Primary care physicians and pediatricians face significant challenges in practicing medicine. Reimbursements continue to drop while the volume of patients keeps rising. Providing quality patient care is increasingly difficult.
VantagePoint helps identify methods for increasing efficiency and improving the quality of life for primary care physicians and pediatricians. We have assisted practices in expanding in-office services, initiating point-of-care testing, improving use of technology, and addressing billing issues. Teaching appropriate documentation techniques often results in improving billing which impacts positively on the bottom line.
Primary care and pediatric practices engage VantagePoint to provide expertise in scheduling, referral management, site operations, financial analyses, credentialing, coding and reimbursement and accounts receivables.
We work directly with practice managers and clinical operations to assess staffing, improve patient flow, assess referral problems, and optimize billing opportunities.
VantagePoint Compliance Consultants are available to perform compliance risk assessments, develop compliance programs, and train staff and providers on coding and regulatory issues.
Our services for practices include, but are not limited to:
- Review, analysis, and management of the accounts receivable
- Coding & documentation training and support
- Expense & reimbursement analysis
- Provider productivity analysis
- Development of compensation programs
- Review and updating of fee schedule
- Assisting in the development of board structure
- Development of physician and management leadership
- Ensuring compliance with payer, state, and federal guidelines
- Review of and recommendations related to use of technology
- Succession planning
- Compliance Plan Development with MediRegsTM risk assessment software
- Mid-level provider compensation and productivity reviews
- Feasibility studies and business development
- EMR Search, Negotiation and Implementation
- Recommendations for point-of-care testing