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Articles tagged with "Practice Management"

Ethics FORUM

Elizabeth A. Kitsis, MD, MBE, Michele Meltzer, MD, MBE, and C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD  |  

Understanding the challenges in rheumatology today

Audited by a Recovery Auditor Contractor—Now What?

Melesia Tillman, CPC, CRHC, CHA  |  

The word audit seems to put fear into the hearts of many physician practices across the country—and it shouldn’t. If you are prepared for an audit, your practice will run more smoothly from both a financial and personnel standpoint.

Practice Page: Improving Patient Flow

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Two techniques you can use to improve patient flow are flow mapping and cycle-time measurement. Flow mapping requires practice staff to walk through the practice and take notes about what a patient experiences during a visit. This allows you to understand the flow from the patient’s point of view. Key things to record are experiences and impressions of the practice from start to finish, such as observations of customer service, right down to the paperwork and equipment used.

Opting Out of Medicare

By Antanya A. Chung, CPC, CPC-I, CRHC, CCP
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A how-to guide for physicians

Motivating Employees

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Motivating employees might be a subject that administrators and managers shy away from, but it is true that employers can increase productivity, quality, and service through positive motivation in the office.

Locum Tenens: How, When, and Who

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Is the term locum tenens familiar to you as a practicing physician? It means “to hold the place of or to substitute.” This applies to a physician who temporarily takes over a practice or fills in for a partner for Medicare patients. This may occur for several reasons, such as vacation, maternity leave, or illness.

Who Is Liable for Coding Mistakes?

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In today’s fragile economy, there is no room for mistakes, and that rings even truer when it comes to coding and billing. One of the biggest questions heard in the coding world is, Who is liable for coding mistakes—the coder or the provider?

The ACR Benchmark Survey Results

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In 2009, the ACR’s Committe­e on Rheumatologic Care (CORC) began its third Economic Benchmark Survey to update information from the previous surveys conducted in 1999 and 2003.