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Avoid pain drug trouble by spotting, counseling drug-seeking patients

06/29/2015

A “causing a death” charge involving oxycodone brought recently against a Philadelphia osteopath is a good reminder to watch for drug-seeking patients and to have definite protocols for providers to deal with those patients.

Partners, vendors hiding excluded status may put your practice in penalty danger

06/29/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Check the people you’re doing Medicare business with, whether they’re on the masthead or not, to avoid civil monetary penalties.

Be clear about NPPs’ roles during their job interviews to increase success

06/29/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Explain during a job interview with a non-physician practitioner (NPP) candidate what your practice expects in terms of performance and focus to get the most out of the hire.

Proposed prescription payment formula creates winners and losers

06/29/2015

by: Richard Scott

You’ll see a significant change in reimbursement for lower-priced drugs that you prescribe in the office should policy recommendations from Medicare’s official advisory commission come to light.

Supreme Court rules for government in King v. Burwell; major challenge to Obamacare averted

06/25/2015

by: Roy Edroso, Julia Kyles and Karen Long

Health care providers can go back to business as usual after the Supreme Court turned back a major challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Take note of the revision to incident-to definition, RVU changes in Q1 correction

06/22/2015

by: Julia Kyles

A little-noticed rule updated quality reporting charts, tweaked definitions and revised relative value units issued in the 2015 physician fee schedule. For example, you can’t perform the required face-to-face visit for transitional care and chronic care management services under the general supervision of a physician or a qualified non-physician practitioner.

7 simple ways to streamline patient scheduling, boost practice revenue

06/22/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Get strategic about your patient scheduling, using in-depth analysis, staff training and wait lists to reduce downtime and increase daily revenue.

5 questions to prepare you for filing a meaningful use hardship exception

06/22/2015

by: Richard Scott

Avoid a 2% pay cut to your Medicare claims in 2016 by successfully filing a hardship exception application — a reprieve currently open to providers facing reporting obstacles — and be sure to do so by the approaching deadline of July 1, 2015.

After big jumps, digoxin rollercoaster falls 82% in Q3 ASP drug pricing

06/22/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Prices in the latest quarterly average sales price (ASP) drug pricing files from CMS were generally up, with only a few really spectacular changes — including a breathtaking price drop on a popular heart drug that had been skyrocketing in recent years.

10 steps to reduce EHR errors that can lead to malpractice liability

06/22/2015

by: Marla Durben Hirsch

Electronic health record (EHR) errors and other problems can increase a practice’s malpractice exposure. Use these tips to reduce your risk.

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