Practice Management Reference Guide - eBook - Second Edition

Effectively manage the business side of medicine.

Profit margin, collections, cash flow, compliance, human resources, health information, efficient business processes—the broad responsibilities and complex requirements of practice management are endless. Drop one ball in the daily juggle and the fallout can be costly.

There’s never enough time, which makes it tough to stay on top of regulations and best practices. That’s where AAPC’s Practice Management Reference Guide becomes vital to your organization, providing you with one-stop access to the latest and best in practice management.

From office operations to financial oversight, the Practice Management Reference Guide lays out essential guidance to help you optimize efficiency, security, and profitability.

Benefit from actionable steps to streamline accounts receivable. Discover how to bring in new patients and keep the ones you have happy. Leverage real-world strategies to command payer relations, recruitment, training, employee evaluations, HIPAA, MACRA, Medicare, CDI, EHR … everything you need to ensure bountiful operations in 2021 and beyond.

With the Practice Management Reference Guide, you’ll gain working knowledge covering the spectrum of practice management issues, including:

• Negotiating favorable payer contracts
• Preventing an appeals backlog
• Remaining audit-ready
• Correctly applying incident-to billing rules to maximize reimbursement
• Using assessment tools to evaluate your risk
• Preparing a risk plan and know what questions to ask
• Knowing how and why you should implement policies and protocols
• Complying with state and federal patient privacy rules

The Practice Management Reference Guide is approved for use during the CPPM® exam.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you already have the first edition of a Medical Reference Guide, the updates to the second edition are very minimal. These editions are intended for first-time buyers.

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