Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 13
Practice Management: Make Sure Personalities, Health Plans Mesh Before Hiring New Doc
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Article Overview
This article discusses the business and administrative issues that practices should review before hiring a new physician. It focuses on onboarding steps such as evaluation periods, payer and hospital enrollment, Medicare paperwork, licensing and insurance documentation, coding workflow, and coordination with the physician’s prior office. The piece is relevant to practice administrators, office managers, and physicians involved in recruiting and integrating new providers.
Why This Topic Matters
Hiring a physician affects payer participation, credentialing timelines, billing workflow, and practice operations, so planning ahead can help avoid delays and administrative problems.
What You Will Learn
- How practices can structure an advance evaluation period for a new physician
- What administrative items should be verified before onboarding a provider
- Why payer participation, hospital privileges, and Medicare enrollment matter during recruitment
- How coding knowledge and practice billing tools fit into physician onboarding
- Why coordination with prior offices and fee schedule alignment can affect operations
Who Should Read This
- Practice administrators
- Office managers
- Physicians
- Medical group partners
- Healthcare consultants
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