Search results for "Practice Management"
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
‘Show me the money’—by maximizing accounts receivable
Make sure your practice is collecting payments from patients and insurers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/tips.htm
1 Jan 2009
Small practices prepare for ACOs
Small practices are wondering how they will fit into the larger networks of accountable care organizations that are springing up nationwide. There are three small steps practices can take as the issue sorts itself out.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/tips.htm
1 Nov 2012
Recapping the highlights of Internal Medicine 2009
ACP Internist digests the best of Internal Medicine 2009, including standing-room only sessions and the introduction of interactive coverage, including e-mail digests, blogs and Twitter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/editors.htm
1 Jun 2009
How to spot eating disorders in primary care
Learn how doctors can best spot conditions such as anorexia or binge eating, and talk to patients about their eating disorders.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/editors.htm
1 Feb 2013
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
Hypertension guidelines lead to vigorous debate
This issue includes stories centered on various aspects of hypertensions, as well as topics specific to mean's health, electronic health records and physical rehabilitation referrals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2014
HIPAA omnibus final rule—it's time to brush up on the basics
With the release of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) omnibus rule, it's time to take a fresh new look at office policies, procedures and practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/tips.htm
1 May 2013
New Medicare identification cards begin rolling out in April
CMS will begin mailing new cards with Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) to all beneficiaries. Practices are urged to remind patients to look out for their new cards in the mail and to be sure to bring them to their next appointments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/new-medicare-identification-cards-begin-rolling-out-in-april.htm
1 Apr 2018
EHRs' advantages may carry malpractice risks as well
Electronic health records have numerous advantages but also some potential pitfalls, as design flaws, complex templates and structured progress notes may lead to more complexity and more challenges to defense against malpractice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/04/EHRs.htm
1 Apr 2014