Physician practice tools

When to Call Private Sector Advocacy
(PDF, 149KB)

Fee schedule analysis: Using your complete practice cost as a guide 
(PDF, 68KB)
     
     Hypothetical physician practice fee schedule (PDF, 39KB)
     Interactive fee schedule (Excel, 26KB)

Internal Collections in the physician practice 
(PDF, 151KB)
*Sample Practice Forms and Policies:
     Patient financial review form (PDF 23KB)
     Printing and mailing statements (PDF, 11KB)
     Handling patient billing questions (PDF, 14KB)

Understanding the HIPAA standard transactions: The HIPAA Transactions and Code Set rule  (PDF, 107KB)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Transaction Code Set Vendor survey  (PDF, 80KB)

Data ownership issues for the physician practice and a medical billing service (PDF, 55KB)

Read your contracts - protected health information (PHI)  
(PDF, 50KB)

Is your practice losing revenue through inappropriate health plan adjustments? 
(PDF, 176KB)

Frequently asked questions regarding electronic funds transfer agreements
(PDF, 29KB)

How to Perform a Physician Practice Internal Billing Audit
(PDF, 58KB)

How to Prepare for a Health Plan Retrospective Audit
(PDF, 582KB)

Out-of-Network Payment Challenges for the Physician Practice
(PDF, 151KB)

Online Medical Consultations: Connecting Physicians with Patients  
(PDF, 679KB)

What to do about Unfair Payer Practices
(PDF, 95KB)

*Understanding Your Health Insurance Policy and Payment Practices 
(PDF, 28KB)

The tangled web: The rental network PPO industry
(PDF, 218KB)

Read your contracts: Is your practice losing revenue through rental network PPOs?
(PDF, 138KB)

How to Select a Collection Service
(PDF, 30KB)

Information technology solutions: consider the potential savings
(PDF, 158KB)

What is a Medical Billing Service?
(PDF, 24KB)

*How to Select a Billing Software Vendor for the Physician Practice
(PDF, 29KB)

*What is a Clearinghouse?
(PDF, 33KB)

* The AMA and the Kentucky Medical Association would like to thank the members of the Kentucky Medical Group Management Association for their contributions made in the development of these educational flyers.