Search results for "Practice Management"
Practice Tips: Explore ways to hire, credential new medical assistants
Computerized order entry requires a licensed or certified staffer. Learn how to fulfill this requirement with new hires or by training existing office staff.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/01/tips.htm
1 Jan 2014
Practice Tips: The self-pay conundrum and other tricky HIPAA omnibus requirements
While many of the omnibus changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act are subtle and may not require a great deal from a practice, the penalties for noncompliance are severe.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/11/tips.htm
1 Nov 2013
Practice Tips: What your practice needs to know about health insurance exchanges
Learn how to bring patients up to speed on their new access to health care via health insurance marketplaces, or as they're known, “exchanges.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/10/tips.htm
1 Oct 2013
Dismissing patients always a last resort
Stopping the physician-patient relationship can be seen as abandonment if not done properly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/dismiss.htm
1 Sep 2013
When negotiating contracts with ACOs, cover all the bases
Get specifics on access to data, and remember to plan for a possible exit strategy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/contracts.htm
1 Jul 2013
Success in ACOs depends on collaboration
Physicians should consider culture, autonomy and resources before jumping in.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/acos.htm
1 Jul 2013
CCHIT develops tool to help ACOs achieve goals
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has developed an assessment and planning tool called the CCHIT Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Health Information Technology (HIT) Framework to help ACOs anticipate the costs and resources needed to start and maintain a successful HIT infrastructure.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/25/8.htm
25 Jun 2013
ACP can help you with the new transitional care codes
The Running a Practice section of ACP's website has detailed resources available that can help physician practices figure out the new CPT codes for transitional care management.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/18/9.htm
18 Jun 2013
Last chance to avoid e-prescribing payment penalty
June 30 is the last day you can report electronic prescriptions to avoid a payment penalty under the Medicare Electronic Prescribing program in 2014.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/18/8.htm
18 Jun 2013
Free webinar series on omnibus rule
Starting June 14, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) will be launching a series of webinars about the Omnibus HIPAA Rule.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/8.htm
11 Jun 2013