Are Alternative Payment Models Right for You?

Small things have a big impact on patients. Listen as Christopher Scuderi, DO, Associate Chair, Department of Family Medicine, U. Florida shares insightful ideas on how to improve patient satisfaction while delivering quality care. Change involves not just the physician, but everyone in the office.…

Hierarchical Condition Coding - Document and Code for Serious Illnesses for Accurate Payment Hierarchical Condition Coding (HCC) is required in capitated plans such as Medicare Advantage. Coding should be specific for the patient’s condition and well documented in the patient’s record. …

Anastasia Benson, DO is a family physician and owner of Paradigm Family Health, a direct primary care practice (DPC) in Dallas, Texas. In this episode, she shares learnings about the inner workings of her DPC practice. She reviews start-up costs, and how to set pricing for patients for office visit…

An Annual Wellness Visit, or AWV, is recommended for all Medicare Part B patients who have been on Medicare for 12 months. The AWV determines the status of the patient’s overall health, including chronic disease(s), medications, weight and BMI, and more. Dr. Robert Pedowitz explains what is include…