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:

By 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.

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.

By 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.