The silent wares of office work has osteopathic physicians worried, especially given recent research which pegs two out of three desk-bound Americans with frequent physical pain due to their positioning. The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) conducted a sweep of the
What does your practice have in common with the local Chili’s restaurant? Hint: It’s not your everlasting affection for the Molten Chocolate Cake. You both want to move customers, or in your case patients, in and out of your locale
Getting stood up is the worst. No one enjoys arriving at the restaurant just to receive a call from the supposed date who can’t make it because of a gold fish that needed veterinary care. But essentially, patient no-shows are
MODIFIERS 59, 25 AND 91: A GUIDE FOR CODERS Little things can make a big difference regarding smooth medical billing payments or administrative hurdles. Several necessary codes, like modifiers 59, 25, and 91, make this process smooth and hassle-free. They
If you watched Moneyball without marveling at how much weight Jonah Hill had lost since then, this article is for you. Oh, and if you’re a doctor who wants to know how to protect your medical practice from best practice
As a whole, physicians are running from private practice like it’s the bubonic plague circa 1350. More than one-third of physicians plan to leave private medical practice within the next 10 years according to a Jackson Healthcare study. Should you
ICD-10 is 19 months away. Is your practice ready? Insert ominous tone here. Ok, so maybe we still have some time to prepare. However, CMS recommends that medical practices take several years to prepare for implementation of the new code
“For a few weeks, or maybe a few months, you’ve been racked by doubt about your feelings and your future together. If you keep quiet, you’re probably going to be left unsatisfied. So bring the subject up but choose your
There has been a steady pressure on physicians to consider merging practices with their peers. The promise of improved managed care contracts and revenues from new ancillary services has always been a strong motivator. Now, it is clinical integration and
Increasing patient engagement and reducing care costs (both for patients and providers) are two of the primary goals for many healthcare facilities – and it turns out the two go hand in hand. Though electronic medical record software has helped
