2012 Archives - DoctorsManagement

Dec 27 2012

Let’s talk marketing…

By First 2012, Customer Service & Marketing, Practice Management Tips

Let's talk marketing... There is no single way to gain hundreds of new patients. There are, however, hundreds of ways to gain one new patient. That means your marketing efforts should be diversified. What does it mean to diversify your marketing efforts? Communicating your practice's unique value proposition - which is the offer that describes...

Dec 20 2012

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Medical Practice Management – Safe Coding for Prolonged Physician Services Visits

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Videos

Medical Practice Management - Safe Coding for Prolonged Physician Services Visits Because the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) monitors prolonged physician services very closely for fraud and abuse, they are often under-coded out of fear or confusion. Conversely, if your in-house coder(s) or your billing company are not billing them properly, then your practice...

Dec 20 2012

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Medical Practice Management – Coding Tips for Smoking Cessation

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Videos

Medical Practice Management - Human Resources Did you know that to "quit smoking" is one of the top five New Year's resolutions? The real question is, however, are you billing for this service? Chances are you already encourage your patients to stop smoking, and for good reason! With the New Year upon us, it is...

Dec 20 2012

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Motivate Your Team – 5 Tips to Express Appreciation

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Practice Operations

Motivate Your Team - 5 Tips to Express Appreciation It is a fact of life that everyone wants to be appreciated. This is true of physicians, practice managers, and employees alike. We never outgrow this need and even if it looks like we are independent, self-sufficient, and on top of the world - the fact...

Dec 13 2012

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Form I-9 set to expire August 31, 2012 Checkbox image

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Practice Operations

Form I-9 set to expire August 31, 2012 Checkbox image This week we bring you a news brief from our HR Services department. The current Employment Eligibility Verification Form, commonly referred to as Form I-9, expires August 31, 2012. Once it expires, what should employers do? All U.S. employers are required to complete and retain...

Dec 12 2012

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Medical Practice Management – Strategies to Diversify Your Marketing Efforts

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Videos

Medical Practice Management - Strategies to Diversify Your Marketing Efforts What does it mean to diversify your marketing efforts? Communicating your medical practice's unique value proposition - which is the offer that describes the quantifiable benefit(s) that your patients will receive - helps to "brand" your practice. This means that you are communicating in plain...

Dec 06 2012

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The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hiring Caduceus Silver

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Practice Operations

The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hiring Caduceus Silver It is almost a certainty that demand for healthcare professionals will increase dramatically with passage of the Affordable Care Act. Not only will the legislation create jobs, the law may change the career paths of many experienced and aspiring health professionals as the system moves toward...

Nov 29 2012

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So you want to add testing for drugs of abuse

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Regulatory Compliance

So you want to add testing for drugs of abuse Where do you start? Lab - Microscope and Beakers We often recommend to clients that they start their new drug testing program with a waived drug screen. Why? Because these are easy to administer, and you get the preliminary answers immediately. Plus, you only need...

Nov 22 2012

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Question everything…especially when it comes to claims!

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Regulatory Compliance

Question everything...especially when it comes to claims! 43% of RAC appeals win according to CMS RAC appeals update* It pays to appeal claims -- at least that's what 43% of hospitals and other providers learned in 2011. Of the 56,620 claims that were appealed, 43.4% received a ruling in favor of the provider. While automated...

Nov 15 2012

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Form I-9s – How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes

By First 2012, Practice Management Tips, Practice Operations

Form I-9s - How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are not what they used to be. There was a time when ICE investigators surrounded buildings, kicked in doors and herded workers into interrogations and, ultimately, onto buses and planes for deportation. Now the approach is towards increased paper...

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Let’s talk marketing…

Medical Practice Management – Safe Coding for Prolonged Physician Services Visits

Medical Practice Management – Coding Tips for Smoking Cessation

Motivate Your Team – 5 Tips to Express Appreciation

Form I-9 set to expire August 31, 2012 Checkbox image

Medical Practice Management – Strategies to Diversify Your Marketing Efforts

The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hiring Caduceus Silver

So you want to add testing for drugs of abuse

Question everything…especially when it comes to claims!

Form I-9s – How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes

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