Physician’s Managed Care Report 2000 Index
Physician’s Managed Care Report 2000 Index
Accounts receivable monitoring
Collection rate tops 98% for group, NOV:162
Denial analysis critical to your financial health, NOV:166
Managing receivables starts with the contract, NOV:163
Take proactive measures to collect from patients, NOV:165
Want your money faster? There are ways to improve your cash flow, NOV:161
Benchmarking
Compare yourself to peers, JUL:97
Provider satisfaction tools, JUL:101
Tool to improve performance, JUL:98
Track changes over time, JUL:101
Where to focus, JUL:99
Capitation
Audit payers for accuracy, FEB:23
Better insurer-provider relations, OCT:154
Calculate utilization rates, JAN:9
Check enrollment dates, FEB:25
CHP best practices, APR:55
Colorado controversies, JUN:87
Core competencies, SEP:134
Cutting drugs may increase costs, APR:58
Cost cutting measures, JUL:103
HCFA risk adjustment, MAR:39
Funding effort for Medicare+Choice, SEP:137
Global plan does not cut cost, MAY:74
Identify critical elements of contracts, JAN:7
"Index of Competition," AUG:120
Interventional pharmacy model, JAN:10
Lessons from key markets, SEP:135
Managing risk, NOV:167
Medicare+ Choice bailout, Aug:122
Medicare programs fall short, May:71
Monitoring contracts, claims, AUG:123
New HCFA rule: AUG:119
Poor public perception, OCT:153
Public not informed, JUL:105
Shorter hospital stays, NOV:169
Upward trend forecast, OCT:151
Coding
Avoid government reviews, APR: 53
You may be missing revenue, APR:54
Compliance issues
Areas of risk, SEP:131
Conducting a self-audit,SEP:133
Final OIG guidance: DEC:177
Guidelines to cover small practices, FEB:26
MDs' responsibility, SEP:131
OIG guidance draft, SEP:129
OIG sets penalties for inappropriate claims, JUN:94
OIG work plan for 2001: DEC:178
Red flags to look for: SEP:133
Starting a program, SEP:131
Training for physicians, DEC
Contracting
Careful evaluation necessary, OCT:150
Dropping a PPMC, JAN:13
Financial analysis important, OCT:155
Implications of signing, OCT:157
Legal issues of PPMC contracts, JAN:13
Negotiating with PPMCs, JAN:14
Critical pathways
Physician input necessary, MAR:45
Providing better patient care, MAR:44
Direct contracting
Back-to-work focus, MAR:38
Community input important, MAR:38
Doctor-driven health plans, MAR:33
Employer interest grows, MAR:37
Physician leadership needed, MAR:36
Take a proactive stance, MAR:43
Tips for creating a health plan, MAR:34
Cost saving strategies
Critical pathways, MAR:44
Group purchasing generates discounts, FEB:31
Software saves time, money, MAY:65
Study helps practice save, JUL:110
Training new doctors, AUG:124
Disease management
Preventive care, DEC:188
Resident house calls, JAN:15
Targeting at-risk patients, DEC:???
e-Health
Approaching it slowly, OCT:149
Eligibility verified on Internet, OCT:157
Internet appointment scheduling, OCT:147
Internet diabetes care, JUL:108
Legal issues, JUN:85
Move toward electronic age, JUN:81
Potential legal liabilities, OCT:158
School telemedicine project, JUL:109
Telemedicine on the increase, JUL:102
Transitioning to electronic records, AUG:124
Video technology in hospice setting, JUL:107
Avoid creating a relationship, NOV:173
Be cautious when communicating, NOV:172
Heed these cautions, JUN:92
Incorporate it into workflow, JUN:84
Marketing tool, JUN:83
Practice tries again, JUN:82
Risk factors, JUN:84
Time-saving system, FEB:28
Efficiency measures
Automatic coding system, SEP:142
Boosting MD productivity, SEP:134
Determining space needs, MAY:79
Redesign your office space, MAY:78
Saving steps, SEP:139
Voice-mail system, MAY:76
Wall chart on managed care data, APR:61
Healthcare trends
Emphasis on outcomes measures, wellness, JAN:2
Report predicts e-business, genetic maps, JAN:6
Spending stays steady, FEB:26
Surviving the next decade, JAN:4
HIPAA
Countdown to compliance begins, OCT:145
Sources for information:OCT:147
Insurance
Advocating for patients, AUG:117
Employers see hike, JUN:88
Premium costs rise, APR:64
Internet
Create a good impression, FEB:27
Experts predict huge increase in e-health, Jan:1
Finding an Internet service provider, FEB:21
MEDEM is multi-association venture, FEB:27
Planning a Web page, FEB:19
Steering patients to Websites, AUG:116
Tips for successful Web sites, FEB:20
Web site increases communication, satisfaction, FEB:17
Legal issues
MCOs can't drop physician for no cause, Jun:94
Medicare lawsuit dismissed, AUG:126
Suit challenges HCFA's use of NPs, CNSs, AUG:127
Medical Errors
Following up, AUG:114
Improving patient safety, AUG:113
MGMA plan, AUG, 118
Monitoring adverse incidents, AUG, 118
Reducing drug interactions, AUG:115
Steps to improvement, AUG:116
Managed care trends
Americans more dissatisfied, DEC:192
Doctors are fed up, MAR:46
Drug coverage declining, JUL:106
HMOs combine pay plans, JUN:89
Lawsuits on the increase, JUL:111
MCOs are here to stay, JAN:5
Patients don't like staff-model, FEB:29
Miscellaneous
Advocating for free patient care, NOV:171
Patient satisfaction
Communication with patients, JUN:93
Empowered consumers, JAN:11
First impressions, JUN:92
Listen to concerns, SEP:141
Physician organizations
AMA lawsuit challenges Medicare reimbursement, FEB:31
Associations launch Internet site, FEB:27
Practice management companies
Legal issues of contracts, JAN:13
Severing your relationship, JAN:14
Unwinding a contract, JAN:13
Performance improvement
Ambulatory case management: DEC:182
Cut expenses, maximize revenues, APR:59
Focus on efficiency, APR:60
Managing high-risk patients, DEC:189
Starting a care management program, DEC:187
Strategic planning
Check out competition, APR:51
Getting started, APR:52
Long-term goals maximize returns, APR:49
Involve entire staff, APR:50
Technology
Computer-savvy practice, MAY:75
Computerized referral system, MAY:77
Moving to electronic records, AUG:124
Planning your purchases, MAY:67
Rundown of available products, MAY:68
Time-saving products, MAY:65
Tips for choosing products, MAY:70
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