Physicians Practice Pearls®

Stark and AKS Final Rules focus on value-based care. This is Part I of a three-part series.

As seen from a Locum Tenens perspective.

Coding expert Bill Dacey, principal of The Dacey Group, answers viewers questions in this second installment of our Coding Q&A podcast series.

As we head into the Thanksgiving 2020 holiday, keep these details in mind to help bring a stressful year to a peaceful and predictable close.

To plan well is to demonstrate imagination, not merely to apply mechanical procedures.

2021 EM guidelines turn some traditional 99213s into 99214s.

2020 has brought on new stressors in every facet of life. Perhaps Thanksgiving can offer a time to reset.

There’s no magic wand to immediately upgrade your administrative systems, but there are actions you can take.

Instability in compensation and the massive move of physicians from private practice to employed models could be indicators of trouble ahead for physician compensation.

A starting point of 11 of the most common asset mistakes.

Warnings from government agencies and experts, coupled with recent HHS-OCR settlements, place HIPAA and cybersecurity compliance at the top of one’s “to do” list.

Whether it is for growth reasons or succession planning, bringing in a physician partner has many advantages

If one of the physicians in your practice is switching to part-time status, numerous issues will have to be addressed first.

Asset protection and risk management for medical practice owners is becoming increasingly broad in scope due to both internal and external risks. The 2020 election, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, adds layers to this complexity in areas ranging from physical security to employment law.

Bill Dacey, president and CEO of The Dacey Group, pens the popular Coding Columns on Physician's Practice. In our first podcast version of this column, we answer contributed questions on provider types, protocols, and patient behavior.

Being small does not equate to being disadvantaged. Here’s how solo providers and small group practice are benefitting during the pandemic.

This month’s Coding Q&A features questions from a physician coding for time spent with hospital patients, and another wondering if there is another way to code for medical reconciliation outside of Transitional Care management codes.

More staff may actually be a more reliable path to a more profitable practice.

An unexpected side effect of COVID19 is a significant rise in identity theft and related cybercrimes. Here are the most common traps to look out for and a response plan in case it happens to you or someone you know.

A trifecta of healthcare cybersecurity issues should cause healthcare industry participants to assess their current environments.

More than 500 individuals affected; five new enforecement actions published.

With the election around the corner the country may be in for some significant legal and political changes that can affect physician’s assets.

Will physicians lose credit for assessing problems when a specialist is involved in their care? Also, documentation required to support AWV's and problem visits in the same encounter.

Working from home can lead to casual conduct, posing compliance risks for your organization.

Elizabeth Woodcock explains the policies surrounding telemedicine, as well as what services are reimbursable and how payment is received.

Tax savings plans targeting doctors require careful due diligence. We examine some of the basics every physician should be aware of.

Discomfort or trepidations aside, you’ll have to answer these tough, but inevitable, questions.

Elizabeth Woodcock outlines her best practices for setting up telemedicine services from an administrative perspective, while emphasizing that it is never too late to get in the game.