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An advisory sent Aug. 8 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds healthcare providers to contact their software vendor to discuss ICD-10 implementation plans and timelines for system upgrades, testing, staff training, and ongoing support. “This will
ERA: WHAT IT IS AND HOW YOUR PRACTICE CAN BENEFIT The Prospective Payment System (PPS) is a payment model developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to encourage healthcare providers to maximize their earning potential on every
We hear plenty of talk about robots, telemedicine, EHRs, and stem cell-spurred regenerative medicine. However, there are still more low-tech solutions out there that can make your life drastically easier. Oh, what’s that? What are they, you ask? Keep reading
With technology advancing at lightning speed, your patient and practice needs are also evolving. This means your processes should be doing the same – and you want to start with billing software. Since this is the main aspect of your
This time, here, now. This minute can cost you money. The seconds it takes for you to finish reading this sentence are sometimes quantifiable commodities. “This time,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson, “like all times, is a very good one, if
Most doctors are well aware of the safety hazards facing patients receiving care in the hospital setting, and for good reason – the statistics are rather grim. A landmark study from the Institutes of Medicine found that between 44,000 and
If you’ve adopted an electronic health records system at your practice, you may be considering the next step: joining a health information exchange. Perhaps you’ve even been approached by a local, state, or regional HIE or rural health information organization
In the early 1990s, Barbara Starfield, a pediatrician and health services researcher, identified the four key attributes of primary care: ?rst-contact care, continuity of care, comprehensive care, and coordinated care. Two decades later, primary care providers are still working –
Physicians’ practices are once again facing proposed new payment systems and structures. Now it’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and it’s the ‘acronym wars’ all over again. Doctors are left to wonder what changes will be made to reimbursements – and
The appointment log is an area where medical practices tend to get set in their ways. Even in the last few months, I’ve walked into offices where the front desk attendants still used an appointment book, paper, and pen to
