About 70,000 Part D Medicare beneficiaries receive greater or equal to 90 Morphine Equivalent Dosage on a daily basis. This is an "extreme" dosage according to the CDC. The scoop from the Feds is that you should attempt to taper this group's dosage! Your charts must reflect the taper attempts. The [...]
continue readingDo you routinely throw out letters from your insurance companies? I am talking about all kinds of insurance. Do you not save your old medical malpractice insurance policies? Start saving these letters and emails immediately. Scan it, take a picture or file a hard copy, but save them. The information that [...]
continue readingNo malpractice does not mean no licensure action. Please remember that a poor outcome does not necessarily equate to medical malpractice. A potential injury does not usually equate to actual damages in a malpractice suit. However, if a physician "got lucky" and his/her negligent actions did not damage a patient, that [...]
continue readingI have had several clients who have run afoul of a statute, that upon examination was a “violation” not a misdemeanor. In such a case, you have not been convicted of a “crime”. A violation is akin to a parking ticket. Why is this important? When you are completing credentialing applications, [...]
continue readingI have always been a fan of history. As part of my Civil War studies, I have had occasion to review the medical records produced by Union Army surgeons. They would work all day amputating limbs. Terrible work, often performed in the intense heat and the frigid cold in tents. These [...]
continue readingMany of my clients tell me about documents that prove their point, whatever the point may be. However, when it comes time to retrieving that document, somehow, it is missing. I advise you all to have scanners available and use them. They are cheap enough. The All-in-one printer/copier/scanner/fax machines are now [...]
continue readingMost of my readers, sometime in the medical career, will be a witness in some kind of administrative or judicial procedure. It might be a malpractice action, where you are the defendant, it might be an administrative action where your license might be in jeopardy. Most often, it will be for [...]
continue readingA recent report from the Office of Inspector General, when thoroughly evaluated, highlights that you as a healthcare provider, should not accept an audit’s findings at face value. This goes for Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance audits. Hire an experienced health law firm and evaluate what you really should owe, if [...]
continue readingAll too many practices employ unlicensed physical therapists, nurses, physicians, acupuncturists, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants. It is your responsibility as a licensed physician to check to make sure that any employee that requires an active license to practice, has a legitimate current license in the state in question. To do [...]
continue readingMany of my clients feel the need to save some money by using an employment contract they found on the internet. They are not state specific. The law in New York differs from the law in Pennsylvania. Physician are not trained in contract law. Does the contract state under which state [...]
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