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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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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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HIPAA and telehealth rules have changed, and if you aren’t up to date, you could face significant fines. You are required to comply with the modified HIPAA and telehealth rules that tighten regulations regarding the audio-only virtual visits you provide — right down to the type of allowable phone line. These modified HIPAA and telehealth rules replace several of the […]
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Seeing more patients each day is NOT the only way for you to offset declining payer reimbursements. Instead, you can compliantly charge patients extra for some of the services you currently provide for free (like prescription refills). However, before you start charging patients for the additional time and effort it takes your practice to refill prescriptions, you must have a […]
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You can bring in significant additional income by charging for cash-only services - as long as you know the patient billing rules. In many cases, you provide these services for free, when you could actually charge for them. Fortunately, help is available to walk you through patient billing rules so you can get paid for these services without worrying about patient complaints, […]
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