Renee Dowling is a billing and coding consultant with VEI Consulting in Indianapolis, Indianapolis. Send your diagnosis coding questions to medec@mjhlifesciences.com

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Insight about what to document for these visits.

Coding Office Visits: The 99211 Checklist

Dr. Goldberg is Director of Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey, Director of Mohs Surgery and laser research, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School.

In this month's Legal Eagle column, David J. Goldberg, MD, JD, explores selling your practice to a private equity interest and the challenges that can follow, including staff shortages and longer patient wait times. 

Shrinking Staff Levels Can Lead to Unhappy Patients

185,000 adults with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were hospitalized in June and July. Of those, 182,000, or 98.3%, had not been vaccinated for the disease.

U.S. Spent Over $2 Billion on COVID-19 Hospitalization Costs for Unvaccinated

Keith A. Reynolds is contributing author for 

A jump in new COVID-19 cases dropped margins and volumes.

Delta Variant Hindering Hospital, Physician Group Recovery

The share of physicians in private practice has dropped below 50 percent.

Number of Physician-owned Private Practices Saw Major Decline Since 2018

Ilya Petrou, MD, is a contributing writer for 

The development and implementation of quality improvement (QI) programs can positively impact patient care and outcomes. As such, it behooves physicians to research and implement QI practice initiatives and measures in their practice.



Achieving Better Outcomes Through Quality Improvement

Morgan Petronelli is an associate editor for 

and joined the MJH Life Sciences team in December 2019. She graduated from Youngstown State University in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in political science. Prior to graduating, Morgan worked as the editor-in-chief of her college newspaper. She went on to work as an assignment editor at a broadcast news station in Youngstown, Ohio before joining 

She enjoys working out, listening to music, and playing with her dog Scout. You can reach her at 

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Looking to get your practice ahead of the rest post-COVID-19? These 10 practical practice management tips will help you jump start your practice into the future.

10 Tips to Jump Start Your Practice Post-COVID-19

Combined, these efforts encourage active participation in the care process and drive sustained behavior change.

How to Effectively Partner with Patients to Optimize Care

and joined the MJH Life Sciences team in April 2021. She graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Linda used to work as a creative writer for 

 and was a technical writer/regulatory specialist/purchasing agent at GM Industrial before coming on to the team. She enjoys reading, traveling, and learning new perspectives. You can reach her at 

At the final part of our Road Map to Recovery webinar recap series, sponsored by Aerolase, our expert panelist answered questions about vaccine mandates, social media marketing, cash balance planning, and more. 

Post-COVID-19 Practice Management Tips 

These ratios will help you determine the level of financial stability of your practice and help you make better decisions for your future.