As 2021 begins, it presents both familiar risks and new challenges never experienced in the lifetimes of most Americans. We start the year by reviewing key measures to help you to manage and survive both.

Physicians 2021 Asset Protection Checklist – Part 1

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Andria Jacobs is the chief operating officer for PCG Software and has more than 25 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, encompassing both administrative and clinical arenas. Prior to joining PCG, Ms. Jacobs was the administrative director, medical management for VertiHealth Administrators. Previously, she was an independent consultant in ambulatory care and practice management, where her clients have included hospitals, physician groups, and the University of California, Los Angeles

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CMS has been playing hardball regarding claims, which should keep everyone honest while saving the federal government money.

Robust billing software can maximize reimbursements, keep practices honest 

, MBA, CFP, AIF is a principal and co-founder of 

. She specializes in working with physicians and executives in the healthcare industry. Her passion for working with physicians comes from being a pediatrician’s spouse for more than three decades. Julie has been featured on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors since 2017 as well as Forbes’ 

Regardless of how 2020 may have gone for you, the great news is that you have the choice to make 2021 your best financial year yet.

Five ways for medical professionals to make 2021 their strongest financial year yet

Senior Vice President, Office-Based Physicians at

Three key advantages of a revenue cycle partnership. 

How the right revenue cycle partnership can address consumerism challenges

is the Educational Program Director and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM at MEDIQUS Asset Advisors, Inc. He specializes in wealth management solutions

The year’s end provides the perfect opportunity to review your financial life and make sure you are on track towards your goals. 

Your year-end financial planning checklist

Manager, Regulatory Compliance (Acute Care) of R1 RCM. 

Manager, Regulatory Compliance (Physician), R1 RCM

Stay ahead of regulators, proactively address growing consumerism demands, and provide patients with price transparency before it is required.

Preparing for price transparency requirements and patient demands

Working with a physician-friendly advisor is crucial for healthcare professionals. 

Choosing a Financial Advisor: Four signs to look out for

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Risks involve both legal and competitive aspects of your business. 


Risks and liabilities of patient lending programs

 How credit cards can benefit a practice, who should have access, and when to apply

Planning for practice credit cards

Loan supplies have been changing throughout the pandemic 

How loan supplies have changed throughout the pandemic and what physician practices should consider before applying

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

New coding guidelines a recipe for improved revenue

Financial support available for physician practices during COVID-19

Physician practice financial support during COVID-19

UMA is a nonprofit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida and founded in 1994, the school has more than 55,000 alumni and offers content-rich, interactive online courses to more than 14,000 students as well as hands-on training to hundreds of students. UMA is institutionally accredited by th

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Precise patient documentation is critical to communicating a patient's condition, organizing their healthcare records, and facilitating payer reimbursement

The hazards of erroneous documentation

, steering the team as it becomes the single source of truth for provider data exchange. Eric has a keen eye for applying technology solutions to age-old problems in healthcare to help create efficiency and scale.

How providers can increase revenue faster during COVID-19

Shortening the enrollment cycle

Ericka L. Adler, JD, LLM has practiced in the area of regulatory and transactional healthcare law for more than 20 years. She represents physicians and other healthcare providers across the country in their day-to-day legal needs, including contract negotiations, sale transactions, and complex joint ventures. She also works with providers on a wide variety of compliance issues such as Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and HIPAA. Ericka has been writing for Physicians Practice since 2011.

Physician practices that are engaged in any purchase or sale of stock or equity must be sure to comply with the requirements tied to funds that were loaned or granted during COVID.

Selling Your Practice: PPP, MAAP, and CARES Act relief fund compliance

Vice President of Physicain's Services, R1

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Physician’s Practice® presents our conversation Dan Dooley, vice president of physician services at R1—a leading provider of technology--enabled revenue cycle management—about how the pandemic will change revenue cycle management, as well as how practices can achieve financial clearance and thereby further support their patients. 

Financial clearance, patient advocacy, and the effects of the pandemic on revenue cycle management

Watch this before negotiating with payers

Can balance billing be used as a negotiating factor? 

He holds a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning and a Master of Science in Taxation. He also holds the Enrolled Agent and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER designations. He can be reached at 

The CARES Act’s amendment to the Net Operating Losses rules can provide some additional liquidity and potential tax rate arbitrage in a time of need.

The CARES Act and Net Operating Losses

What anesthesiologists can do to communicate coverage complications to patients 

Communicating coverage complications with patients

Authors in a recent article published in JAMA Open suggest fee-for-service payments are too unstable and offer examples for its replacement.

Population-based payments to replace fee-for-service

The complication of primary care and anesthesiology practices not covered by insurance providers