Search results for "Practice Management"
Practice Tips: The 3 Ps of physician compensation
Performance, productivity, and profitability are the 3 components of getting paid. These elements all affect one another, so balancing them is key.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/tips.htm
1 Nov 2014
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Until now, the InternationalClassification of Diseases, TenthRevision, ...
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. Until now, the InternationalClassification of Diseases, TenthRevision, Clinical Modification(ICD-10) codes have been mostly a theoret-ical construct. ... FindCPS online at www.acponline.org/running_practice/practice_management/. National Coverage Determination 210.4: Smoking and tobacco use cessation counselingICD-9-CM ICD-9 diagnosis description ICD-10-CM
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/acpi-201306-coding_t2.pdf
23 May 2013
Practice Tips: Staying on track for ICD-10
Learn what you and your practice should be doing now to meet the Oct. 1 ICD-10 deadline.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2014
CMS dramatically changes CPT consultation billing for 2010
CMS no longer recognizes CPT consultation codes 99241-99255 for consultations. ACP's practice management staff explain how to bill for outpatient and inpatient visit codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/practice.htm
1 Jan 2010
A road map can guide locum tenens travels
Working as a locum tenens has become more alluring to physicians with varying levels of experience.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/eleven.htm
1 Apr 2008
Tips and tricks for hiring the right people
Hiring new staff costs both time and money, and frequently a 30- to 45-minute interview is the only opportunity to determine whether a person will succeed in your practice. Here are some tips on ways to increase the odds of making a good hire.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/tips.htm
1 May 2011
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to ACP Internist coverage of issues surrounding the time spent with patients, ICD-10 coding changes, and physician burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/letters.htm
1 Apr 2015
CMS demo aims to help seniors stay healthy, independent
CMS is partnering with private companies to address multiple health risk factors that contribute to senior's chronic diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/cms.htm
1 Oct 2008
Practice Tips: Is ‘secure’ texting an oxymoron or a possibility?
Electronic health communication in health care must be secure. Text messaging is not, but it's how many patients want to talk with their doctors. Consider the ramifications of a message that gets misplaced, and then consider other ways of communicating.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/tips.htm
1 Oct 2014
NCQA recognizes specialists' efforts at care coordination
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released in March its new Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) recognition program, the first standards developed by a nationally recognized quality-promoting organization that reflect a specialty/subspecialty practice's efforts to improve care coordination with primary care physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/PCMH.htm
1 May 2013