practice management

Guidance from the CDC on ambulatory care practices to prevent and respond to COVID-19 infections in ambulatory patients and health care workers. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Get Your Clinic Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

John Bayhi — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:40:20 +0000

Date Added:

March 23, 2020

Journal/Publication:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website

Publisher:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publication Date:

March 11, 2020

Type:

Public Health Announcements

Format:

Web Page

Keywords

COVID-19

2019 novel coronavirus

2019-nCOV

practice management

PPE

personal protective equipment

symptoms

Advice from the CDC on how to prepare your practice for COVID19. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Viral Diseases

The leading causes of denials and how to prevent them

Tracy Ashby — Wed, 15 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Date Added:

May 15, 2019

Journal/Publication:

Physicians Practice

Publisher:

Modern Medicine Network

Publication Date:

May 9, 2019

URL:

The leading causes of denials and how to prevent them

Type:

Practice Management Reviews and Guidelines

Format:

Article

Keywords

revenue cycle management

MeSH

insurance claim reporting

insurance, health, reimbursement

insurance coverage

A brief summary of the most common reasons for insurance claim denials and what to do about them.

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Each new denial is essentially a revenue leak. Even when claims are recovered, the costs associated with that recovery must be subtracted from patient revenue. Recent data put that recovery cost at roughly $118 per denial. Factor in the lost revenue from your unrecovered claims and it’s clear why denials are a painful financial drain on practices.

What makes denials so frustrating is that many are avoidable. The leading causes are well known, and it’s possible to prevent these leaks before they occur. The key is having processes in place to identify and correct errors and omissions before a problematic claim is ever submitted.

Author/s:

Romeo, Tom

The 10 Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care

Tracy Ashby — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Date Added:

April 9, 2019

Journal/Publication:

Annals of Family Medicine

Publisher:

American Academy of Family Physicians

Publication Date:

March 1, 2014

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Volume:

Pages:

166-171

URL:

The 10 building blocks of high-performing primary care.

Type:

Practice Management Reviews and Guidelines

Format:

Article

DOI (1):

10.1370/afm.1616.

Keywords

medical

physician’s practice patterns

practice management

primary health care

PMID (1):

24615313

MeSH

primary health care

leadership

continuity of patient care

forecasting

These 10 building blocks of primary care were derived from evaluations of a number of high-functioning primary care practices throughout the country. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

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Our experiences studying exemplar primary care practices, and our work assisting other practices to become more patient centered, led to a formulation of the essential elements of primary care, which we call the 10 building blocks of high-performing primary care. The building blocks include 4 foundational elements-engaged leadership, data-driven improvement, empanelment, and team-based care-that assist the implementation of the other 6 building blocks-patient-team partnership, population management, continuity of care, prompt access to care, comprehensiveness and care coordination, and a template of the future. The building blocks, which represent a synthesis of the innovative thinking that is transforming primary care in the United States, are both a description of existing high-performing practices and a model for improvement.

Author/s:

Bodenheimer, Thomas, Ghorob, Amireh, Willard-Grace, Rachel, Grumbach, Kevin