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Publisher’s Closing Thoughts: Happy anniversary, Central Florida Health News!
APRIL MARKS the coming of spring, and with the new season, many of us think of where we’ve come from and where we are going. This time of year also
Getting ready to flip the switch on ICD-10
Healthcare Providers Prepare for Major Billing Code Change Medical providers are grappling with ideas and making plans for a major change to their bill coding system on October 1, when
Simple HIPAA check list (well, sort of)
Avoiding the ‘Deer in the Headlights Look’ When it Comes to Compliance Oftentimes, a client asks me why I can’t just make a “simple” HIPAA solution. That is what they
How physicians can prevent prescription drug abuse through education
Over six million Americans abuse prescription opioids, stimulants, or sedatives, and more men and women now die from prescription drug overdoses than die from all other drug or alcohol overdoses.
War on Medicare fraud intensifies
Recovering Funds, Preventing Fraudulent Activity, and Exercising Compliance The federal government has revved up its battle against Medicare fraud, recovering more than $14.9 billion during the last three years. Now
Avoiding the rabbit holes of retirement planning
Calling it Quits: Planning to Retire from Your Medical Career Physicians can put in 12+-hour days, then be on-call during the weekend. Vacations may be punctuated by interruptions to check
Modernizing patient records workflow
Moving your office from fax to encrypted email Physician’s offices are under increasing pressure to produce a more efficient, compliant, and secure workflow to handle all aspects of patient communications.
Investigating how to thwart medical ID crimes
What Medical Offices Can Do to Protect Patients and Staff Identity theft. When our credit card is lost or stolen, we usually can count on our credit company as
Legal risks of going paperless
Electronic medical records are meant to save time and money, but they also can create liability issues for doctors. Reprinted with permission from American Medical News. Copyright © 2012
Breaking the mold of medical advertising
When asking, “What’s the standard of medical advertising?” That’s a simple question to answer: new medical staff, the latest equipment, or latest ratings from U.S. News and World Report are
