Your Staff Can Increase Your Practice Profitability
A primary reason for hiring staff is to increase the ability of the practice to deliver more services more efficiently. The staff’s role is to make the job of the doctor easier. The most successful practice teams are the most effective at delegating all services...
Four Reasons to Have a Billing & Coding Policy Manual
Share this page: Question: Dr. Kotlar, “I just had a patient ask for a refund because he was not getting the results he was expecting. Do I have to return the money and how can I prevent this issue in the future?” Answer: I’m assuming you did not guarantee the patient...
Employee Termination: Protecting Your Practice
Share this page: Terminating an employee is never a comfortable or easy task. When done, it must be free and clear of legal complications. Even firing an incompetent employee can be a risky endeavor. Do it for the wrong reason or in the wrong way and you may have to...
CMS Finalizes Quality Payment Program Rule for Year 2018
Share this page: On November 2nd, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule with comment for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (calendar year 2018), as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015...
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Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $15,024? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $15,024 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.