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Coker consultants write and publish articles for the CokerConnection e-newsletter, with new articles published monthly. Articles are distributed monthly by email and posted on the Coker website. Older articles are archived and perpetually accessible. For more information on a topic of interest, contact the author by email at the address indicated at the conclusion of the article. To obtain permission to reprint articles, email Kay Stanley at kaystanley@cokergroup.com or call 678 832 2000.

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Trends in Healthcare - 2009

By Max Reiboldt, CPA

All indications are for 2009 to be a challenging year, as we deal with a stressed economy and other issues in the healthcare industry.

What Happened to the Glut of Physicians? Part II

By Steve Kepley

The shortage of physicians being trained in virtually every specialty, along with a 9 percent turnover rate in the medical profession, means recruiting becomes a way of life for physician groups and hospitals.

December Legislative Briefing

By Mark Reiboldt

President-elect Barack Obama has assembled a top notch economic team, made up of some of the nation's most respected economists, market experts, and economic policy veterans. According to the Obama-Biden transition team....

Physician/Practice Planning Needs

By Craig Hunter

As reimbursement is continuing to erode and practice operational expenses are continuing to rise, many physicians are considering options they gave little thought to in the past. How is this impacting the way physicians choose to practice?

Coding Conundrum

By Crystal S. Reeves, CPC, CMPE

Get the answer to the following question: "Our doctors want to begin e-prescribing in order to get the Medicare bonus payment. How much is the bonus payment, and how do we let Medicare know that we are e-prescribing?"

Action Items for Successful EHR Implementation

By Marilyn Day

Implementing Electronic Health Records (EHR) is one of the more impacting initiatives to an organization. Practices decide to invest...