Using Modifier 24: Understand the Rules of the Game
Reviewing the definitions of modifiers first will ensure that applying a modifier goes from a game of chance to a sure thing.
Five Common Interviewing Mistakes Made at Medical Practices
Hiring mistakes can be costly, resulting in high turnover, reduced productivity, and lackluster moral. Here are some easy ways to refine your interviewing skills.
Dealing with Awkward Patient Encounters
Illness can lead to trying and often tender times for patients and their loved ones. Here are five ways physicians can manage intimate patient encounters.
Five Steps to Easy Physician Credentialing
Done haphazardly or postponed until a month before a new physician starts, sloppy credentialing can spell cash-flow delays and more. Here's how to do it right.
Why Your Practice Should Become More Patient-Centered
It is important for practices to participate in patient-centered programs in order to focus their culture on improving the patient experience.
Six Strategies for Reducing Information Overload at Your Medical Practice
Information overload is emotionally unhealthy and can result in poor concentration, poor decision making, and an inability to get work done.
Diagnosis Coding: Why It Is So Important
Claims are paid based on the CPT code submitted to the payer. The diagnosis code supports medical necessity and tells the payer why the service was performed.
Patient-Centered Specialty Practice for Specialists
Patient-centered care is not just for primary-care practices. Here's what you need to know about the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice program.
What Is Your Medical Staff Really Saying About You?
It's hard to know what your staff really thinks. However, finding out is important: good staff morale isn't a nicety, it's a necessity to the health of your practice.
Five Speaking Tips for Medical Conference Presenters
Public speaking for medical professionals can be daunting. But adequate preparation and a clear vision of what you want to share will help ensure success.
The ROI of Medical Scribes
Medical scribes can increase efficiency and the quality of chart documentation. Here's how to calculate your ROI if you choose to use scribes in your practice.
Six Ways Medical Staff Can Improve Physician-Patient Relationships
While the physician will set the tone for patient visits, staff members can and should help facilitate that process.
Medical Practice Staff Can Help Prevent Patient Lawsuits
Happy patients are less likely to sue your practice. Develop your patient-staff relationships to keep them content.
How to Eliminate Multitasking at Your Practice
Don't be seduced into thinking "more is better." Multitasking can actually slow down productivity in your practice.
Funding a Direct-pay Medical Practice
Fifteen months into a direct-pay practice, this physician recommends building a financial reserve first for any physician considering a similar path.
How You Can Successfully Participate in P4P Programs
If you participate in quality care programs be sure you have a good understanding of your data. Otherwise you could lose out on potential revenue from payers.
The Communication Gap That Lowers Medical Staff Morale
Physicians may feel they praise staff members, but, in reality many come up short. Here are guidelines for giving effective praise.
Coding for Both a Preventive Service and Problem-oriented Visit
Sometimes patients show up for preventive care and an urgent problem. Should you eat the cost for one service? Or bill for both?
10 Physician Etiquette Tips, Navigating a Formal Meal
You're skilled with a scalpel, but do you ever wonder how to handle a knife and fork at a formal meal? Don't worry we've got you covered.
Managing Physician and Administrator Relations
Administrators and physicians are both leaders. While each role is important and unique, in order to be most effective, they need to work together.
Four Things to Know About ICD-10 and Prior Authorization
Does your practice have an ICD-10 transition plan? Don't forget about prior authorizations.
Physician Practices and Smart Electronic Communications
While text messaging can be a fast and simplified form of healthcare communication, it is fundamentally flawed in terms of HIPAA compliance.
Five Ways Physicians Can Better Manage Time
Physicians can often be pulled in too many directions. Developing strategies to better manage time is one solution.
How to Be a Good Locum Tenens Physician
Despite being a welcome addition to a short-staffed practice, a locum tenens doc needs to follow a few ground rules to fit in.
Cloud Computing Is no Longer Your Practice's Future, It's Here Now
With the advent of cloud computing, practices are now able to have better access to their data; using any platform, any device, and at anytime.
Participating in New Healthcare Exchange Plans
As a physician, the decision to participate in new healthcare exchange plans may not be up to you. Make sure you understand all the nuances.
Improving Patient Service Through Technology
Technology is an important factor in improving the way you care for your patients. Unfortunately too many practices fail to use it to communicate with them.
What to Charge at a Direct-pay Practice
While the decision to change to a direct-pay practice can be the most difficult one a physician can make, there is a second decision that is nearly as difficult: What to charge for services.
Eight Warning Signs Your Practice Isn't Ready for ICD-10
The ICD-10 transition will require a significant change in mindset for practice administrators and staff alike. The time for excuses is past.
A/R Primer for Medical Practices
Keeping A/R within healthy limits will become more difficult as health reform rolls out. Here are nine steps your practice can take to collect all that it is due.
