care, it behooves physicians to develop new strategies to care for their sickest patients.
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The Moment I Knew I Wanted to Be a PhysicianSurgeon Robert L. Horner planned to see the country as a railroad engineer until a watershed moment in a pool hall in Wyoming convinced him to change tracks.
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Marketing a Medical Practice Using FacebookThis primary-care physician has successfully used social media to spread the good word about his cash-only practice.
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EHRs Especially for SpecialistsMainstream EHR vendors have gotten better at catering to physicians in specialties outside of primary care, but don't count out niche EHR vendors. We help you examine your purchasing options.
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Three Ways Physicians Can Become Great LeadersHow can we be leaders, physicians may ask, when often we are overwhelmed by the daily challenge to survive? I contend that we have no choice.
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Developing a Medical Practice Compliance PlanThe Affordable Care Act will broaden the government’s efforts to detect Medicare overpayments and fraud, and will require you to implement a formal compliance plan. Here’s how to get ready.
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Avoid Perceptions of Inappropriate Behavior at Your Medical PracticeAs a physician or administrator, you should be close to your staff, but also maintain professional standards.
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Rollover Options for your Medical Practice's Retirement PlanIf your practice is acquired or part of a merger, you need to decide the fate of your retirement plan. So consider the costs and flexibility of your options.
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Your Ticket to a Satisfying CareerFrustrated with traditional, volume-based medicine? We may have just the ticket to enjoying work again.
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‘Take This Job and Shove It’She’s a touchy-feely doctor who likes to hug. But when her boss wondered only whether she’d billed for a consult when giving a patient a cancer diagnosis, OB/GYN Robin Carter decided she’d had as much as she could take.
