Part B News | Physician Practice Perspectives

10/01/2004

Whether your practice is searching for the right system or struggling with partial implementation, use the following six steps outlined by Stephanie Collins, CPC, CMC, healthcare consultant with Gates Moore & Company in Atlanta, to avoid electronic medical record (EMR) missteps.

Rule clears up confusion on professional courtesy

10/01/2004

You may be entitled to professional courtesy discounts. According to an interim rule from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) effective July 24, hospital and practice employees other than physicians can receive discounts. The rule also identifies proper ways to offer professional courtesy.

Prospective perspective v. retro flow

10/01/2004

A successful chart review demands thoughtful consideration of your practice's auditing needs, says Jennie L. Campbell, CPC, CCS-P, senior manager with Pershing Yoakley & Associates in Knoxville, TN. Here she answers several questions about chart review to help your practice build and implement an appropriate plan.

Code properly if a mother-to-be leaves you for another doc

10/01/2004

When and how to report office visits when a patient ultimately does not deliver her baby with your practice calls for different coding protocol than a complete delivery. According to official coding guidelines, the code for a routine delivery is 59400, routine obstetric care including ante-partum care, vaginal delivery.

Payback pandemonium: Don't let refunds ruin your day

10/01/2004

To refund or not to refund? That was the question during a recent Software User Group meeting I attended, along with accounts receivable representatives from large and small, single and multi-specialty practices from a three-state triangle in the Mid-Atlantic. The purpose? To discuss the various problems physician practices face today.

Safeguard your collectibles with luxury insurance

10/01/2004

If you currently protect your valuables with multiple insurance riders attached to your homeowner's policy, luxury insurance is probably a wise investment.

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