It is that time of year again—time to start budgeting for 2016. Do you have a plan in place that will set your business up for success or are you worried about what another year will do to your bottom line? With rent generally increasing each year along with total overhead costs, some businesses are […]
Initial reports are that ICD-10 has come into full effect this October without much of a storm…that is for big hospitals and practices. With 69,000 codes and changes in structure, the ICD-10 updates are sure to cause some disruptions. Top 4 questions being asked by practice managers related to ICD-10: How do we use the placeholder X? How to […]
If you have applied for a Meaningful Use grant in the past this is a crucial read. When applying for your grant, you were asked to provide a contact email address for any communication between your business and Medicare. As you may be aware, there are random audits currently being conducted on practices who have received grant […]
Before we start, the most important thing to know is what is telemedicine? According to the American Telemedicine Association, “telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status”. This communication method is helpful when it comes to treating patients who aren’t […]
You run a successful, five-physician medical practice with a solid financial base and a relatively small number of mostly happy employees. Congratulations. You are one of computer hackers’ favorite targets. As recently as 2013, smaller businesses and organizations represented 62 percent of all data breaches, according to that year’s Verizon Communications Annual Data Breach Investigations […]
