Archive for the ‘Operations; Scheduling’ Category
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Claim denials interrupt practice cash flow, take up valuable staff time and cause frustration for patients. Because this is such a common problem in practices, we reached out to an expert, Sarah J. Holt, PhD, FACMPE, to find out how to reduce claim denials.
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Friday, May 4th, 2012
With more third party payers moving toward reimbursement based on clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, practices are looking for ways to measure those indicators. If you have not conducted a patient satisfaction survey in your office within the last few years, get ahead of the information curve by doing one ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
Are you a practice administrator or department manager who is overwhelmed with work? Is your to-do list so long that you don’t even know where to begin? Do you feel like no matter how many hours you work each week that you’re always behind? Are important projects falling by the ...
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
This year, federal and state income taxes are due on April 17, but two extra days beyond the usual April 15 deadline probably won’t make much difference if you haven’t started getting organized by now. Every year, millions of people (and businesses) wait until the eleventh hour
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
When we hear patient complaints about long wait times to see their doctors, and we usually envision them sitting in the reception area, thumbing through magazines, repeatedly checking their watches, and looking hopefully toward the door to the back office area each time it opens hoping that it might be ...
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Each month, you either pay rent or make a lease or mortgage payment for your office space, no matter how many patients you see during that month. Hefty malpractice insurance premiums must be paid whether you see 15 patients a day or 20. And while you can modify your staffing ...
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