Practice Management
Friday's Progress Notes - April 27, 2001
Mental Health Information - Vol. 5 Issue 9
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CONTENTS
1. Too much information
2. Ethical/legal implications of responding to unsolicited e-mail
3. Pilot project to pay MDs for e-mail consultation with patients
4. Medicare handbook for psychologists
5. Tips for improving your practice
6. Integrating behavioral health with primary care
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Dear Colleagues,
Earlier this month the Bush administration announced that it will begin immediate implementation of the Patient Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This will give patients greater access to their own medical records and more control over how their personal information is used. Below you will find information on how this rule will impact the delivery of behavioral health care.
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Regards,
Jack
John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
How to Cure a Bad Case of Fax-o-rrhea
We operate a highly automated office (we have a computer in every room except the bathrooms and the reception area), so it made sense to seek out an automated solution. Our answer was digital faxes.
http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20050300/76howt.html
2. PEDIATRICS
A Proposed Solution for Addressing the Challenge of Patient
Cries for Help Through an Analysis of Unsolicited Electronic Mail
Clinicians need to consider the ethical and medicolegal
implications of responding to unsolicited e-mails.
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/105/6/e74
3. BNET
Group To Pay Physicians For E-Mail Visits
Payment for clinical e-mail communication with patients may be
on the way. Six companies will launch a pilot project in which
they will pay doctors $20 per clinical e-mail "visit" involving
non-urgent health matters.
4. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Medicare Handbook: A Guide for Psychologists
The handbook includes information on how to become a Medicare
provider, covered services and reimbursement, coding, and billing.
5. ATHEALTH.COM
Four Tips for Improving Your Practice
First impressions are important, and the person who is the initial point of patient contact plays a vital role in providing a quality patient visit.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/particles/practicetips1.html
6. MEDICAL ECONOMICS
What A Behavioral Specialist Could Add To Your Practice
Integrating behavioral health with primary care can make a
positive difference in patient care.
http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=124784
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