2 / 1 / 2024
By Alysia Delozier
The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule revealed some great advancements in behavioral health services and how CMS will allow them to be billed. We will highlight some...
1 / 25 / 2024
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: “Split (or shared) E/M visits refer to visits provided in part by physicians...
5 / 27 / 2022
By Christopher Fete, David White & Drew Hoffman
Abstract – Paying for call coverage is not just tied to trauma centers – every type of hospital is now working to secure physician coverage after hours, weekends, and holidays. As...
2 / 16 / 2021
Part Six: Board Education I once had the opportunity to hear a legendary, now since-retired hospital CEO-turned-university professor give a presentation to a group of Critical Access Hospital boards with...
2 / 8 / 2021
Part Five: Telepharmacy As I travel to rural communities and learn more about how they operate, one constant challenge I see is related to in-house pharmacies for Critical Access Hospitals...
2 / 1 / 2021
Part Four: Telehealth With the introduction of COVID-19 into our world, providers have been scrambling to develop alternatives to people coming into the office to be seen. The government cleared...
1 / 26 / 2021
Part Three: Strategic Planning One of the most common practices I see in rural hospitals is using the budget as the organization’s strategic plan, whether intentionally or by default. However,...
1 / 18 / 2021
Part Two: Physician Demand Analysis Many leaders in rural communities do not bother conducting a physician demand analysis since the populations are so small and the supply of physicians so...
1 / 13 / 2021
Introduction I have had the good fortune to work in and with hospitals ranging in size and scope, from 25-bed Critical Access Hospitals to regional, tertiary medical centers of more...
