Practice Management
We are deep into the fourth quarter of 2024, and you are probably preparing for the holidays and wrapping up year-end projects. As we celebrate the end of the year, it is important to also look ahead and lay the groundwork for revenue cycle management success in 2025. Following are some points to consider in your strategic plan for next year. Contract Renegotiations Understanding your payer agreements and your patient population will be instrumental to …
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Click Here to download the article PDF Urgent message: In the event that you are taken to court over care that is alleged to have been insufficient, negligent, or otherwise poor, your own documentation at the time care is provided can be your saving grace or your undoing. William Sullivan, DO, JD INTRODUCTION Providing proper medical care in urgent care centers is only half of the battle. As the medical record grows in prominence in …
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Click Here to download the PDF Urgent message: By the time an adverse outcome occurs in the urgent care center, it’s too late to go back and ensure the documentation reflects the care the patient received. Lyndsie Pfeifer, DO; Marta Fratczak, Kinkela Harkins, and Michael Weinstock, MD Citation: Pfeifer L, Fratczak M, Harkins K, Weinstock M. Back pain, an urgent care visit—and a devastating outcome. J Urgent Care Med. 2023;17(8):13-17. Key words: back pain, documentation …
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