Managing Your Practice
Managing Your Practice
Should you dismiss that patient?
Contrary to what seems to be the popular opinion, there are no statutory laws that I am aware of that directly apply to patient dismissal, beyond...
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Closing your practice
A paucity of good employees is just one of many reasons given by physicians who have decided to close up shop.
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Embezzlement: It can happen to you
In November, the office manager of a San Antonio dermatology practice was ...
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COVID-19: Can doctors refuse to see unvaccinated patients?
In the end, every private practitioner will have to make his or her own decision on this question.
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Finding employees during a pandemic
I have had job listings for both front- and back-office positions posted on all the major job boards and other employment portals for months.
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Outstanding medical bills: Dealing with deadbeats
The worst kinds of deadbeats are the ones who rob you twice; they accept payments from insurance companies and keep them.
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The ADA and hearing-impaired patients
In the case of hearing-impaired or deaf patients, it is important to remember that forms of communication that are quite adequate for most are not...
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Complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act
Because the ADA is a civil rights law and not a building code, ADA rules apply equally to all facilities, young and old.
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Online patient reviews and HIPAA
Any information that could be used to identify a patient is a HIPAA breach. This is true even if the patient has already disclosed information.
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Open Notes
With the implementation of the Cures Act, medical notes have evolved into a tool to communicate with the patient, rather than just among health...
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Office etiquette: Answering patient phone calls
In my office, one of the many consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a dramatic increase in telephone traffic.