Practice Vendor Guide 2013

• TMA's Practice Vendor Guide is a comprehensive listing of companies that provide products and services to medical practice professionals. You can use this guide as a reference when seeking reputable practice management resources throughout the year! When contacting any of the companies listed, be sure to let them know you found them through the TMA Practice Vendor Guide!
  

  
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Helpful Practice Information

• Three Steps That Could Save Your Practice’s Life
  What would happen to your practice if you suffered an extended illness or a temporary — or permanent — disability? If you are a solo physician, you cannot let your practice grind to a halt while you recover.
• Written Compliance Plan Is a Must
  Physicians must have a plan to comply with regulations for federal health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. It's no longer acceptable to only have a compliance strategy; each practice must have a written plan that addresses key compliance issues such as proper coding, medical necessity, and appropriate documentation.
• Routine Waiver of Patient Copay Is Illegal
  Q. To help build my patient base, can I offer a new patients a free initial consultation by waiving their copay?
• New Certification Needed for Physicians Who Give DOT Physicals
  If you provide commercial truck and bus drivers their Department of Transportation-mandated physical examinations, you will have to earn a new type of certification by next year.
• Write It Down: Documenting Personnel Info Makes Good Legal Sense
   
  Appropriately documenting, maintaining, and storing employee personnel files may seem tedious, but experts say those tasks are essential to ensuring that employers comply with state and federal law. And, thorough employee personnel records can help physicians defend themselves if an employee sues the practice.
• Medical Audits: What Physicians Need To Know
  One of the greatest challenges facing physicians and their staffs today is how to prepare for audits and financial reviews conducted by the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and private payers and how to appeal adverse audit findings. The Physicians Advocacy Institute, Inc., (PAI) is pleased to present this White Paper as part of an effort to assist physicians and their practice staff in understanding and appealing medical audits by RACs and commercial payers. 

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