1. Considerations: Pain Management vs Other Specialties 2. Selection of the Type of Practice 3. Transitioning 4. Making the Jump-Stepwise Timeline to Your Own Practice 5. Credentialing with Insurers 6. Credentialing with Hospitals/ASCs 7. Privilege Processes at Hospitals/ASCs 8. Physician Contract Law 9. Malpractice Coverage and Handling Potential Malpractice Issues 10. Coding/Billing Issues 11. Nurse Practitioners and PAs as Part of Your Pain Practice 12. Office Finances and Collecting Up Front 13. HIPAA/OSHA Requirements 14. Taxes 15. Employee Benefit Plans 16. Start Up Costs 17. Advanced Office Practice: Adding C-Arms, MRI 18. Building an ASC and Stark Law Considerations 19. Modifying the Patient Financial Class Mix 20. Expanding the Practice: When to Add Providers and Satellites 21. Collections Issues 22. Insurer Payment Templates and Covered Benefits 23. Electronic Medical Records/Scheduling/Billing Programs 24. Lawyers: Expensive Cabbies with Meters Running |
