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By: Sandy Bradstock, PMAC
Isn’t it amazing how many “friends” a doctor seems to acquire during their practice? Even more amazing is how these special friends all seem to think they can get special treatment just because they know the doctor personally. I use that term “know” loosely, since some of these close acquaintances haven’t seen him for 30 years, or they happen to attend the same church, or know someone whose uncle’s, nephew’s, best friend’s, sister in law used to go to school with him!
By: Jesus C. Vazquez, PMAC
Often times we look for that "one" tool to help us get organized, stay organized and dramatically help us improve our personal and professional life. Whether you embrace technology, or you're more of a pen and paper type of person, by combining the use of these tools you can stay organized and get things done.
TIPS TO MAKING A GOOD AND RESPECTED OFFICE MANAGER
Written by Jessica Anne De LorenzoBy Tressea Harvey, PMAC
As an “Office Manager” you have a wide array of diverse duties and responsibilities which must be performed on a daily basis. Holding the position of an office manager is not as easy as some people might expect. It is an extremely stressful and important position within an office. Pressure can be significant, particularly for those in charge of large offices.
By Tina DelBuono, PMAC
Goal setting can be a challenge. If it were not, we all would be con- tinually achieving them and I wouldn’t be writing this article. It can be overwhelming just thinking about all of the things you need and want to do and you don’t know how you can complete them all. We think of goals we would like to achieve and become defeated before we begin trying to achieve them.
Every Word Counts: First Encounters
Written by Jessica Anne De LorenzoBy Jesus C. Vazquez, PMAC
Running a practice in the current, ever-changing, model of practicing medicine can be a challenging endeavor, not only for the physician, but also for the entire staff. Often times, the majority of time patients spend is in encounters with the office staff. This can be a challenging task, due to the diversity of personalities, and backgrounds of your patients. With the shrinking reimbursements, and overwhelming amount of insurance denials, the practice of today is having to see more and more patients to keep their doors open. Often times, this leads to the decline of quality care that patients receive.
WHAT IS FRAUD?
Fraud is an intentional deception or misrepresentation made by an individual who knows that the false information reported could result in a benefit to themselves or another person. There are many ways in which a medical practice can be guilty of fraud, including the following:
