Practice Mgmt

Practice Mgmt

Chronic pain management

G3002: Make the Chronic Pain Management Codes Work for You

Medical practices have become accustomed to hearing about cuts to Medicare pay every year, so it’s always good news when Medicare begins covering a new service. Such is the case this year, now that CMS has introduced two new Medicare-specific codes covering chronic pain management. Before you can start collecting for the newly-released chronic pain […]
Published Date: January 3, 2023
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LEP patient

5 Tips to Create an Effective Translation Program for LEP Patients

Communication is one of the most critical elements of good patient care, and without it, your providers won’t know the patient’s history, current complaint, or even their name. That’s one reason the government requires practices to offer free written and verbal translation services to limited-English proficiency (LEP) patients. If you don’t have a plan in […]
Published Date: December 29, 2022
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Time management skills

5 Ways Prioritizing Can Help Free up Time and Bring in Money

When it comes to running a medical practice, time really is money—and it always seems like there isn’t enough time in the day to do everything you need so you can keep that money flowing in the door. Freeing up time in your day can help you perform more revenue-generating responsibilities like analyzing your accounts […]
Published Date: November 29, 2022
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Employee retention

7 Ways to Retain Your Best Medical Practice Team Members

When it comes to working hard to retain great staff members, medical practices are no different from other workplaces. You want to keep your best team members happy and satisfied so they stay with you for the long term. After all, hiring is time-consuming and expensive, and patients don’t take well to seeing new faces […]
Published Date: November 17, 2022
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patient abandonment lawsuit

Four Instances When You Should Never Terminate a Patient

Every practice experiences situations from time to time when they must terminate the physician-patient relationship. However, you can’t cut ties with even the most difficult patients until you first evaluate your legal obligations. In some cases, termination of the relationship is not a possibility due to medical credentialing or legal guidelines that require the provider […]
Published Date: October 21, 2022
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No show patients

5 Strategies Help Reduce Medical Practice Patient No-Shows

No show patients have an annual industry impact estimated at $150 billion, and cost your practice about $200 per unused timeslot. In fact, some experts say practices lose an average of 14 percent of their potential earnings each year due to missed patient visits. Not only that, but no-shows mean that patients don’t get much-needed […]
Published Date: October 11, 2022
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revenue cycle

Build the Ideal Revenue Cycle Team With This Quick Primer

The best way to ensure that you bring maximum revenue into your practice is to involve several key team members in the revenue cycle process so you can master every step along the way. And once you identify the participants, you’ll need to train them properly to keep the entire team running at maximum potential. […]
Published Date: October 3, 2022
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2023 CPT

CPT 2023: New E/M Code 99418 Among Big Jan. 1 Changes

The end of the year is approaching, and for coders, that always means getting to know a whole new set of procedure codes that take effect January 1. The 2023 CPT code set debuted last week, and includes 393 changes, with most of them (225) consisting of new codes. You’ll also find 75 deletions and […]
Published Date: September 20, 2022
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Advance beneficiary notice

Keep These ABN Formatting Tips in Mind to Stay Compliant

To keep reimbursement flowing into your practice, you must understand how to complete an Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) of Non-Coverage. But having a high success rate with your ABNs goes beyond filling out the fields correctly. You must also use the right paper size, font, and ink color, or you may end up having to […]
Published Date: September 7, 2022
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active shooter

Strategize an Exit Plan if An Active Shooter Enters Your Practice

Your front desk team is likely to encounter angry patients from time to time, but when patients get violent, things can take a very stressful — and dangerous — turn. In some cases, that may mean your front desk team is confronted by someone with a weapon. Unfortunately, active shooter incidents have occurred at several […]
Published Date: September 1, 2022
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