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Practice Management
Discounting Can Be Dangerous
Organization of Facial Plastic Surgery Assistants
Karen Zupko
Winter 2011
Be Wary of 'Fee Pitfalls' Hidden in Your Practice
Plastic Surgery News
Neal Reisman, MD, JD and Karen Zupko
July 15, 2011
Practice Tips:
Why Patients Don't Schedule Surgery - Try These Reasons On For Size and Take Action
Facial Plastic Times
Karen Zupko
May/June 2011
Boomers: Demographic Good News for Plastic Surgeons
Aesthetic Society News
Karen Zupko and Sheila Hall, MS, MBA
Spring 2011
Hiring Right Makes Your Practice More Profitable and Pleasant
Aesthetic Society News
Karen Zupko
Winter 2011
Practice management tips:
Cost-cutting practices share 20 strategies to boost your bottom line
Plastic Surgery News
Karen Zupko and Sheila Hall
September 2010
From Entrepreneur to Employee:  Part 2. The Devil's in the Details, So Don't Forget to Ask About Them
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Karen A. Zupko, BSJ and Cheryl L. Toth, MBA
July 2010
From Entrepreneur to Employee: Part 1. Ambiguity in Attitudes about Hospital Employment
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Karen A. Zupko, BSJ and Cheryl L. Toth, MBA
June 2010
Becoming Clockwise: How to get on time and stay on time
American Medical News
Kim Pollock/Quoted
May 17, 2010
Practice management tips:
5 mistakes to avoid to keep a full surgery slate – even in this economy
Plastic Surgery News
Karen Zupko
April/May 2010
Use Technology to Speed Payment
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Karen Zupko, BSJ, and Cheryl Toth, MBA
March 2010
Interviewing Made Easier
Plastic Surgery Practice
Karen Zupko
February 2010
Practice management tips:
Investigating your collection process may reveal vanishing revenue
Plastic Surgery News
Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC
January/February 2010
Make No-Show Prevention a Priority
Plastic Surgery Practice
Karen Zupko
January 2010
Are You Red Flag Ready?
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Cheyenne Brinson, MBA, CPA
December 2009
Plastic Surgeons Can Cash-In On Medicare Bonuses
Plastic Surgery News
Cheyenne Brinson, MBA, CPA
July 2009
(originally published by ASPS)
E-Prescribing and the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Get in While the Getting Is Good!
The American Journal of Orthopaedics
Cheyenne Brinson, MBA, CPA
May 2009
Keeping Your Money Safe
The American Journal of Orthopaedics
Steve Gillies, BA
January 2009
Disaster Preparedness - Don't Get Caught Without A Plan
American Journal of Orthopaedics
Steve Gillies, BA and Karen Zupko, BSJ
December 2008
Coping With Medicare Advantage Fee-for-Service Plans
AAOS Now
Steve Gillies and Sarah Gretsch
September 2008
Starting Out in Practice Some Tips
ENToday
Pippa Wysong with Kim Pollock
June 2008
Building a Better Skin Care Practice
PCI Journal*
Karen Zupko, BSJ
2007
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Making Better Hiring Decisions
The American Journal of Orthopedics®
Karen Zupko, BSJ
September 2007
Coding and Documentation
Why Your Practice Should Care About E/M Outliers
AAPC Coding Edge
November 2011
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CPC, CCS-P
Transtympanic Injection Coding Update 2011
American Neurotology Society
August 2011, Volume 19, Issue I
Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC
Spine Surgery Coding Simplified
Outpatient Surgery Magazine
June 2010
Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC
Is Your EMR Fueling Risky Record Keeping?
AAOS Now
June 2010
Cheryl L. Toth
Coding Arthroscopic Knee Procedures
AAOS Now
May 2010
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Operative Note Dictation: Tips for Knee Procedures
AAOS Now
April 2010
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Code Surgical Treatment of Pelvis Correctly
AAOS Now
March 2010
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Auto-Population Gone Wild: EMR documentation creates risky record keeping and frustration
Academy of Professional Coders Coding Edge
February 2010
Cheryl L. Toth
CPT Coding Updates for 2010 - Part 2
AAOS Now
February 2010
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
CPT Coding Updates for 2010 - Part 1
AAOS Now
January 2010
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Taking the Pain out of Injection Coding
AAOS Now
October 2009
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Reporting Complications Does not Need to Be Complicated
AAOS Now
September 2009
Margaret M. Maley, BSN, MS
Are you an E&M outlier?
AAOS Now
August 2009
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Check Your Schedule for an Audit Time Bomb
AAOS Now
July 2009
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Hammering Out Coding Challenges
AAOS Now
June 2009
Teri A. Gatchel, MBA
Ins and Outs of Modifier 58
AAOS Now
May 2009
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Is Your Practice Audit Ready?
AAOS Now
April 2009
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Introducing the 2009 CPT Code Updates
AAOS Now
December 2008
Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Billing, Reimbursement and Financial Management Systems
Therapy Billing for Beginners
AAOS Now
Volume 4, Number 12
Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC
November 2010
Link
Medicare Part C: A Basic Primer and Some Practical Advice about Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans
The Journal of Medical Practice Management
Volume 24, Number 5
Karen Zupko & Patricia Hofstra
March/April 2009
No Such thing As Minor Adjustments
AAOS Now
Jennifer O’Brien, MSOD
February 2009
Outsourcing Your Billing
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Jennifer O’Brien, MSOD
March 2007
Reimbursement Essentials for the Orthopaedic Practice
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC
September 2006
Steering Clear of Billing Black Holes in Academic Medical Centers
Journal of Medical Practice Management
Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC
November/December 2006
Billing Basics for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practioners
Journal of Medical Practice Management
Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC
January 2004
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Achieving Success with Billing and Collections
Journal of Medical Practice Management
Sarah Wiskerchen, MBA, CPC
2004
Technology: Internet, EMRs, and More
Hiring Technologically Advanced Staff
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Karen Zupko, BSJ and Sheila Hall, MS, MBA
April 2011
Is your EMR fueling risky record keeping?
AAOS Now
June 2010
Cheryl L. Toth
Use Technology to Speed Payment
The American Journal of Orthopedics
Karen Zupko, BSJ, and Cheryl Toth, MBA
March 2010
Auto-Population Gone Wild: EMR documentation creates risky record keeping and frustration
Academy of Professional Coders Coding Edge
February 2010
Cheryl L. Toth
E-Prescribing and the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Get in While the Getting Is Good!
The American Journal of Orthopaedics
Cheyenne Brinson, MBA, CPA
May 2009
Netiquette: E-mail for Group Practices
Journal of Medical Practice Management
Jennifer O’Brien, MSOD
2007
Employment
Is Your Staff Able to Do the Job?
DoctorsDirectInsurance.com
Karen Zupko
Spring 2011
The Boomerang Effect: Hospital Employment of Physicians Coming Back Around
Physician News
Steven A. Eisenberg
February 4, 2009
New Twist in Employing Physicians
Hospitals and Health Networkst
J. Daniel Beckham
September 18, 2007
Taking on or Becoming a Partner
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc.
James G. Stuart, JD
June 2004
The Employment Agreement: What Every Doctor (Junior and Senior) Needs to Know, Parts 1, 2, and 3
Journal of Practice Management
James G. Stuart J.D.
May/June 2000
July/August 2000
September/October 2000
Physician Employment and Contracts
Physician Employment Contracts and Compensation
Before and Beyond the Contract

American Journal of Orthopedics
James G. Stuart, JD
May 2007
Before and Beyond the Contract
Practice Management
James G. Stuart J.D.
May, 2007
The Employment Agreement: What Every Doctor (Junior and Senior) Needs to Know, Parts 1, 2, and 3
Journal of Medical Practice Management
James G. Stuart, JD
May/June 2000
July/August 2000
September/October 2000
Other
Do the Kids Have to Know About Mom's Face-Lift?
By Monica Corcoran | Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times
December 23, 2007
The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Trials
Journal of Medical Practice Management
Jennifer O'Brien
May/June 2007
Wrinkle Shots From Allergan Get FDA Boost
Wall Street Journal
Rhonda L. Rundle
June 28, 2007

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