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| Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP) To Provide Physician's Diagnostic Imaging, PC with MMPact® Billing Services 04/30/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – April 30, 2012 – MMP, a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, has been awarded an exclusive billing contract with Physician's Diagnostic Imaging, PC in Roslyn, NY.
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| New MMP Anesthesia Twitter Page Benefits the Industry with News and Education 04/30/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – April 30, 2012 — Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a national firm providing billing and practice management services to hospital-based anesthesiologists and anesthesiology practices, invites anesthesiology professionals to follow its new Twitter page @MMPAnesthesia to obtain the latest news, education and events that will benefit physicians and practices.
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| New Radiology Book Club Will Feature Highlighted Books, Pertinent Industry Issues 04/23/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – April 30, 2012 — Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, invites the radiology community to participate in its new radiology book club. The first featured book, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice – How Medical Imaging is Changing Healthcare," by Bruce J. Hillman and Jeff C. Goldsmith, will be given to members upon joining the book club.
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| Becker's Hospital Review "Can Scribes Help Improve Emergency Practice Productivity?" by Jim Strafford 04/23/2012 |
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Scribes appear throughout ancient history as "record keepers" who copy legal texts and other documents. Three thousand years later, modern scribes follow healthcare providers to document services rendered, and have taken on additional roles such as tracking down test results and medication orders, taking patients histories and generally acting as an assistant to the provider.
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| ImagingBiz: "RAC Expansion – How Radiology Practices Can Prepare," featuring Ed Gaines and Missy Lovell 04/20/2012 |
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In 2007, CMS implemented a new program aimed at eliminating fraud and abuse: the use of Medicare recovery audit contractors (RACs). Under the RAC program, independent contractors look for improper Medicare payments in exchange for a percentage of the overpaid or underpaid dollars discovered, resulting in a high level of scrutiny for Medicare reimbursement.
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| MMP and ImagingBiz Invite the Radiology Industry to Attend a Complimentary Billing Webinar 04/16/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – April 16, 2012 — Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, in conjunction with ImagingBiz, will deliver a complimentary webinar on achieving greater transparency in the radiology billing process. The webinar will give radiology groups strategies to improve billing and revenue cycle management operations and will analyze each step of the billing process for optimum transparency.
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| Imaging Economics: "Tips on Making the Switch," featuring MMP client, Advanced Berkshire Imaging 04/10/2012 |
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In the current climate of decreasing reimbursement and increasing utilization rates, securing the proper reimbursement is critical. While in-house billing duties are still common among radiology practices, dedicated billing companies are becoming a common and viable option as well. And with an expansive and professional staff, most of these companies are capable of more accurate and thorough billing capabilities. When Advanced Berkshire Medical Imaging opened in 2003 in Berkshire, Mass, using a billing company seemed like the best course of action to its president, Prakash Malkani, MD, who had previously worked at a facility that took care of its own billing needs.
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| ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert:"Bone Up on Your Regional ZPIC's Functions And Stay Out of Trouble," featuring Ed Gaines 04/05/2012 |
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CMS is clearly delineating for ED providers and their billing agents the statutory mandate, mission, purpose and goals of the Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) -- and if you're not up to speed, you're heading for audit troubles. The ZPICs replaced the entities known as the "Program Safeguard Contractors", says Ed Gaines, JD, CCP Chief Compliance Officer for Medical Management Professionals, Inc, in Greensboro, NC.
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| Emergency Medicine News Online: “Breaking News: Preparing for the Inevitable Medicare and Medicaid RAC Audits,” by Edward R. Gaines III, JD, CCP 04/05/2012 |
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Hit with improper provider payments that totaled nearly $11 billion in 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fought back with an aggressive new program designed to root out fraud, waste, and abuse at virtually every level of the Medicare program.
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| PhysBizTech: "Keep a Watchful Eye on 5010 Claims Denials While Stepping Toward ICD-10 Readiness," by Joseph Degati 04/02/2012 |
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Effective Jan. 1, 2012, healthcare transactions began their journey across the new 5010 transaction format. On March 15, 2012, CMS' Office of E-Health Standards and Services announced that it would again delay enforcement of the HIPAA Version 5010 transaction standards for three months.
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| Healthcare Finance News: An update on ANSI ASC 5010 compliance: Unusual denials require vigilance, by Joe Degati 04/02/2012 |
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Effective January 1, 2012, healthcare transactions began their journey across the new 5010 transaction format. On March 15, 2012, CMS' Office of E-Health Standards and Services announced that it would again delay enforcement of the HIPAA Version 5010 transaction standards for three months. Physician practices may therefore continue to submit electronic claims using Version 4010 through June 30, 2012, without penalty.
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| ImagingBiz: Investing in Radiology IT: A Three-pronged Strategy (part one in a four-part series), featuring Joe Degati 03/10/2012 |
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Imaging, like the rest of medicine, is experiencing an unprecedented proliferation of IT products. In the wake of IT-friendly legislation such as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, providers are experiencing more impetus than ever before to invest in the IT necessary to connect them to other providers, to enable them to care for more patients with fewer reimbursement dollars, and to pave the way for their participation in future care-delivery models.
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| Becker's Hospital Review: Mapping Out Managed Care Contracts for Prime ED Practice Reimbursement Requires Close Attention in Negotiations, Follow Up, by Carol Mitchell 02/12/2012 |
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It is important that managed care contracts be closely scrutinized from many angles to assure emergency medicine practices are getting the proper reimbursement. Many savvy practice leaders and physicians understand that complex language within a contract requires strict attention to assure reimbursement is met and follow through in what is stipulated. However, many facets of managed care contracts outside of the language can be overlooked and therefore directly affect a practice's reimbursement.
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| Progressive Radiology Chooses Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP) as its Billing Service Provider 02/20/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – February 20, 2012 – MMP, a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, has been awarded an exclusive billing contract with Progressive Radiology, located in Maryland and metro Washington, D.C.
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| Midwest Imaging Group Signs Billing Deal with Atlanta-Based Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP) 02/20/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – February 20, 2012 – MMP, a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, has been awarded an exclusive billing contract with MIDI, LLC for its Midwestern centers in Chicago, Ill and Milwaukee, Wis.
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| ImagingBiz: Outsourced Billing: An Administrator’s Point of View, by David Myrice, CPA, MBA 02/16/2012 |
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The decision to outsource a radiology practice’s billing can be emotionally fraught. Many practices have historically employed sizable in-house billing departments, and though the decision to outsource might appear simple from an economic perspective, when it comes to putting people out of work, administrators understandably blanch. Further, while the decision to outsource is not completely irreversible, it will be difficult for the practice to reinstate in-house staff members after letting them go.
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| MMP Welcomes New Year of Industry Collaboration with Renewed RBMA Gold Sponsorship 02/06/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – February 6, 2012 — MMedical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, is pleased to announce that it has renewed its Gold level sponsorship commitment with the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) for 2012. MMP has been a supporter and sponsor of RBMA since 2008.
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| MMP Renews ImagingBiz Partnership for Continued Industry Research and Education in 2012 02/06/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – February 6, 2012 — Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, will join ImagingBiz's affiliate program again in 2012.
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| Healthcare Finance News: Physician Confidence = Successful Payer Negotiations, by David Myrice, CPA, MBA 02/01/2012 |
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Successful payers one of the many important duties for safeguarding the long-term financial stability of a hospital-based physician practice. Whether contracts are self-renewing year-to-year or contain end dates that force physicians and payers to renegotiate agreements regularly, the payer dictates the terms unless the practice is prepared for negotiations.
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| Becker's Hospital Review: Monitoring the Success of Your Emergency Department Practice: 9 Key Metrics to Generate Revenue, by John Holstein 01/31/2012 |
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The emergency department is a vital part of every hospital's financial success, as the open door to an increasing number of admissions. Successful EDs closely monitor several key areas that impact a department's revenue and efficiency; nine of the most important of these areas are presented below.
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Advanced Berkshire Medical Imaging Enters Exclusive Billing Partnership with Medical
Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP) 01/23/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – January 23, 2012 – MMP, a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, has been awarded an exclusive billing contract with Advanced Berkshire Medical Imaging in Pittsfield, Ma.
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| Atlanta Radiology Group Signs Exclusive Billing Contract with Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP) 01/23/2012 |
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Atlanta, Ga. – January 23, 2012 – MMP, a national firm providing billing and practice management services to radiologists and imaging centers, has been awarded an exclusive billing contract with Atlanta Radiology Consultants, PC in Atlanta, Ga.
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| ImagingBiz: Commoditization of Imaging: Fighting the Trend, featuring Greg Thomson 01/16/2012 |
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As a macroeconomic phenomenon, commoditization is fairly characteristic of a maturing marketplace—two words that describe radiology in the United States perfectly. As the industry has matured, through increased competition and more deleterious economic pressures, radiology practices have increasingly found themselves competing on price alone, raising the risk that factors such as quality and service will fall by the wayside in consumers' and referrers' eyes.
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| Report on Medicare Compliance: Outlook 2012: Compliance Officers Should Prepare for Long, Strange Trip in Year Ahead, featuring Ed Gaines 01/16/2012 |
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A shift is taking place in the world of program integrity, compliance and enforcement that will be felt in 2012 and beyond. With so much on CMS's plate — continued implementation of the health reform law and expanded program integrity initiatives — providers will be expected to do more self-policing, such as reporting overpayments within 60 days as required by law, disclosing Stark violations and ensuring they have an effective compliance program as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid enrollment.
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| New "Coding Cards" Smartphone App Provides Emergency Physicians with Greater Documentation Accuracy 01/03/2012 |
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Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a leading national firm providing billing and practice management services to hospital-based emergency department (ED) physicians and practices, introduces ED Coding Cards, a free smartphone app that features a set of handy reference cards designed specifically to assist ED physicians with documenting Evaluation and Management (E/M) services as well as EKG and X-ray interpretations.
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| EDPMA Newsletter: Q&A Member Spotlight: Featuring Edward R. Gaines, III, JD, CCP, Chief Compliance Officer for Medical Management Professionals, Inc. 01/01/2012 |
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What were the key challenges facing the field of emergency medicine that sparked the idea and prompted you to become a founding member of EDPMA? EDPMA was born out of a 'mini crisis' know as the Medicare Reassignment Prohibition, a change in the regulatory interpretation by CMS (then HCFA) in 1997 which affected large and small ED groups alike who contracted with independent contractor (I/C or 1099) physicians, particularly from an enrollment and billing standpoint. It was this change that initially got us all together at EDPMA.
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| ED Coding Alert: Wake up to These Deep Sedation Insider Tips, featuring Stacie Norris 01/01/2012 |
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You could be coding more deep sedation services this year in the ED, thanks to recent changes. Your claims' accuracy will depend on careful documentation of the duration and level of consciousness achieved. Read on for expert advice on modifier use and payer regulations dealing with anesthesia.
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| The Journal of Medical Practice Management: Q&A for Physician Practices: How to Build Long-Term Success with Effective Strategic Planning Sessions, by Chip Anderson |
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As physician practices face stealthy marketplace competition, decreasing reimbursements, and increasing costs, it is crucial that they take a proactive approach toward strategic planning for their business. Merely accepting today's rocky business environment as the status quo and allowing it to dictate the direction of the practice can be a formula for failure. In fact, practices can and should rely on their colleagues and industry data for assistance and direction.
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