November 29th 2023
Physician details her journey from sustaining career-ending injury to insurance advocate.
Are you in compliance with HIPAA Privacy Rule?
January 1st 2003Orlando-Protecting patients' privacy has always been a top priority for physicians and staff alike, but now it is mandatory. By April 14, your practice must have taken the necessary steps to comply with Title II of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, which pertains to privacy of health data, according to a panel of experts who spoke during the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.
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Health care congress to focus on key areas of compliance
January 1st 2003Washington, DC-The Sixth National Congress on Health Care Compliance being held Feb. 5 to 7 in Washington, DC, will focus on new areas of special interest for the compliance professional, including corporate responsibility and governance; patient safety and quality of care; and privacy, data security, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance.
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Refocused program: TAN administrators changes name to AAOE
December 1st 2002San Francisco-The Academy Network (TAN), the largest national membership organization of administrators, office managers, and managing physicians of ophthalmology practices, is changing its name to the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE).
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Research office management system before purchasing
October 15th 2002Like an old car, our office practice management system ran well for about 10 years and then gave up the ghost. Actually, it wasn't so much the system that failed as the company that sold us the system and helped maintain it.
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Invest in advertising to become patients' first choice
July 15th 2002New York-Achieving success in an optical dispensary requires a continued, innovative marketing effort by the entire office staff, according to two experts who spoke on the subject at the American Association of Dispensing Ophthalmologists (AADO) 6th Dispensing Ophthalmology Conference held during this year's International Vision Expo East.
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Accurate dispensary paperwork is key in post-cataract stage
March 15th 2002If your practice does any appreciable amount of cataract surgery, it is important to make sure that both your optical and billing staff are well trained in the proper paperwork procedures should patients require eyewear after surgery. This means providing eyewear that satisfies and enhances both their vision needs and their personal preferences.
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Genetic test may predict disease progression, development
March 1st 2002Alameda, CA-Early indications are that the Ocugene glaucoma genetic test (InSite Vision, Alameda, CA) has the potential of becoming a useful tool in determining the likelihood of glaucoma development or progression in certain patients.
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Documenting the medical encounter with speech recognition
March 1st 2002Physicians are faced with the need to document clinical examinations for ongoing clinical care in addition to increasing requirements for billing, as a deterrent against claims of fraud and abuse and for malpractice protection. With the typical medical encounter often less than 10 minutes, only a small fraction of this time can be dedicated for documentation purposes.
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Prepare for Medicare electronic data interchange program
January 15th 2002The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enacted in 1996, included provisions for simplifying the transaction involved with Medicare claims submission. In August of last year, the first provision was published regarding the standardization of claims via electronic filing.
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Future of Cataract Surgery Relies on Refractive Lens Exchange
November 15th 2001Ophthalmologists continue to be concerned about decreasing reimbursement for cataract surgery and the increasing nonreimbursed costs of utilizing new technology. I believe, however, that the future for lens and implant surgery is rosy.
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State regulations dictate E/M versus ophthalmology codes
September 17th 1Today, when patients come for a visit, ophthalmologists have the discretionof using either the eye codes (92002 to 92014) or the E/M codes in billing.But, when is it truly appropriate to use a certain set of codes for a givenvisit? Unfortunately, there's no one standard. It all depends on the rulesset by the carriers in your state.
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