The Pulse is the bi-weekly e-newsletter from The Physician Alliance, one of Michigan's largest physician organizations serving more than 2,200 primary care and specialty physicians.
The Pulse of The Physician Alliance
Friday, June 9, 2017
Blog article helps promote practice

Looking for ways to promote your practice, programs and services to other physicians and patients? Submit an article for TPA's blog! Articles will be posted on TPA's blog and to the Patch online community.

Articles should be 300-500 words, focusing on an area of expertise/health topic. Contact Kathryn Bartz for more information or to submit your article.
Care management pilot launched by UAW

The United Auto Workers Retiree Benefits Trust established a partnership with Conifer Health Solutions to pilot a care management project. This project targets Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan non-Medicare Trust members who are age 26 or older in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana who are facing illness or medical-related issues. The program is free to patients.

Many Trust members have chronic and complex diseases, along with gaps in care and preventive services. This population may include some patients of The Physician Alliance's primary care physicians. Conifer Health will not interfere with any existing care management services established between physicians and patients. This program will offer support through a nurse care manager, who will work with the patient's provider to create a collaborative partnership to improve the patient's overall health and outcomes.

Please contact Conifer Health Solutions at (888) 209-2862 with any questions or concerns about the Conifer Health care management program, how to refer eligible patients or about currently engaged patients.  
Amplify your reimbursements at billing and coding seminar

Don't miss this special seminar! Space is limited - register today!

Amplify Your Reimbursements: Transitional Care Management and Chronic Care Management Billing Codes seminar

Friday, June 23, 2017; 8-9:30am

Learning objectives:
  • Gain an understanding of the 2017 Medicare chronic care management codes (99487,
    99489) and the Initiating Visit code (G0506)
  • Amplify your reimbursement by increasing knowledge to appropriately bill for services rendered
  • Improve understanding of transitional care management codes 99495 and 99496
  • Increase patient outcomes by enhancing care management and coordination services at vulnerable times
Who should attend: physicians, billing staff, office managers and care managers    

Guest Presenter: Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC, is the principal of Young Medical Consulting, LLC, founded 11 years ago to meet education and compliance needs of physicians and their staff. Jill has over 30 years of medical experience working in all areas of the medical practice including clinical, billing and rounding with physicians.

Location: St. John Oakland Medical Education Building, 27351 Dequindre Rd, Madison Heights 

Continental breakfast provided.

Register online now!
TPA member provides outpatient peripheral vascular procedures

Peripheral vascular disease is the most common venous and arterial disease, affecting 8.5 million Americans. Traditional treatment and procedures used to relieve symptoms of this debilitating disorder are typically performed in a hospital-based setting. However, advancements in technology, technique and equipment have enabled physicians to perform these same procedures in outpatient-based laboratories.

Eastlake Cardiovascular, PC,, a member of The Physician Alliance, now offers these procedures in an outpatient based lab. Benefits of the outpatient procedure include:
  • Same day procedure; no overnight stay
  • Reduced risk (minimal to zero complications)
  • Increased patient satisfaction
  • Highly trained, experienced staff
  • Lower costs (Medicare and most insurances will cover these outpatient-based procedures)
Eastlake Cardiovascular, a member of The Physician Alliance, offers these services at their Roseville location. Learn how your patients can benefit from outpatient treatment for peripheral vascular disease by contacting Eastlake Cardiovascular at (586) 944-2800.
Exchange EDI helps practices increase revenue and cash flow by providing convenient upfront patient responsibility payment tools that reduce bad debt and billing statement costs, and accelerates patient payments. The Physician Alliance members receive a 15% discount on all services.

  Learn more about these services.
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