Understanding Medicare Reporting using PQRS The Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a voluntary reporting system, which provides incentive payments to eligible practitioners and practices. For 2013 and 2014 the incentive payment is .5% of allowed Medicare charges. It is important to note that although the program is voluntary now, providers who do not …
Being able to accept payments by credit card is a good way to keep your practice financially healthy. This is something that I talked about in my article on How to Improve Your Cash Flow. Perhaps you have been considering doing so, but you’re confused by the myriad of options available. Here are a couple of quick and easy …
If people with far less education than ours can develop successful products online, so can we! If you want to learn how it’s done, how it’s kept legal and ethical and how to maximize your efforts, the TeleMental Health Institute has just the class for you. It even comes with 6-CEUs — and it taught …
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) The American Psychiatric Association’s latest version of the DSM is in its fifth edition. The first change you will notice without opening the cover is that the five is denoted as a “5″ instead of the traditional roman numerals for prior editions. Subsequent revisions with …
Missed appointments or “no shows” are inevitable when working in private practice. Sometimes an open hour can be a relief if you are very busy as it affords you the opportunity to catch up on paperwork, phone calls or just take a break. If your practice is still building, a missed or cancelled appointment can …
When you walk into a professional’s office for the first time, what do you think? Do you have a “this is pretty nice” moment, or do you say to yourself “this looks really old and outdated”. Is the decor just plain awful? If so, what was your impression of the practice based upon your initial …
One of the most productive groups to focus your marketing efforts on are primary care physicians. PCP’s see a lot of patients and a majority of them need or could benefit from your services. The trick is to develop a strategy to reach out to family practitioners on a regular basis. A good goal to …
How to Bill Using the New CPT Codes By now I’m sure that you are aware of the changes affecting behavioral health CPT codes which take effect on January 1, 2013. To help you prepare for the transition, I have compiled a reference guide to help you make sense of it all. The new codes …
