Articles

•  Are you at risk for embezzlement? 
•  Do’s and Don’ts of Unemployment Insurance Claims and Appeals 
•  Does the Family and Medical Leave Act Apply to Your Practice? 
•  Hiring Veterans Can Give Physician Practices Tax Advantages 
• New Certification Needed for Physicians Who Give DOT Physicals   NEW  
•  Paying Employees for Lunch Break  NEW 
•  Recruiting for Your Practice? Screen Candidates   
•  When Personalities Collide in the Medical Office 
• Write It Down: Documenting Personnel Info Makes Good Legal Sense    NEW

Consulting

• Management Recruitment: Should you need to recruit a new office manager or administrator, TMA Practice Consulting can determine the type of management most appropriate for your practice and recruit qualified candidates to meet your specifications.
• Staff Recruitment: Should you need to recruit clinical or business staff, TMA Practice Consulting can determine the needs of your practice and recruit qualified candidates to meet your specifications. 

FAQs

• Can I Convert an Hourly Employee to a Salary? 
• What Is the Right Staffing Level for Your Practice? 
• Does the Family and Medical Leave Act Apply to Your Practice? 

Tools & Resources 

• Are You Checking the OIG Exclusions List?
  We recently attended an OIG Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) conference in Houston. One of the things they constantly reminded the audience was the need to periodically check the OIG Individual/Entity Exclusions list. This list should not only be checked prior to employment but also throughout one's employment. No payment should be made by a federal program to an excluded individual.

• Policies and Procedures: A Guide for Medical Practices 
• Practice E-Tips on Human Resources 
• Job Descriptions: More Than Just for Hiring 
• Job Screening Checklist 
• Survey data provide benchmark for staff salary levels 

Links 

• Texas Workforce Commission 
• Society for Human Resource Management