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Use of Business Intelligence in the Medical Practice
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Tim Coan, CEO of ALN Medical Management, presents compelling reasons behind collecting and analyzing business intelligence in the medical practice. He reviews "Insight" and the results that these insights produce. He further discusses the technology, data collection processes and reporting needed in the practice to drive collection of business intelligence. Lastly, he provides strategies on how physicians or business administrators can use business intelligence to drive changes in the medical practice.
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Avoiding Common Billing Pitfalls: Non-Physician Providers
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Jennifer Bever, a member of the consulting team of Karen Zupko & Associates, based in Chicago, works extensively with medical practices, primarily in Orthopaedic practices to review and improve billing and collection processes. In this podcast, Jennifer reviews billing protocols for non-physician providers (Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists), differences between "direct" and "incident to" billing for non-provider physicians, and common pitfalls for this area of billing. Jennifer also shares practical guidelines for medical practices to ensure they are following the appropriate guidelines for correct billing.
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Interview with Rita Schwab, CPCS, CPMSM of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and founder of MSSP Nexus
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The MSSPNexus web site and blog were created to support and publicize the vital work of the medical staff services profession. It focuses on news and information for medical staff service professionals and others who work in healthcare management, medical staff administration, quality, accreditation, law and provider credentialing.
Discussion includes the importance of blogging in providing news and information for medical administrators; credentialing physicians; examples of "phony doctors" and how the credentialing process helped expose them; the role of blogging for physicians and hospitals in the future; characteristics of a good blog; validity of information on the Internet and how medical blogging is self-correcting.
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