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Missed Appointments Equal Missed Revenue

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What do you do when a patient misses an appointment? While an opening in the schedule might seem like a good time for staff to take a break or catch up on their to-do lists, missed appointments are a growing problem in physician practices. With today’s need to maximize every dollar, practices should take a closer look at the effect these missed appointments have on their bottom lines.

Perils of Pain Meds

Stephen G. Gelfand, MD, FACP, FACR  |  

Opioid overuse is a dangerous path

Physician, Rate Thyself

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD  |  

Ranking the quality of medical care is much more complex than picking the best Italian restaurant in town

Clean Claims Equal Prompt Payment

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Submitting a clean Medicare reimbursement claim the first time can save your practice thousands of dollars each year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) defines a clean claim as “a submitted patient claim form without any defect or need for substantiation.”

Is Your Office Lab Up to Par?

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Rheumatology practices with laboratory testing facilities in their offices can offer important benefits to patients and physicians. During their care of patients with musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases, rheumatologists may order many tests, including erythrocyte sedimentation rate, synovial fluid analysis, complete blood count, fecal occult test, and urinalysis. While the prompt receipt of test results and the capability to evaluate specimens in the office directly improves efficiency, it is important to remember that offices must be certified to perform laboratory testing, particularly high-complexity tests such as the analysis of synovial fluids.