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How to Get Paid the 1.5% Medicare Bonus by Betsy Nicoletti
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Betsy Nicoletti, MS, CPC, President of Medical Practice Consulting (www.mpconsulting.org ) discusses in this timely podcast, "Getting Paid the 1.5% Medicare Bonus." She outlines the strategy for reporting quality indicators to the CMS and the difference between pay for performance and this physician voluntary reporting program mandated by Congress. To sign up for the live audio conference on Feb 14, 2007 visit this link - http://conference.mpmnetwork.com.
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Is Your Billing Service Doing You a Dis-Service?
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This podcast, from and article by Gregory H. Nizich, C.H.B.C., describes a manual tracking system that lets the billing service do all the work and requires a minimal amount of time to maintain. The goal of the system is to keep the billing service on its toes by routinely requesting the status of random claims. Eventually you will become a very polite, but squeaky wheel, and will get the attention you deserve.
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Podcast: Lean Healthcare in the Medical Practice
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Donna Weinstock of Office Management Solution discusses, in this 20-minute interview, the popularity of lean healthcare, provides detail on the "7 wastes" and describes the criteria for determining if a process or system in a medical practice needs to be streamlined. What can medical practices learn from TPS - Toyota Production Systems? Donna Weinstock will tell you...and she will also describe steps on how a medical practice can become a "Lean" provider.<br /><br />Donna Weinstock, <a href="http://www.officemanagementsolution.com">www.officemanagementsolution.com</a>
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The Importance of Follow-Up: Why Is It My Responsibility?
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By Veronica McGrath, M.S. Like poor communication, poor office management can create ill-will among patients and can actually contribute to negligence itself. It is imperative that every office have a system for tracking test results and referrals to ensure that patients do not "fall though the cracks". There are several types of effective tracking systems. But, the key to a good follow-up system is to use the system.
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