Get paid in full more often by accepting credit cards and encouraging patients to use them, experts say. The main reasons for not accepting credit cards are the transaction fees, or when your records show most of your patients pay with cash or checks.

Although there’s nothing wrong with traveling to a beautiful resort and fitting in a round of golf while receiving CME credits, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) wants CME providers to demonstrate that physicians are learning something and perhaps even improving their practices as a result.

Almost one out of every five practices doesn't take credit cards (PBN 7/6/09). "The reason we decided not to do it ... is because most of our patients are elderly and don't use credit cards," says Desiree Baylin, practice manager at Associates in Adult Medicine, an internal medicine practice in York, Pa.

The Costs to Physician Practices of Interactions with Health Insurance Plans found that total staff interaction time systemwide converted to dollars equals $21–$31 billion annually—an average of more than $68,000 per physician per year.

Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) have come a long way. Since August, every RAC has released targets (PBN 8/10/09). Diversified Collection Services (DCS) - the RAC for Region A - became the last RAC to release target issues on Sept 21.

All adults have learning styles that best suit them. Adults often have a preference for one style over another, but these preferences may vary depending on the situation and how learning objectives are to be achieved.

Your practice could see lowered prices on everything from medical equipment and practice management software to drugs and basic supplies by joining a health care group purchasing organization (GPO).

Use these five strategies to see if a group purchasing organization (GPO) is worth it for your practice and, if so, how to get the best deal on a membership (see story).

The reasons for resubmitting a denied claim vary by specialty, but here's four common events that lead to resubmitting.

The AMA announced it has developed new CPT codes for administering the H1N1 influenza vaccine to your patients. But don't start using these codes for swine flu shots. CMS currently pays only for its two G-codes for swine flu related services.