Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
News for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Physicians
Shop around to save money on patient credit payments
One of the best ways to ensure that your practice receives your patients' payment responsibility is to make paying easy for them by offering the option of credit and debit card transactions.
Access the educational resource "Shopping for a credit or debit card merchant agreement" (available to AMA members only) to learn more about accepting credit and debit card payments and how to maximize the benefits of accepting these payments by contracting with a payment processor that suits your practice's specific needs. The resource also notes how you can save on fees with your current processor to help improve your practice's bottom line.
If you're not an AMA member, join today and access this and other practice management resources.
Health disparities a focus of AMA-GLBT meeting
During its Nov. 11 business meeting, the AMA Advisory Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues co-hosted a joint education session and caucus with the AMA Minority Affairs Consortium (now known as the AMA Minority Affairs Section) to discuss how to confront the shared challenge of health care disparities. Dionne Hart, MD, and Terrance Hines, MD, joined Saul Levin, MD, the AMA's vice president of science and public health, in leading the discussion.
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