This webinar will take an in-depth look at the consequences of low health literacy on patient safety and physicians' liability exposure. Because it is nearly impossible to determine a patient's level of understanding of health information solely on their appearance, occupation or educational level, physicians and their staff must take a "universal precautions" approach to ensure that patients understand what is expected of them, why it is important to follow the physician's medical advice, and what to do if they have questions about their medical condition, medication or follow-up care.

This webinar will introduce you to several alliances MIEC has formed with companies to help physicians manage the risk of communication breakdown and promote patient safety in their offices. These services are available to all MIEC policyholders.

ICD-10 is shaping up to be the largest healthcare compliance driven convergence and coordination of People, Information, Technology, and Education. This noontime webinar will help your practice start getting prepared

In this program, learn what to do if there is a breach of confidential patient information in your practice. Learn what your obligations are, and learn to demonstrate to the federal government that you responded appropriately.

Effective January 1st, 2012, all HIPAA-covered electronic transactions (submitting claims, checking eligibility and claims status, obtaining remittance advice, referral authorizations, etc.) must utilize the new ANSI 5010 format. In this webinar, we will review exactly what these changes mean for your practice and the key changes you MUST make to avoid payment interruptions on January 1, 2012.

This webinar will provide information about the OSHA inspection process, hazard communication program, blood borne pathogen requirement, fire and emergency action plan, and ergonomics. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion of OSHA's annual blood-borne pathogen training requirement for medical office personnel.

Physicians can improve their communication style to strengthen the physician-patient relationship while decreasing the possibility of litigation.

This webinar will review the attributes of good managers, and will help you build your talents and skills to become an even better manager.

This webinar will cover Medicare's e-prescribing program, how to avoid the 1% penalty in 2012, free options for e-precribing, and how to get a bonus for e-prescribing instead of a penalty.

Obtaining informed consent, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained in your practice, and withdrawing from patient care are all "tricky" forms of communication that may increase physician risk. This webinar will take an in-depth look at these common "tricky" areas that compromise patient safety and increase physicians' liability exposure.

Revenue analysis includes understanding your expected vs. actual reimbursement. Learn from a successful PPO contracting expert about analyzing present contract rates and strategies for successful re-negotiation.

One in six doctors will experience embezzlement at some time during their practice years, but the right strategies can protect your practice.

Refresh your knowledge of HIPAA's Privacy and Security rules and learn what's new under the HITECH Act.

Don't miss this important session to learn about the latest in Medicare and take advantage of opportunities to increase your revenue from Medicare in 2011.

Review how accurate, complete and timely record-keeping practices protect patients from injury, reduce physicians' liability and strengthen their defensibility.

This webinar will focus on the importance of enrolling ALL practitioners on to PECOS as well as the consequences of not doing so, and will cover other important Medicare updates.

Best practices suggest partnership or group practice agreements should be reviewed every 3-5 years to ensure it reflects current trends and issues in the medical environment. An agreement signed many years ago may be vague and outdated, and may even be sowing seeds of discontent within the group. This workshop will help you review your agreement to ensure it reflects the current desires of your partnership or group.

As we get closer to the end of 2010, it is important for doctors to evaluate their tax position and consider potential tax planning opportunities. Learn about tax planning strategies for 2010 and subsequent years.

Learn about resources for physicians and complimentary interpreter services.

Given the uncertainty of Medicare reimbursement rates, mastery of benchmarking is especially important. This workshop will teach critical skills in analyzing the practice profit/loss statement, accounts receivable ratios and cost accounting and how to access specialty comparison norms for benchmarking.

Appropriate modifier use can contribute significantly to your bottom line revenue by accurately conveying the complexities of the services you render to an insurer. More important than simply attaching a modifier to a service is knowing which modifier is appropriate and when its use is beneficial.