Medical Association of the State of Alabama

Category: Management

  • Social Media & Electronic Communication: Asset or Liability

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    Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the 2015 Winter issue of Alabama Medicine magazine. You may have heard the adage, “Don’t put anything on the Internet that you wouldn’t want tacked to a bulletin board in the Town Square.” Thanks to smartphones and their applications, that adage is easier than ever to ignore…

  • Warning! Do You Have Employees Age 65 or Older?

    Warning! Do You Have Employees Age 65 or Older?

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    Editor’s Note: This article is a special edition to the Medical Association — May 27, 2016 In partnership with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is using their data matching project more aggressively, to compare their records with other federal programs. CMS is…

  • Five Secrets to Preventing Provider Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Meaningful Use 2 — There’s a Diagnosis Code for This!

    Five Secrets to Preventing Provider Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Meaningful Use 2 — There’s a Diagnosis Code for This!

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    Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the 2015 Inaugural Issue of Alabama Medicine magazine Kill two or three measures with one click. Clinical Decision Support Rules, PQRS and Clinical Quality Measures can be managed simultaneously. Here’s an example of what I mean: Meaningful Use 2 requires the smoking status of all patients 13 years…

  • Don’t Fall Victim to Cyber-Security Disasters

    Don’t Fall Victim to Cyber-Security Disasters

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    Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the 2015 Fall Issue of Alabama Medicine magazine Every day, it seems the news is filled with more and more reports of cyber-security attacks. Unfortunately, the health care community is considered a prime target for those individuals who would seek to gain access to confidential information. Did…

  • Don’t Overlook Your Deductions this Tax Season

    Don’t Overlook Your Deductions this Tax Season

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    Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the 2016 Winter Issue of Alabama Medicine magazine. Holidays are over. The tree has been undressed and put away until next year. Your New Year’s Resolutions are drafted, and you’re waiting for the last piece of Christmas cake to be eaten before starting them. It’s also the…

  • Managing Your Practice New Overtime Law Could Be a Land Mine

    Managing Your Practice New Overtime Law Could Be a Land Mine

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    Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the 2016 Summer Issue of Alabama Medicine magazine. This is the time of year when many physician groups are evaluating their employees’ performances for the purpose of giving raises or bonuses. For most groups, the majority of their employees are not exempt from the overtime law. The…