Medical Account Solutions » Bill Baylis

Doctor’s still make house calls

Bill Baylis — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:11 +0000

Deloitte Access Economics released a report that shows that hospital house calls in Australia cut spending by a third. “Faced with rising healthcare costs and response to consumer preferences, most states and territories in Australia already provide acute, sub-acute, and post-acute care in the home, made possible by portable technology, according to the report.”

Dr. Edward Kulich a pediatrician featured in a Wall Street Journal profile, says that making house calls lets him spend more time with his patients and left his private practice to be a traveling doctor.

What do you think about this creative way to turnaround healthcare?

Do you think more hospitals and doctors should start making house calls?

Would you want to be a traveling Doctor?

Join MAS & Teresas Family Cleaning to Make an Impact on LI Teresa’s Family Cleaning and Teresa Ward’s charitable program “TW CARES”...
Would YOU Take a Pay 4 Performance Job? At MAS, we love the concept and practice it with...
ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations Part 2- The Cons Against Them Accountable Care Organizations are a new concept intended to save...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Golfing, Networking and Support for Mitochondrial Disease

Bill Baylis — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:09:55 +0000

Zachary Foundation

Come join Michael Friedberg of HNLY, and other healthcare industry members in support of the Zachary Foundation on October 5, 2011 at the Barry L. Schiff Memorial Healthcare Classic golfing event.

The Zachary Foundation was founded by the parents and friends of Zachary Friedberg of Morganville, New Jersey who suffers from a rare form of Mitochondrial Disease.

Bring your golf game and come out.

MAS has been in many of The Zachary Foundation golf outings and they have always been a lot of fun. This year they are honoring three of the long time supporters Andrew Goold, VP of The Healthsearch Group, James Y. Lee, FACHE Executive VP and COO of Lawrence Hospital Center and Adam K. Weinstein, FACHE VP for Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Compliance New York Hospital Queens.

Michael Friedberg who has played an important role in healthcare through the years and deserves our industry’s full support, says “Throughout the years we have been privileged to have support from many people and organizations, it is the commitment of these three individuals that has been the driving force for our success. Their gift to Zachary and children like him who suffer from Mitochondrial Disease has been given not for recognition or personal gain but only due to each of their own selflessness. My family and the entire Mitochondrial Disease community are forever in their debt.”

Registration is still open! I look forward to seeing you there!

MAS is Proud to Announce the Launch of our Newsletter Your Medical Billing Office News Information is key and at MAS, we're proud to do...
Would YOU Take a Pay 4 Performance Job? At MAS, we love the concept and practice it with...
Help MAS and TSINY send a Special Olympian to Greece Please join us for a special fundraiser six years in...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Lets Hire America First.

Bill Baylis — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:00:18 +0000

About a year ago MAS wrote a blog post Forget Outsourcing, Try Rural Sourcing. MAS Agrees! about the value of “Rural Sourcing” and the need to keep jobs in the US instead of sending them overseas.

And today… jobs are still the big topic for all of us. In last week’s address to Congress and the country, President Obama laid out his plan for creating jobs. He stated the plan’s core goal: “The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working.”

The speech made me think of Linda McMahon’s quote on how jobs are created, “It’s very simple how you create jobs. An entrepreneur takes risk. He or she believes that they create a good or service that is sold for more than it costs to create it. If an entrepreneur thinks he can do that he creates a job.”

The heart and soul of the economy is small business. If you want to put Americans to work, it seems like a no brainer to begin with small businesses and entrepreneurs of America! We are standing ready to do whatever it takes to get the job done and start pumping some confidence back into the economy. Confident business owners hire.

Some companies may still have a need to send jobs overseas, but with the amount of people looking for work, MAS thinks it makes sense to hire people right here at home.

Small businesses can be creative in their hiring by focusing on their core expertise and outsourcing other job functions to entrepreneurs and consultants.

We use outsourcing to simplify things and be leaner and it’s been very effective for us. We hire out in key fields like IT, Accounting/CFO and other services for pennies on the dollar–with better results. This lets us focus on what we’re good at–is medical billing and collections.Trusting our expert consultants has paid off for us.

The biggest win of all is that it’s freed us up to hire people to build our core business and create more local jobs for Americans.

So how can outsourcing to experts help you streamline your business and help boost the economy at the same time?

Would YOU Take a Pay 4 Performance Job? At MAS, we love the concept and practice it with...
Are You Still Working on Your SMART Goals? When we wrote our blog Are You Setting SMART Goals...
MAS Wonders if ACOs are Already in Jeopardy? ACO's may already be at risk, due to recent budget...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Have You Checked In on Your SMART Goals This Summer?

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:00:19 +0000

One of our most popular posts of the year was our first blog Are You Setting SMART Goals for Your Medical Billing Office in 2011?. We talked about setting goals for 2011 that were SMART: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timely.

We’re more than half way through the year and for most businesses, the summer time is a slow period. Well we think it’s a good time to pull out your SMART goals and do some thinking.

This is our third blog on the subject because we believe that setting SMART Goals is key to business success. We’re not alone. Business coaching experts like entrepreneur mentor Ali Brown who teaches women around the world to grow a profitable business recently wrote a blog post about setting SMART goals

Look at the goals you set in the beginning of the year. How close have you come to hitting them? Did you lay out a clear action plan and are you working that plan?

If you’re year isn’t going the way you’d like, take a look at where you strayed from your plans. Don’t get discouraged. Regroup, and do what you can to get back on track.

If things are going according to plan, let’s look at how you want to close out the year. Read relevant articles, plan meetings for the Fall. Do what you can to end strong.

Now don’t stop there. This is also a good time to get a jump start on setting your goals for next year. What will 2012 hold for you? What are your plans when your current year SMART goals pay off?

Break through, Don’t let the lazy days of summer catch you in its haze.

Are You Still Working on Your SMART Goals? When we wrote our blog Are You Setting SMART Goals...
Would YOU Take a Pay 4 Performance Job? At MAS, we love the concept and practice it with...
Have You Heard About the New Medicare Plan that’s Got Hospitals Upset? A recent NY Times article by Robert Spears entitled "Medicare...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Our TSINY Special Olympian Takes 4th!

Webmaster — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:35:18 +0000

MAS joins Transitional Services for New York, Inc. (TSINY) in congratulating our Special Olympian athlete Kellieta Claborn aka “Lenny” for her three 4th place ribbons in the 2011 World Summer Games in Athens!

The 13th Special Olympics World Summer Games took place from June 25th to July 4th 2011,and was the world’s largest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities, drawing 7,000 athletes from more than 180 countries around the world, 3,000 coaches and officials, 25,000 volunteers, 40,000 family members as well as thousands of spectators.

Kellieta finished 4th place in PL Female Dead Lift with a score of 68.977, PL Female Combination Bench and Dead Lift with a score of 101.437 and PL Female Bench Press with a score of 32.460!

Click here to see her full results.

Kellieta’s quest to the Special Olympics continues. To directly support Kellieta contact Terry LoPiano directly to make a donation via phone (718) 746-6647 ext 11 or email at tlopiano@tsiny.org or click here to donate directly to the Special Olympics!

Congratulations again Kellieta, MAS is proud of you!

Help MAS and TSINY send a Special Olympian to Greece Please join us for a special fundraiser six years in...
MAS is Cheering to send TSINY Special Olympian to Greece MAS is proud to support Transitional Services for New York, Inc....
MAS takes a closer look at ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations To help educate all of us, this blog will launch...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Are ACOs already in their Final chapter?

Webmaster — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:24:11 +0000

No sooner than it’s become a major buzz word in the industry, ACO has also become a hot button and trigger for a wide range of reactions.What once was touted as the salvation of the healthcare industry is already in jeopardy. (MAS discussed this in a recent blog)

It seems industry experts are also wondering the same thing. Recently, Karen M. Cheung, editor of the Fierce Healthcare wrote a blog post about “Why ACOs are still a hard sell.”

In the post, Karen shared that at the Second National Accountable Care Organization Summit held in June in Washington, D.C., “many were skeptical, unsure of how accountable care would work at their organization and community and whether the financial and time investment of participating would really produce worthwhile results.”

So MAS asks the question: Are ACOs already in their final chapter, even before they have really gotten started? If that’s the case, what does this mean for next year’e elections?

We’d love to know what you think. Please leave a comment to let us know.

ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations Part 1- The Pros for Them I recently announced that I'd be starting a blog series...
MAS Wonders if ACOs are Already in Jeopardy? ACO's may already be at risk, due to recent budget...
MAS takes a closer look at ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations To help educate all of us, this blog will launch...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Have You Heard About the New Medicare Plan that’s Got Hospitals Upset?

Webmaster — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:23:27 +0000

A recent NY Times article by Robert Spears entitled “Medicare Plan for Payments Irks Hospitals” talks about upcoming changes to the way Medicare pays out to hospitals based on performance.

As stated in the article “for the first time in its history, Medicare will soon track spending on millions of individual beneficiaries, reward hospitals that hold down costs and penalize those whose patients prove most expensive.”

It’s another take on pay for performance which can leave hospitals responsible for the cost of care rendered not only by them, but also by any doctors the patient sees after they leave the hospital.

We’d love to know what you think about this plan to “pay 4 performance”. Leave us a comment after you’ve read the article.

Would YOU Take a Pay 4 Performance Job? At MAS, we love the concept and practice it with...
ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations Part 1- The Pros for Them I recently announced that I'd be starting a blog series...
MAS Wonders if ACOs are Already in Jeopardy? ACO's may already be at risk, due to recent budget...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Should the Government Tell Medical Professionals How to Dress?

Webmaster — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:00:01 +0000

Is it goodbye ties and lab coats? A blog post by Janice Simmons “Outlawing ties and watches for the sake of patient safety” provides interesting food for thought about what doctor’s wear when treating patients.

The blog puts a spotlight on the issue saying that ”some lawmakers in New York State believe that they have come up with a good solution to prevent healthcare-acquired infections.”

Even though the practice was put in place in England about 5 years ago to address a spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), doctors in NY feel the measure is unjustified and doesn’t actually impact the spread of infectious diseases.

We’re curious if you agree with the doctors or the lawmakers. Take a look at the blog post and tell us what you think.

MAS Wonders if ACOs are Already in Jeopardy? ACO's may already be at risk, due to recent budget...
ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations Part 1- The Pros for Them I recently announced that I'd be starting a blog series...
ACOs-Accountable Care Organizations Part 2- The Cons Against Them Accountable Care Organizations are a new concept intended to save...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Get in on Something that’s Actually Working in Healthcare!

Webmaster — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:32:49 +0000

Every once in a while we like to blog about things that are actually working in healthcare. Today we’re spotlighting a great opportunity for those who don’t have health coverage or are in need of a more affordable option. I also love the employers can give this out as an incentive to their staff or even 1099 workers.

I’d like to introduce you to Transparent Health Network. THN provides its members contracted rates for products and services through our network of health care providers.

Right now they are offering an incentive-free membership to any one that joins in the month of June. It’s a great opportunity to take them for a test drive to see if it will work for you.

Just click on this link or the image below to learn more!

Is big business looking to cash in on ACO and healthcare reform? Check out this post from the latest FierceHealthcare News Brief...
Two Sides of HealthCare Reform. Business vs Obamacare? I love to see healthcare take a page from business,...
Can ACO’s make healthcare accountable for all? Check out a NJ Spotlight blog written by Lilo Stainton,...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Are You Still Working on Your SMART Goals?

Webmaster — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:25:27 +0000

When we wrote our blog Are You Setting SMART Goals for Your Medical Billing Office in 2011? we asked if you had set your goals for 2011 and gave you some guidelines for setting SMART goals that are (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timely).

We had no idea that it would be one of our most popular blogs, but we think we figured out why.

Most of us start the year off with the best of intentions. We set goals and create lists of all the things we intend to do, but somewhere along February, we fall off and forget what we planned.

So we’re checking in with you to see how you’re doing. We want to expand this beyond the medical billing profession and ask ALL of our business readers to let us know you you’re doing.

Have you taken a look at your profitability to see where your best leads and sales are coming from?
Are you doing what you can to improve the collection rates of your receivables?
Do you stay current with changes in your industry. (For us we’re learning constantly about ICD-10 and ACOs) What’s the buzz in your industry?
How are you doing at streamlining and reducing waste?
Have you given Outsourcing a thought?
What goals can you check off your list?

We’re celebrating our 25th year so we’re turning things upside down and answering these questions ourselves. How about you? Chime in and let us know how you’re doing on your SMART goals!

Would YOU Take a Pay 4 Performance Job? At MAS, we love the concept and practice it with...
Is big business looking to cash in on ACO and healthcare reform? Check out this post from the latest FierceHealthcare News Brief...
Get linkedIn to the Turnaround of Healthcare! With all that is going on today, rarely is there...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.