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Medicare Critical Care and Initial Hospital Services E and M Slated for Review - 05/17/2019

If you’ve been “probed and educated” twice by Novitas Solutions Inc. for high rate of claims errors regarding certain evaluation and management (E&M) services, you may receive more such review and education this summer.

Guide to Insurance Overpayments and Refund Requests - 04/29/2019

Use this guide to help you and your staff properly assess refund requests from health plans.

Most Valuable Team: Managing Nonphysician Staff Efficiently Can Boost Patient Care and Bottom Line - 04/17/2019

Because state laws and insurer billing requirements governing physician delegation and supervision can be tricky to navigate, practices must stay up to date to avoid potential penalties.

Starting a Practice - 04/16/2019

Setting Up or Closing a Practice

HIPAA Gap Analysis and Training - 03/08/2019

Training is the first step to HIPAA compliance. Have TMA’s certified HIPAA Compliance Officer provide training for physicians and staff on HIPAA fundamentals and Texas medical privacy laws.

Watch Those Extra Fees For Medicare Patients - 03/04/2019

Watch Those Extra Fees For Medicare Patients

Practice Operations Consulting Services - 02/27/2019

Keep your practice at peak performance with these consulting services related to practice operations.

Revenue Cycle Assessment - 02/11/2019

A TMA consultant will conduct a review of your business office operations that focuses on front desk procedures, billing, collections and revenue cycle improvement. We will identify opportunities for improvement of billing processes and procedures.

SB 418: Prompt Pay Final Rules - 01/24/2019

SB 418: Prompt Pay Final Rules

Good-bye Strips, Hello Chips - 01/10/2019

Get your practice ready for changeover this year to new microchip-embedded debit and credit cards, or assume liability for any fraudulent transactions.

FAQs for New Physicians: Starting Your Career - 01/02/2019

Starting a new medical practice with the right people, processes, and structure is key to the success of any new practice. This informative seminar helps residents make critical decisions about getting started. Starting Your Career is a one-hour seminar conducted at your facility by TMA's practice management consultants.

Human Resources Consulting Services - 12/19/2018

Would you like help with realigning staff duties, defining staff roles, streamlining work flow, and determining the most efficient staffing level for your practice? TMA Practice Consultants can help.

Practice Start-Up - 12/19/2018

Comprehensive assistance with the challenges of starting a new practice or moving an existing practice. Setup includes creation of a financial business plan, office site review, vendor and technology selection, staff recruiting, and staff training.

Practice Check-Up - 12/12/2018

An overview of practice operations and financial analyses designed for small practices (one to three physicians) that includes gross charges, gross collections, adjusted collections, and accounts receivable. This will provide a “snapshot” of your practice’s daily processes and current financial health.

MIPS Training and Assistance - 12/12/2018

TMA's practice management consultants can conduct a MACRA readiness assessment of your practice and provide customized on-site assistance to help you with your practice's specific needs. The assessment will focus on clinical processes, electronic health record optimization, and workflow improvement opportunities to help increase your MIPS scoring.

TMA Case Study: Coding and Documentation - 10/05/2018

TMA’s certified professional coders and auditors can help protect your revenue by performing an in-depth review of how your practice documents medical records and codes claims. The review helps streamline coding and documentation processes, and decrease the risk of external audits.

What To Do When Employees Steal: Medical Practices Are a Ripe Target for Embezzlement - 09/14/2018

Medical practices are a ripe target for embezzlement.

Humana Physician Portal to Retire in October - 08/27/2018

Humana will shutter its secure provider portal on Oct. 3. To continue or begin working with Humana online, prepare now by registering for the Availity Provider Portal if your practice doesn’t already have an account.

10 Common Ways Your Practice Could Be Leaking Money - 07/12/2018

Think of your revenue cycle like a pipeline that moves from patient scheduling, to billing and collections, and finally to deposits in the bank. Here are five common ways your practice may be losing revenue.

Three Tips to Fix Collections Woes With Credit Cards - 07/12/2018

Let’s talk about credit card payments, shall we? Specifically, let’s discuss ways your practice can improve time-of-service collections and stop chasing your patients for payment after they’ve left the office.

Payer Math Multiplies Recoupments - 07/10/2018

When does $187 equal nearly $13,000? When a payer projects overpayments. A weekly audio tip from the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists cites a case in which illegible signatures forced a practice to refund almost $13,000.

Signature Logs Can Help Speed Up Claims - 06/26/2018

For all the reasons you might have a claim denied or delayed, an illegible signature is one you surely can avoid. A signature log can help speed your claims through payment, and it serves as a risk management tool, too.

If Your Patient Doesn’t Pay and Moves to Minnetonka … - 06/14/2018

Debt collection is a heavily regulated industry, and your practice could run afoul of the law if an agency collecting on your behalf is not licensed in the state where your former patient lives.

Collection Agency Submittal Do’s and Don’ts - 06/12/2018

Your collection agency has a better shot at success in collecting your past-due accounts if you follow these tips for submitting accounts to the agency.

Health Care-Sharing Ministries Pose Potential Payment Problems - 05/03/2018

The Texas Medical Association is telling physicians to be mindful of patients who have entered into an arrangement with health care-sharing ministries, which present themselves essentially as faith-based alternatives to health insurance.