Posted on June 30, 2009 by Editors
Spider Webbing Technology May Trip-Up Miscreant Doctors By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA CMP™ www.HealthcareFinancials.com Under the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA), the U. S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) have operated an “Incentive Program for Fraud and Abuse Information.” In this program, HHS pays $100 – $1,000 to Medicare recipients who [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Career Development, Ethics, Health Insurance, iMBA, Inc., Information Technology, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: CMS, david marcinko, DRA, Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, false claims act, fragmented billing, Glen A. Fine, healthcare abuse, healthcare fraud, HIPAA, HSS, Incentive Program for Fraud and Abuse Information, Medicaid Integrity Program, medical claims mining, medicare, medicare cliams mining, spider webbing, unbundled medical billing, unbundling, www.healthcarefinancials.com | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 29, 2009 by Editors
Understanding Liability and Stewardship Issues By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ By Dr. Gary L. Bode; MSA, CPA, CMP™ www.HealthcareFinancials.com All hospitals, clinics, healthcare entities and doctors are aware that accounts receivable (ARs) represent money that is owed to them, usually by a patient, insurance company, health maintenance organization (HMO), Medicare, Medicaid, or other [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Accounting, Book Reviews, Career Development, Healthcare Finance, Practice Management, Recommended Books, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: accounts receivable, AR factoring, ARs, asset creditors, bad debt expenses, cash equivalents, david marcinko, EEOC, HMO, MCO, medical billing, medical collections, medical invoicing, OCR, OSHA, pro-bono medical care, www.healthcarefinancials.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 28, 2009 by Editors
On Hospital Community Benefit Laws By Staff Reporters According to an Internal Revenue Service survey of nearly 500 not-for-profit hospitals in May 2006, only nine percent of total revenues were dedicated to community charity care. The report warned charity [Samaritan] and not-for-profit healthcare entities that attempts to set a percentage threshold for determining tax-exempt compliance [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Editors
A Primer for Physicians and Medical Executives By Richard J. Mata; MD, MS, CMP™ [Hon] According to the “Dictionary of Heath Information and Technology”, “An intranet is a private network that uses Internet Protocols, network connectivity, and possibly the public telecommunication system to securely share part of an organization’s information or operations with its employees”. [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by Editors
Interview Information also Important By Dr. David E. Marcinko and Staff Reporters www.healthcareFinancials.com According to Robert James Cimasi MHA, ASA, AVA, CMP™ of Health Capital Consultants, LLC, in St. Louis, MO, the following types of information specific to medical practices should be gathered by the financial executive, financial advisor or healthcare consultant when performing a practice [...]
Filed under: Career Development, CMP Program, Health Economics, Healthcare Finance, Managed Care, Practice Management, Practice Worth, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: certified medical planner, CMP, financial advisor, financial consultant, healthcare consultant, medical consultant, medical management, medical onsite visit, medical practice appraisal, medical practice management, medical practice valuation, Robert Cimasi, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 24, 2009 by Editors
Understanding the Litigation Process By Dr. Jay S. Grife; Esq, MA There are two types of trials, trial by jury and trial by judge. It is the task of the judge to determine the law, while the jury determines the facts. In a trial by judge—called a “bench” trial—the judge determines both the law and [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2009 by Editors
Fundamentals of Physician Investing By Daniel B. Moisand CFP®, and ME-P staff It used to be that the only way to get investments and investment information was through paying commissions to a traditional broker. Then in the 70’s (specifically, May, 1975) the brokerage industry went through significant deregulation allowing for the discounting of commissions. Charles [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by Editors
Forewarned is Forearmed By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ By Dr. Gary L. Bode; MSA, CPA, CMP™ www.HealthcareFinancials.com All hospitals, medical clinics, healthcare entities, and doctors are aware that accounts receivable (ARs) represent money that is owed to them, usually by a patient, insurance company, health maintenance organization (HMO), Medicare, Medicaid, or other third [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Accounting, Glossary Terms, Healthcare Finance, iMBA, Inc., Practice Management, Recommended Books, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: Accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, APR, APs, ARs, co-payments, david marcinko, Gary Bode, healthcare accounting, HMO, MCO, medical accounting, medical billing, medical invoices, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com, www.healthcarefinancials.com, www.healthdictionaryseries.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Editors
Stressors Affecting all Stakeholders By Robert James Cimsai; MHA, AVA, ASA, CMP™ www.HealthcareFinancials.com The changes in reimbursement for Medicare services through the introduction of prospective payment systems and physician reimbursement cuts for professional services, as well as the increased focus on patient quality and transparency initiatives and health 2.0 collaboration have forced healthcare providers to [...]
Filed under: Career Development, Healh Law & Policy, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Practice Management, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: health 2.0, health 2.0 collaboration, healthcare competition, HMO, IPA, Managed Care, MC, medicare, next generation healthcare, participatory medicine, PPO, PPS, prospective payment system, Robert Cimasi, www.healthcarefinancials.com | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 20, 2009 by Editors
Our Newest ME-P Thought-Leader By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CMP™ [Managing Editor] Parin Kothari is a seasoned management consultant with focus on strategy and operations. He earned his MBA from Syracuse University in New York and has eight years experience spanning various industries from automobiles & advertising to healthcare management & financial services. Infamous Banking and Financial Services Industry [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2009 by Editors
Programming a Powerful eMR – or – Jumping the Shark? By Ann Miller; RN, MHA Recently we communicated with Al Borges MD, founder of the Office eMR Project. He is quite an innovative guy. His passion - eMRs for the physician masses - through an infra-structure already largely in place? The Problem: You want to use a [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by Editors
Understanding the Malpractice Trial Process By Dr. Jay S. Grife; Esq, MA In all civil trials, the plaintiff, as the accuser, has the burden of proving his case. Much like a criminal defendant, a civil defendant has no burden and is presumed “innocent” of any claim by the plaintiff. As a result, if the plaintiff [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by Editors
United Auto Workers Retirees Lose Benefits By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS It’s no longer just the recent rash of bad PR on the Internet that has some Delta Dental employees worried about losing their jobs. Okemos, Michigan, home to Delta Dental of Michigan is downstream from GM. If Delta employees are laid off because [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Career Development, Events-Planner, Health Insurance, Interviews, Managed Care, Marketing & Advertising, Media Mentions and PR, Practice Management, Research & Development, Sponsors | Tagged: Ari Adler, book tour, Darrell Pruitt, david marcinko, Delta Dental Michigan, dental insurance, Ed Brayton, General Motors, GM, GM bankruptcy, healthcare benefits, Lansing, Michigan Messenger, Okemos, Tim Daman, UAW, United Auto Workers | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 16, 2009 by Editors
Understanding Rationale and Formulae By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ By Dr. Gary L. Bode; CPA, MSA, CMP™ www.HealthcareFinancials.com Medical practices, clinics and hospitals generate a patient account or an account receivable (AR) at the same time as they send the patient a bill or the insurance company a claim. ARs are treated as [...]
Filed under: Accounting, Book Reviews, Financial Planning, Healthcare Finance, Practice Management, Recommended Books, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: accounts payable, accounts receivable, AR aging schedule, ARs, bad debt, bad debt expenses, balance shet, cash equivalents, current assets, current ratio, david marcinko, Gary Bode, income statement, medical billing, medical collections, turnover ratio, www.healthcarefinancials.com, www.healthdictionaryseries.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 15, 2009 by Editors
Physicians Must Appreciate the Differences By Daniel B. Moisand; CFP® and the ME-P Staff Here are a few questions for all physician-investors to consider in 2009: 1. True or False? The key to investment success is to pay as little for a trade as possible. 2. True or False? The higher the number of trades [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2009 by Editors
Customizable Medical Practice Valuation Example Staff Reporters The undersigned acknowledges that Hamilton Family Clinic (HFC) has furnished to the undersigned potential Investor (“Investor”) certain proprietary data (“Confidential Information”) relating to the business affairs and operations of Hamilton Family Clinic (HFC) for study and evaluation by Investor for possibly investing in Hamilton Family Clinic (HFC). It [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2009 by Editors
Our Newest “Thought-Leader” By Ann Miller; RN, MHA The Medical Executive-Post is proud to introduce Richard Berning MD as our newest thought-leader for medical practice management modernity. About Dr. Berning Dr. Richard A. Berning attended the University of Cincinnati – College of Medicine. He is a pediatric cardiologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics who [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2009 by Editors
The Dice Purchase By Scot Melland I am pleased to announce that Dice Holdings now owns AllHealthcareJobs.com. A Medical Career Web Site AllHealthcareJobs.com is a leading online career site dedicated to matching healthcare professionals with the best career opportunities in their profession. Known for its unique search engine, AllHealthcareJobs.com allows hiring managers and recruiters [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by Editors
Protected Health Information and HIPAA By Richard J. Mata; MD, MIS, CMP™ [Hon] www.HealthcareFinancials.com One important concept of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] is the “minimum necessary” rule, which states the minimum use of Protected Health Information [PHI] to identify a person, such as a social security number, home address, or phone [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by Editors
Journal of Financial Management Strategies ** Beginning in August 2009, we are pleased to inform you of two new milestones reached by Healthcare Organizations [e-Journal of Financial Management Strategies]. First, we have achieved journal status with our periodical publication. From a nomenclature perspective, we will no longer be known as a guide, but more rightly as the [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by Editors
Basic HIT Nomenclature and HIPAA By Richard J. Mata; MD, MIS, CMP™ [Hon] www.HealthcareFinancials.com For the Health Information Technology [HIT] department of a hospital, clinic or medical practice and its coders, the following medical vocabularies are mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA]. Diseases For diseases: the 9th or 10th International Classification [...]
Filed under: Career Development, Funding Basics, Glossary Terms, Health Insurance, iMBA, Inc., Information Technology, Practice Management, Quality Initiatives, Research & Development | Tagged: ADA, AMA, CDC, CDT, Centers for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics, CMS, CPT, current dental terminology, current procedural terminology, david marcinko, HCPCS, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, HIPAA, hope hetico, ICD-10, ICD-9, international classification of diseases, IT, MAC, medicare, National Drug Code, National Provider Identifier, NPI, Richard Mata, WHO | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by Editors
Understanding the Liquidity Crunch -with- Publisher’s Interview By Calvin W. Weise; MBA, CMA, CPA www.HealthcareFinancials.com Hospital are struggling in the current financial crisis, and like most of us, liquidity is scarce. In general, hospitals have three sources of capital: equity from earnings, equity from donations, and long-term debt. Equity from Earnings Earnings generate cash, [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2009 by Editors
The “Art of the Deal” for Buyers and Sellers By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ Publisher-in-Chief Are you considering selling your practice — or merging it with another? Thinking of buying? If you are, you’re hardly alone. Despite the decline of the big physician practice management companies [PPMCs] of the 1990s, the merger-and-acquisition market [...]
Filed under: iMBA, Inc., Practice Management, Practice Worth, Recommended Books, Sponsors | Tagged: appraisal, Business of Medical Practice, buy-sell, david marcinko, Humana, Humana's YourPractice, medical practice value, physician's practice, PPMC, practice valuation, Practice Worth, www.healthdictionaryseries.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 9, 2009 by Editors
Health Care Should be the Leader in MicroSharing – Why isn’t It? By Staff Reporters http://www.springerpub.com/Search/marcinko According to by Phil Baumann, RN BSN; @ www.PhilBaumann.com “Twitter may either be the greatest time wasting prank ever played on the internet community – or- it may be the best thing since sliced bread. It’s easy to make [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by Editors
Update 2009 [Initially Published on September 16, 2008] As a physician, how much do you need in your retirement kitty to finance your golden years? It was a vexing question when this article was first written by Physician’s Money Digest’s Editor-in-Chief, Gregory J. Kelly, and is an even more vexing dilemma in 2009. It is [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by Editors
ADVERTISEMENT Whither the Dictionary of Health Economics and Finance? A simple query that demands a cogent answer! Medical professionals are struggling to maintain adequate income levels. While some specialties are flourishing, others like primary care barely moved forward, not even incrementally keeping up with inflation. In the words of Atul Gawande, MD, a former surgical [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2009 by Editors
More on the NPI, the AAPC, Censorship and Quality Health Care By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS For those who have been following me recently on Twitter (Proots), you know that unlike me, John Hamm has not yet been kicked off of DrBicuspid, and is awaiting a response from Dr. David J. Pettigrew – a dental [...]
Filed under: Glossary Terms, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Information Technology, Op-Editorials, Practice Worth | Tagged: A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC), AAPC, ADA, AMA, American Academy of Professional Coders, BCBS New Jersey, BCBS New York, CMS, CMS Transmittal 1747 Change Request 6434, CMS-1490S, CPT codes, Darrell Pruitt, david marcinko, Dr. David J. Pettigrew, DrBicuspid, ICD-10, ICD-9, John Hamm, medical billers, medical coders, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, National Provider Identifier, NPI, NPI Number, Proots, Pub. 100-04 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 7, 2009 by Editors
Now a Group Publishing Platform By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive Director] www.HealthcareFinancials.com, the Medical Executive-Post, has acquired a reputation as one of the most respected independent and investigative voices in the healthcare industrial and financial complex, today. And, we have been called an unbiased educator and leader in the latest medical management and technology [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2009 by Editors
Special Report for all Medical Professionals By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA What: A Special Report Prepared upon the Request of “Podiatry Today” Who: Dr. David E Marcinko and Hope Rachel Hetico; MHA Topic: Essential Insights on Successful Budgeting Reporter: Jeffrey Hall [Editor "Podiatry Today" Magazine] Where: Internet Ether Although [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Book Reviews, Financial Planning, Glossary Terms, iMBA, Inc., Interviews, Recommended Books, Sponsors | Tagged: budgeting, david marcinko, Financial Planning, financial planning physicians, hope hetico, medical budgeting, podiatry today, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com, www.healthdictionaryseries.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 5, 2009 by Editors
Enhancing Transparency in Government using the Internet By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS I recently came across news that could possibly be the first tangible step in the inevitable demise of traditional lobbyist representation that we have known and endured all our lives. True to what the man promised in the fall of 2007, Barack H. [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Career Development, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Information Technology, Op-Editorials, Research & Development | Tagged: ADA, Allscripts, American Dental Association, “Update on Recovery Act Lobbying Rules: New Limits on Special Interest Influence”, CCHIT, DDPA, delta dental, EHRs, EMRs, Glen Tullman, HIMMS, HIT, Insurance & Financial Advisor, IT, Janis Oshensky, Jesse Lee, lobbyists, Norm Eisen, obama, OMB | 11 Comments »
Posted on June 4, 2009 by Editors
HIT From the Trenches By Hayward Zwerling; MD I was in the exam room talking to a patient, who I am treating for hyperthyroidism. The patient complained of profound fatigue, of several months duration. It was unclear if the problem was being addressed by the PCP. While talking to the patient, I reviewed all his [...]
Filed under: Information Technology, Practice Management | Tagged: CBC, ComChart, ComChart eMR, CPC, Dragon Naturally Speaking, EHRs, EMRs, hayward zwerling MD, health 2.0, PC, Skype, SMAC | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 4, 2009 by Editors
One-third of Physician Practices Not Accepting CCs By Staff Reporters The Physician Office Credit-Card Acceptance Survey, by SK&A Information Services, an Irvine, Califironia based provider of healthcare information solutions and research, suggests physician practices are limiting credit card [cc] payments because patients are being adversely affected by high interest rates, maxed out credit limits and [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by Editors
Embracing a New Competitive Practice Culture By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] There are more than 900,000 physicians in the United States. Yet, the brutal supply/demand/demographic calculus of the matter is that there are just too many aging patients chasing too few doctors. Compensation and reimbursement is plummeting as Uncle Sam becomes the [...]
Filed under: Career Development, Ethics, Glossary Terms, Healh Law & Policy, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, iMBA, Inc., Managed Care, Practice Management, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: Comparative Medical Effectiveness, competition, concierge medicine, CPAs, david marcinko, direct reimbursement, healthcare competition, outcomes research, physician economic credentialing | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 2, 2009 by Editors
Keeping Journalists Informed – and Connected. By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CMP™ Managing Editor Covering Health [CH] is a new internet blog maintained by the Association of Health Care Journalists [AHCJ]. It aims to keep journalists and those of us who report on non-clinical healthcare and health economics, finance. IT, business, administration and management issues informed about [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Doctors Only", Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Career Development, Experts Invited, Jobs & Employment:, Media Mentions and PR, Nominations Sought | Tagged: AHCJ, Association of Health Care Journalists, Covering Health, CoveringHealth, david marcinko, Health Economics, Health I.T., healthcare administration, Healthcare Finance, HealthJournalism.org, hope hetico, ME-P, medical executive post | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 2, 2009 by Editors
More on HIMMS and CCHIT By Darrell Pruitt; DDS Ann and ME-P Friends I want to share with you this article from Kaiser that just popped up. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=58548 The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), an organization founded by healthcare IT technology vendors and other stakeholders, is the parent organization of the Certification Commission [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Career Development, Ethics, Information Technology, Op-Editorials | Tagged: Allscripts, CCHIT, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, David Blumenthal, EHRs, EMRs, Glen Tullman, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, HIMMS, Kaiser, Mark Leavitt, National Coordinator for Health IT, Robert O' Harrow Jr | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 1, 2009 by Editors
President – Securebill, Inc What: An Interview and Special Report Exclusively Prepared for the ME-P Who: Mr. Jack Levy, CISSP [President – Securebill, Inc] Topic: Physician Selection of eHRs Reporter: Amaury Cifuentes; CFP® Where: Internet Ether Although skeptics of eHRs abound, President Barack H. Obama’s signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] of [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Career Development, Information Technology, Interviews, Practice Management | Tagged: Amaury Cifuentes, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, CISSP, EHRs, electronic medical records, EMRs, HITECH, Jack Levy, Medicaid, medicare, obama, Securebill | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 1, 2009 by Editors
ADVERTISEMENT Whither the “Dictionary of Health Information Technology and Security?” A simple query that demands a cogent answer! There is a myth that all stakeholders in the healthcare space understand the meaning of basic information technology jargon. In truth, the vernacular of contemporary medical information systems is unique, and often misused or misunderstood. It is [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2009 by Editors
ADVERTISEMENT Events-Planner: JUNE 2009 “Keeping track of important health economics and financial industry meetings, conferences and summits” Welcome to this issue of the Medical Executive-Post and our Events-Planner. It contains the latest information on conferences and relevant resources in healthcare finance, economics, research and development, business management, pharmaceuticas, IT and reimbursement! Watch for a new Events-Planner [...]
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