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Sep 22, 2011
by Kathleen Sellers On November 15, 2010, the Detroit news media reported this story: “Henry Ford Health Systems has notified patients of a possible security breach after a laptop was stolen out of an unlocked medical... [ learn more ]
Sep 22, 2011
Re-live the Annual Conference through this photo collage... [ learn more ]
Sep 11, 2011
by James E. Szalados, MD, MBA, Esq.
Nurse practitioners [NPs] represent one of many groups of... [ learn more ]
Sep 11, 2011
by Marc S. Beckman, JD Section 6003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), part of the health reform legislation commonly known... [ learn more ]
Sep 11, 2011
by Susan Keane Baker, MHA You’ve got 85,000 things to do this week and somehow patient satisfaction keeps falling into the “important but not yet critical” bucket. Finding the time to plan... [ learn more ]
Sep 11, 2011
by Randy Kelllis Physicians show continued adoption of mobile and social media for professional purposes, as well as increasing dependency on digital resources at the point of care, according... [ learn more ]
Sep 11, 2011
by Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq. As physicians react to the growing market pressures to grow and/or maintain their patient populations, many are embarking upon an entry into the world of social... [ learn more ]
Sep 11, 2011
by Karen Eschenbach, CMPE Numerous articles have been written about the long-term benefits of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Many also address the global realities of implementation, recognizing the importance... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
As the regulatory umbrella overshadowing physicians and their practices continues to expand, the corollary investigative intrusions by state agencies, the federal government and through civil litigation have brought about a dramatic increase of scrutiny into the permissive, and non-permissive, delegation... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
CMS is giving you a full year to test 5010 starting on Jan. 1, 2011. Your electronic claims and practice management systems must be compliant with 5010 standards by the Jan. 1, 2012, deadline. Failing to test your software with... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
Transparency - the public reporting of meaningful and useful information to a patient prior to receiving a service or undergoing a procedure - enables patients to make more informed decisions about their care.According to a 2006 survey sponsored by... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
We have been listening to our physicians.Physicians do not want to make a mistake by investing in the wrong EHR system. In response to physicians’ understandable reluctance to transition from paper to electronic record keeping and billing, the Medical... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
After speaking to many Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (MLMIC) insureds and their staffs throughout the State, it became apparent to me that most policyholders do understand the basic services MLMIC provides in the areas of Underwriting and Claims Management. ... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
When training front desk staff, one topic that needs to make the Top Ten list more often is that customer services is a must. The foundation for the practice's existence is patient care, not just by the providers, but by... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
Electronic communications promise continual con- nectivity; our business and private worlds are char- acterized by the immediate availability of news, infor- mation, and even medical records via the internet, on and off-line electronic mail (email) communications, and on-the-go cell phone... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
Your patient requests that you waive his co- payment obligation so that he might see you more frequently for his complicated and chronic medical condition. Physicians might altruistically hope to reduce the cost of medical care for certain patients by... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
As leaders and administrators of medical group practices, you probably have carefully studied the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) enacted in March 2010, paying close attention to those provisions in the law that will significantly impact medical group... [ learn more ]
Apr 06, 2011
Healthcare professionals know all too well that many areas of healthcare are inefficient. Take, for example, the following scenario:A patient arrives at your office for a problem visit and when they are in the exam room with the provider,... [ learn more ]
