Office Practice Management
Friday's Progress Notes - August 22, 2003
Mental Health Information - Vol. 7 Issue 12
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CONTENTS
1. Help in determining if you are a covered entity under HIPAA
2. Outsourcing your billing
3. Workplace violence
4. Staff performance reviews
5. Using group appointments
6. Service utilization and the patient-physician relationship
7. Questions to ask when hiring
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Dear Colleagues,
One of the challenges facing today's practitioner is understanding and implementing the HIPAA regulations. If you have not yet complied with the Privacy Rule, you should do so as soon as possible. Today's newsletter focuses on HIPAA and other practice management issues.
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John L. Miller, MD
1. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
Getting Organized for HIPAA
This site has tools to help you determine if you are a covered
entity under HIPAA.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MMIS/Downloads/vol1map5.pdf
2. MEDICAL ECONOMICS
Outsource Billing? Here's How
Outsourcing can increase collections and reduce overhead, but it can also burn you. So do your homework.
http://www.modernmedicine.com
3. OSHA
Workplace Violence
According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), more assaults occur in the healthcare and social services industries than in any other industry.
4. FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Five Steps to a Performance Evaluation System
Exposure to violence between parents and harsh punishment during childhood increases the risk for adult partner violence.
5. MANAGED CARE MAGAZINE
How To Manage the Worried Well
How to develop behavioral health education programs that
complement primary care medicine and psychiatric services.
http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0306/0306.worriedwell.html
6. THE PRIMARY CARE COMPANION TO THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCIATRY
Patient-Physician Relationship and Service Utilization:
Preliminary Findings
Life stress, negative affect, physical complaints, and the patients' perception of their physician impact utilization.
http://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/pccpdf/v05n01/v05n0104.pdf
7. FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Questions You Should Ask When Hiring
Choosing the best candidate for your staff depends a lot
on selecting the right interview questions.
http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20030600/46ques.html
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