http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/how-to-save-money-in-primary-care.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/how-to-save-money-in-primary-care.html#comment-88250 Deron Schriver Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/how-to-save-money-in-primary-care.html#comment-88250 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 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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