Medaxiom Blog

Human and animal healthcare are different, but why shouldn’t we expect the same level of communication and care coordination that vets provide. Joel Sauer explains why he feels the care his family dog Roxy has received has made such a difference from maintaining regular check-ups to making more advanced care decisions.

Most programs are involved with at least one registry but struggle to effectively utilize the data. Ginger Biesbrock explains three areas that need to be managed in order to ensure this valuable tool is not left unused.

Time is central to the Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding system and changes from CMS and the American Medical Association (AMA) could impact documentation requirements in this area. Nicole Knight provides a few things you may want to look at as you evaluate your time-based coding effectiveness, training needs and future opportunities.

It’s important to create a formal process for acclimating and developing each new employee. Lori Walsh provides 7 tips to help improve employee engagement and provide that continuous line of communication.

There are changes coming for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) that will effect how we contract to provide these services. Joe Sasson explains what we know now and why he believes these changes mean growth for TAVR and BPCI-A.

It was been predicted that total compensation for cardiologists would go down in 2019 based on data from 2018. Joel Sauer provides a couple solid theories on why that has not happened as well as the data from the 2019 MedAxiom survey.