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Amanda Waesch, Esq., is a healthcare Attorney at Brennan, Manna & Diamond. Her practice focuses on healthcare, employment law and healthcare litigation across the country. She advises healthcare providers including practices and hospitals on reviewing and litigating employment agreements; non-compete agreements and severance agreements. Her work has benefited physicians and administrators in drafting and reviewing employer handbooks, as well as management and training issues.
Training Sessions by Amanda Waesch
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Collecting money from patients is essential to keeping your practice in the black, but not every medical billing and collection strategy is beneficial - in fact, some can get you into big trouble. The reality is that many practices are handling patient collections all wrong from a compliance standpoint. Waiving the wrong copay, offering discounts to the wrong patients, and […]
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Unfortunately, you are in a no-win situation. Failing to collect copays and deductibles can get you into just as much trouble as collecting them incorrectly. How much should you collect? Can you discount? What about professional courtesy visits? Can copays be waived? How does balanced billing fit in? Can you offer prompt payment reductions? Does waiving copay violate the Anti-Kickback […]
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Even simple medical records documentation errors — like forgetting to include a provider’s signature — can render an entire patient encounter unbillable and set you up for a costly and stressful audit. Medical Records Documentation Specifications Medical records documentation requirements go far beyond recording a patient’s medical history, diagnosis, and the services you performed. Like it or not, payers use […]
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In 2024, your practice is expected to comply with the OIG’s healthcare compliance program rules recently released on November 6, which is good and bad for your practice. Good, because you no longer need to guess how to comply with OIG healthcare compliance program requirements. Instead, it's all spelled out in their 91-page guide. It’s bad because the rules are […]
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