The Day Is Fast Approaching
Share this page: With just three months to go until October 1, 2015, many DC’s I meet these days look like they’re carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Their gaze is distracted. Their breathing is shallow. I ask them how they’re doing and they...
“All Done” Learning? Think Again.
Share this page: A client made a very insightful observation recently. He told us, “We’ve been in practice long enough that we’re probably way cockier than we need to be.” Anybody out there feel an “ouch” on that one? It’s dismayingly easy to get cocky and fall for...
I’ve Been Around
Share this page: I’ve been around more years than I want to admit, and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen DCs and their teams more stressed out. One of the biggest reasons for that is the impending ICD-10 transition. But some of it is also confusion over PQRS, or...
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Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $15,024? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $15,024 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.