Medical Practices Consulting

01/19/2024

Mastering the Art of Negotiating Payor Contracts in Healthcare

In the intricate realm of healthcare, the art of negotiating payor contracts is a skill that can significantly impact the financial well-being of

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06/20/2023

Bringing on a New Provider? The Importance of Not Waiting For Credentialing 

What is credentialing?  In a healthcare setting, physician credentialing is the formal process of verifying the professional records that qualify a

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04/26/2023

COVID19 PHE Ending May 11th 2023: Helpful Tips for Medical Practices to Manage the Transition

As HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced in the letter to U.S. Governors, the COVID-19 PHE expired at the end of May 11, 2023. Department of Health

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06/21/2022

The Benefits of Interim Practice Management

The benefits of interim practice management are many. Hiring the wrong person into a senior leadership position is one of the most damaging and

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12/08/2020

UnitedHealthcare Telehealth and Telemedicine Policy Modifications Effective 1/1/2021

In the latest Provider Newsletter, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) revealed their revised telehealth reimbursement policies for 2021. Among the revisions, UHC

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11/25/2020

CMS Physician Fee Schedule and RVU Value Changes for 2021 – 7 Areas to Consider

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) in August of 2021.

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10/07/2020

Medicare AAPP Recoupment Terms Finalized

A sigh of relief can be heard amongst the medical community last week.  Lawmakers granted an extension for providers who had their Medicare payments

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09/18/2020

Medicare Accelerated Payment Program’s Recoupment Paused for DC and Maryland Providers

Backround The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) Accelerated Medicare Payment program provided advance payments to a significant number of

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09/08/2020

New CPT Code 99072 Usage and Coverage

Early this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT­­­) code set.  The update

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04/14/2020

HHS Stimulus Deposits To Physician Practices

On Friday, April 10th medical practices started to notice large deposits appearing in their business checking accounts labeled “HHS Payment US HHS

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