begin procedures for collecting payment from insurance companies within 45 days. With the help of TMA Practice Con-
sulting, Dr. Alvarez says, his practice rev- enue increased at least 20 percent within the first four months following the op- erations assessment.
The operations assessment includes:
• Accounts receivable analysis; • Review of billing and collections pro- cesses;
• Patient flow analysis; • Internal controls review; • Managed care process analysis;
• Review of medical records systems; • Review of practice management soft- ware;
• Overhead analysis; • Human resources and personnel con- cerns; and
• Clinical staff operations.
Complex AAA and dissection cases are our specialty.
Call
1.855.AORTIC1 for emergency patient transfers. Te Toracic Aortic Disease Center™
offers an advanced and
multidisciplinary approach in the care and treatment of: • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Based in the Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Care™ • Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
• Acute Type A and B Dissections • Penetrating Aortic Ulcers • Intramural Hematoma
, the Thoracic Aortic
Disease Center offers comprehensive therapies and technologies to advance patient safety, reduce complications and improve patient outcomes. On- site diagnostic imaging provides for early detection of aortic disease to allow for proactive treatment. Emergency patient transfer to THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano is available by calling
1.855.AORTIC1. Medical staff are on stand-by to coordinate urgent care.
Referring physicians remain a vital part of the treatment team. Clinical research trial participation is also available for patients who meet trial criteria.
Call
1.855.4CV.CARE (1.855.428.2273) to refer a patient for a routine evaluation or for imaging services. Visit
TeHeartHospitalBaylor.com/cvcare to learn more.
4716 Alliance Blvd, Pavilion II, Suite 300 Plano, TX 75093
The Thoracic Aortic Disease Center is located inside the Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Care, THE HEART HOSPITAL’s outpatient facility.
Notice Regarding Physician Ownership: THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano is a hospital in which physicians have an ownership or investment interest. The list of the physician owners or investors is available to you upon request.
Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System’s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers, THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano or Baylor Health Care System. ©2012 Baylor Health Care System BID THHBP_413 7.12
Upon completing the assessment, the consultant presents a brief summary of the findings. Within 30 business days, the practice receives a written report, complete with a full analysis and specific recommendations. Dr. Alvarez says the operations assess-
ment opened his eyes to the importance of having a role in the business side of the practice. “We as physicians tend to negate the
fact that we are businesspeople. This is a business, and we need to be an inte- gral part of it. I’ve become more in touch with what’s going on in the practice since TMA Practice Consulting came in,” he said. TMA Practice Consulting services are
available for a fee. To schedule an opera- tions assessment, coding and documen- tation review, practice setup, or other service, call (800) 523-8776, or email
practice.consulting@
texmed.org. Addi- tional information is on the TMA web- site,
http://consulting.texmed.org.
CMS audits meaningful use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is auditing physicians and other health care professionals who receive meaningful use incentive pay- ments. The law requires CMS to audit those attesting to meaningful use. CMS says anyone who receives the incentives could be audited and that recipients should retain all supporting documentation, whether it is paper or electronic, for six years. The Garden City, N.Y., accounting
firm Figliozzi & Co. is conducting the au- dits for CMS. The firm is sending letters
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