Get maximum reimbursement for treating asthma with the right codes

Coding case studies: Asthma

Physicians need telehealth to ensure they can treat their patients during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. They also need to secure the necessary revenue to keep their practices functioning through accurate coding and documentation.

Your telehealth reimbursement questions, answered

How physicians can help patients adhere to treatments.

Personalize care to improve patient heart health

How doctors can make data from wearable devices usable

Drowning in data

The plight of the independent physician has never been so stark.

Is this the end of the independent physician?

While telehealth represents tremendous opportunity for providers, it also poses substantial risk. 

Telehealth compliance programs avoid and mitigate risk

Burnout was bad before the pandemic. COVID is likely to make the problem worse.

Fanning the flames: the impact of COVID-19 on physician burnout

The first step by any qualified consultant should not be a discussion of strategies or tools. It should be a frank discussion of what the physician client really wants.

4 myths about succession planning for physician practices

With in-person visits down, social distancing measures in effect and no current COVID-19 vaccine, physicians are leveraging new digital tools to survive.

5 things COVID-19 is teaching us about the patient experience

What follows are basic answers to some common legal questions about political donations. 

Political contributions:What to know before you donate

Returning to normal patient volumes will take a detailed plan and continued effort.

Strategies to rebuild patient volumes in the wake of COVID-19

If you’re hiring or looking to hire amidst a pandemic, you will have to up your recruitment game. 

5 things practices need to do when hiring during a pandemic

For full forgiveness, practices must use the funds as outlined in the law.

What doctors need to know about PPP loan forgiveness

Because the majority of physicians are white and male, the unconscious assumptions they may hold about patients who are neither white nor male can lead to inappropriate treatment decisions, and on a larger scale, worsen disparities in health outcomes.

Overcoming racial biases in patient care

With the right strategy, physicians can help patients stay on track for improved outcomes.

Personalize care to improve patient heart health 

While medical practices are understandably focused on financial survival, keeping up employee morale amid the fear and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 is equally important.

Maintaining employee morale during COVID-19

Faced with unprecedented circumstances due to COVID, as well as uncertainty about the future, what can primary care providers do to stay afloat financially and continue caring for patients?

Medical Economics July 2020 Edition