Employee Salary vs. Exempt
Here is an excellent article provided to through our partnership with the payroll service we use (ADP). You do not want to make a decision that will wind up with you in a lawsuit requiring you to pay...
View ArticleEssential Elements to Correctly Billing with Q6 & Q5 Modifier
This is something that many practices have inquired about or been concerned about so we will lay out a few critical details to help you understand how, why, and when you can bill for a locum. 1. Is...
View ArticleHow Your Practice Can Prepare for Medicare RAC Auditors
There are only three scenarios in which a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor can utilize an automated review to determine if a claim paid to your practice was an overpayment. If you know what these...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Outsourcing for Hospital Credentialing
Hospital credentialing standards are the tightest and most detailed of medical provider credentialing standards. Credentialing verification organizations can remove the burden of meeting those...
View ArticleCan a Doctor bill under another Doctor? (Incident-To)
Wow, this question must come up at least 3 times a week in conversations about expediting the credentialing/enrollment process. Here is an artcle that we wrote covering this topic. It is possible,...
View ArticleMarketing Strategies and Good Business for Physicians
Marketing Strategies & Good Business Practice for Physicians (Part 1 of 2) By: Andrew Eriksen Published in Medical Exchange In the turbulent healthcare climate we currently live in, it is more...
View ArticleMarketing Strategies Part 2
Marketing Strategies & Good Business for Physicians BY: Andrew Eriksen Part 2 of 2 Published in Medical Exchange In the first part of this series, we discussed patient loyalty and how vital this is...
View ArticleMalpractice Insurance Quotes-Compare and Save
We are happy to announce a new service to assist our providers in saving money on their professional liability insurance. We have partnered with numerous firms across the country to help ensure you...
View ArticleOlive Branch Testimonial
To whom it may concern: My name is Polly DeVore. I am the Director of Olive Branch Family Health, Inc. We are a privately owned healthcare clinic. We opened in October 2010. I researched many...
View ArticleAnother Insurance Network Closes
As you know, there has been a lot of shifting in payers around the country because of the recent healthcare legislation. We received notice from PPO USA Network that they will be terminating...
View ArticleNew Florida Medicaid Fee Schedule 2013
Florida, as part of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) has increased their primary care fee schedule to reflect that of the current Medicare fee schedule. Here are spreadsheets with 2013 fee...
View ArticleInteresting scenario with Medicare Enrollment that shows how little they care...
We would like to share an interesting and eye opening situation we had recently with a Medicare administrator. This issue came up while processing some revalidation applications for a client’s group....
View ArticleMedicare Fee Schedule Search Tutorial
Understanding current and historical payment data from Medicare is essential to understanding how you are paid by both Medicare and the commercial payers. In addition to Medicare, most commercial...
View ArticleInsurance Contract Evaluation
Here is a video overview of how we go about evaluating proposed rates as part of our renegotiation service. In addition to the rates, we also pay close attention to the terms and conditions of the...
View ArticleUsing the Medicare Fee Schedule Search Tool
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View ArticleStress and Owning a Medical Practice – Why you shouldn’t sell to the hospital
In this New York Times article (http://nyti.ms/13n23NR) the writer provides provides some interesting points about CEO stress vs “learned helplessness” which is characterized by a lack of control...
View ArticleFree Medicine is Not the Answer to Sustainable Change
The New York Times recently featured an article titled “When a Co-Pay Gets in the Way of Health,” in which the author brings up the age old debate of how can we best provide affordable health care to...
View ArticleColorado Unveils Health Insurance Exchange Rates
For the estimated 716,000+ residents of Colorado who still haven’t got health insurance coverage, the state’s Division of Insurance recently released rates of various health plans that comply with the...
View ArticleRisks of Supervising Physician Assistants
We had the opportunity to speak with a large urgent care group in Florida and something interesting came up during our conversation. The group has been using the same billing company since they...
View ArticleUnitedHealth terminates doctors from Medicare Advantage networks
In a letter dated October 2, 2013, the nation’s largest healthcare company informed its doctors in some states — mostly those on the Medicare Advantage network — that they would be terminated. The news...
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