Practice Management Top 20 
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Javette Orgain, M.D., M.P.H., Runs for AAFP Vice Speaker
The Illinois AFP announces the candidacy of Javette Orgain, M.D., M.P.H., of Chicago, for AAFP vice speaker. (Source: Inside AAFP)
Source: Inside AAFP - December 20, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
AAFP, Medical Organizations Fight for Medicare Money Due Docs
As 2010 draws to a close, physician organizations around the country, including the AAFP, are fighting to ensure their members receive retroactive Medicare payments due to them. And in a Dec. 9 letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, a number of these organizations point out that CMS has yet to provide retroactive Medicare physician payment increases for 2010. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - December 21, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Scottish nursing cuts are "bad news"
NHS staff levels in Scotland dropped by almost 1,000 this year, it has been revealed (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - December 21, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Non-emergency 111 number gets 240,000 calls
There were more than 240,000 calls to 111 in December, new Department of Health statistics show (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 1, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
AAFP Leaders Carry Family Medicine Message to White House Meeting
AAFP President Roland Goertz, M.D., of Waco, Texas, and AAFP President-elect Glenn Stream, M.D., of Spokane, Wash., represented the interests of family medicine at a Dec. 17 White House meeting that focused on how to reduce hospital readmission rates and how to make accountable care organizations, or ACOs, work better. (Source: AAFP Government and Medicine)
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - December 22, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Meeting CMS' Patient Engagement Stage 2 Requirements
Meeting CMS' Patient Engagement Stage 2 RequirementsBlog | February 20, 2013 | EHR, Meaningful UseBy Marisa TorrieriTo meet meaningful use requirements for Stage 2 of the EHR incentive programs, providers need to boost patient engagement. Here's how. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - February 12, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: marisatorrieri Source Type: news
AAFP Joins Effort to Speed Implementation of Medicaid-Medicare Parity Provision
The AAFP and several other physician-led organizations are urging state governments to take immediate measures to implement a provision in the health care reform act to bring Medicaid payment rates for primary care services up to Medicare levels for the next two years. In an AMA sign-on letter sent to the nation's governors and Medicaid directors, the AAFP, AMA, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians and American Osteopathic Association are calling on states to file a required state plan amendment with CMS as quickly as possible to implement the Medicaid-Medicare parity provision. In addition, the o...
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - February 8, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Preventive Care Critical With Aging U.S. Patient Population
Blog | January 10, 2013 | Patients, Compliance, Patient Relations, OperationsBy Averel B. Snyder, MDWith 10,000 new 65-year-old patients each day, it's important that physicians act now to keep them healthy by improving preventative care. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 10, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news
Meaningful Use Requirements: Functional or Nonfunctional?
Blog | December 24, 2012 | Health IT, EHR, Meaningful UseBy Daniel Essin, MA, MDSimply put, today's EHRs are not designed to collect data in a way that allows accurate meaningful use reports to be created. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 17, 2012 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news
Local authorities now control health budget
Public health budgets have been "ring-fenced" for the first time as local authorities take responsibility for community health (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - January 10, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
White House, Congress Eye Budget Cuts as Funding Deadlines Loom
Congress and the White House hope to avert looming budget reductions that are called for by the Budget Control Act. But Republicans and Democrats disagree on how to pay for averting or postponing the pending reductions, setting up a likely budget fight that could result in a decrease in the Medicare physician payment rate. Although the White House and Congress reached a budget agreement on Jan. 1 that postponed a 26.5 percent reduction in the Medicare physician payment rate called for by the sustainable growth rate for one year, the deal postponed the broader sequestration budget cuts only until March 27. The sequestration...
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
How to Evaluate Medical Practice Equipment Acquisition Options
Blog | January 09, 2013 | Financing Technology, Hardware, Overhead, Managers Administrators, OperationsBy Carol StrykerEvaluating medical office purchase alternatives based on cost is an incomplete analysis and likely to be misleading. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 9, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: aubreywestgate Source Type: news
Concerted Effort Helps AAFP Make a Difference in Washington
The elections are over, and a last-minute budget deal between Congress and the White House prevented a 26.5 percent reduction in the Medicare physician payment rate. But, there is still much work to be done for family medicine in Washington. Although the fiscal cliff was averted, Congress did not repeal the sustainable growth rate formula. It merely offered yet another temporary patch, this time for one year. The budget deal also offered a two-month delay on the implementation of the Budget Control Act's sequestration provision, which calls for a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments. The sequestration provision also calls fo...
Source: As We See It: Voices From the AAFP - January 7, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Athenahealth Acquires Epocrates: What it Means for Physicians
Blog | January 07, 2013 | EHR, TechnologyBy Marisa TorrieriThe acquisition will align Athenahealth with the one of the most popular mobile apps for doctors. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 7, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: ericasprey Source Type: news
Medical Practices Pay the Price When Insurers Hold Reimbursements
Blog | January 12, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Payers, Physician CompensationBy P.J. Cloud-MouldsWith Affordable Care Act full implementation looming, here are some things to consider as your accounts receivable slowly rises amid some interesting moves by payers. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 11, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news
Medical Practice Pay the Price When Insurers Hold Reimbursements
Blog | January 12, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Payers, Physician CompensationBy P.J. Cloud-MouldsWith Affordable Care Act full implementation looming, here are some things to consider as your accounts receivable slowly rises amid some interesting moves by payers. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 11, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news
Despite Lagging Implementation of Parity Provision, Physicians Will See Full Medicaid Payment Boost
Although many family physicians who see Medicaid patients are due for an increase in payment as of Jan. 1, they may not see those increased payments for a while. That's because most state Medicaid programs are not ready to implement the Medicaid/Medicare parity provision in the health care reform law that brings Medicaid rates for primary care services at least up to Medicare levels for the next two years. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires states to submit a state plan amendment outlining how they will implement the parity provision -- whether they will make increased payments on a monthly or quarterl...
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
PURLs: Ear wax removal: Help patients help themselves.
Abstract
Do-it-yourself ear wax removal is safe and simple--and a timesaver for patients as well as physicians.
PMID: 22049350 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Journal of Family Practice)
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - November 1, 2011 Category: Practice Management Authors: Rogers N, Stevermer JJ Tags: J Fam Pract Source Type: research
Ectopic pregnancy: Zero in on these lab and imaging clues.
Abstract
Quantitative β-hCG measurements and transvaginal ultrasound findings interpreted in light of a β-hCG "cutoff" can reliably guide clinical decisions.
PMID: 23256100 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Journal of Family Practice)
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - November 1, 2012 Category: Practice Management Authors: Little SH, Rockwell PG Tags: J Fam Pract Source Type: research
Compliance Tips for Your Medical Practice
Blog | January 20, 2013 | Law & Malpractice, HIPAA, Stark, Medical Billing & Collections, StaffBy Martin MerrittA new year is the perfect time to be proactive and ensure your medical practice is compliance with all the regulations it faces. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 18, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: keithmartin Source Type: news
