How to save money in primary care

November 19, 2008

Revenues must exceed expenses. It’s a basic business tenet that even doctors must abide by to keep their doors open.

How to save money in primary care Get a programmable thermostat. Call and remind patients of their appointments. Use medical assistants during their internship. Buy supplies at Costco. Consider remote deposit capture.

These are just a few common-sense tips primary care doctors should consider to stay in business and keep seeing patients.

topics: primary care, bankrupt



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1 Deron Schriver November 19, 2008 at 9:30 pm

Take a refresher on the basics of E&M coding; make sure all of your charges are set as least as high as your highest payer fee schedule; contact your payers and make a compelling case for why the services you provide are distinctive and therefore deserve a reimbursement increase; make good use of midlevels to handle some of the more basic services to free up your time for the higher level cognitive work; send your claims electronically; make effective use of your website, including offering educational materials; cross train your staff; tell your staff that you appreciate all of their hard work; shop around for new vendors periodically for everything you purchase, whether it be goods, services, or insurance, etc.; listen to your patients

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