Physician Practice Management Tips
Our goal is not just to handle our practices’ medical billing and coding but to help them succeed. Below we’ve compiled some physician practice management tips to assist you in improving your practice.
RBRVS Physician Fee Schedules
The new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) price fee schedules have been released. Click on the links below for the Physician Fee Schedule, CLIA Laboratory Fee Schedule, and the HCPCS Drug Fee Schedule.
- Physician Fee Schedule
- CLIA Laboratory Fee Schedule
- HCPCS-Drug Fee Schedule
- Medicare 2014 Fee Schedules
Recent Developments in Physician Billing
- Compensation Rates Across Multiple Specialties
- Strategies for Getting Paid Appropriately in Family Practice
- Value Based Reimbursement System for Internal Medicine in the Affordable Care Act
Resources
Stay up-to-date on the latest news impacting healthcare practice administrators and physicians.
Industry Associations
Medical Group Management Association
http://www.mgma.com/
American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Colorado Healthcare Strategy & Management
http://www.chsm.org
Colorado Rural Health Center
http://www.coruralhealth.org
Health Leaders Media
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/
AMA President’s Blog: On the Road with Dr. Wilson
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/ama-president-blog.shtml
Meaningful Use
To learn more about EMR Meaningful Use criteria, visit one of the websites below.
Meaningful Use
http://www.meaningfuluse.org
The Official Web Site for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/
Download the Electronic Health Records at a Glance here
EHR Incentive Program – How to Attain Meaningful Use
Resources of Practice Administrators
American Academy of Healthcare Executives
http://www.ache.org/
Healthcare Medical Billing Association
http://www.hbma.org/
Tools and Tips
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Some key features Medscape offers:
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- More than 125 medical journals and textbooks
- A total of 1.25 hours of continuing medical education (CME) credit can be earned for any Medscape user registered as a doctor or health care professional.
Medscape accounts are free, and users do not have to be health care professionals to register for them. To register for Medscape go to this link: https://profreg.medscape.com/px/registration.do