Archive for August, 2010
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Reimbursement for medical services isn’t exactly on the rise (indeed, quite the contrary in some specialties), which makes it all the more important to watch expenses carefully. Keep in mind that every little bit of saving helps, and consider these five ideas for lowering your overhead.
1. Consider volume purchasing. ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
by Lori Becks, RHIA
There are approximately 129 new valid diagnosis codes that will become effective on October 1, 2010. Many of these new additions are found in Chapter 14 among the codes for congenital anomalies of female genital organs, in Chapter 16 under symptoms involving the respiratory and digestive ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
How to stop loose lips and protect patient privacy, care, and trust
By Wendy J. Meyeroff
“I was sitting in a dentist’s office when suddenly a patient storms out of an exam room and confronts the dentist in the hallway,” says Kristin Baird a practice consultant ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
By Sara Michael
One patient at MacArthur OB/GYN had a question about moving her ovulation. Others spoke freely about their experiences with an endometrial ablation procedure. Most just wanted to say “thanks” to the physicians and show off pictures of their newborns.
These medical questions and concerns — as well ...
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
An eight-hour work day is 480 minutes long. That sounds like a lot, but how often have you looked up from your desk or workstation, feeling as though you’ve accomplished about 10% of what you set out to do in a morning, only to find that it’s nearly time to ...
Posted in General, Operations; Scheduling | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
By Bill Dacey
Hospitalist admit billing
Q A patient presents at the emergency room with a hip fracture. The orthopedic surgeon is called and he states that he cannot be there for two hours, and he then asks the hospitalist to admit the patient. The hospitalist does so. Here’s my question: ...
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