Tell us where it hurts.
To see if DSI Consulting Services might help you, give your practice a checkup by working through this chart. Identify your issues and see if you concur with our diagnosis.
| Symptom (Problem) | Condition (Cause) | Prescription (Solution) |
|---|---|---|
| Inflated A/R An unacceptably high percentage of accounts receivable are over 90 days. |
Staff Ability to Perform Due to lack of knowledge, training or time, your office staff is unable to attend to A/R effectively. This could be the result of credentialing, software or contractual issues. |
Outsource A/R Take the accounts receivable function off your staff's plate by assigning it to an outside, dedicated, professional A/R specialist such as DoctorSolutions. We consistently reduce over-90-day A/R to 6% or less. |
| Low Reimbursements Payments are decreasing in number or size, causing a drop in revenue. You are leaving plans you've been on for years. Impending cuts in Medicare may further threaten reimbursements. |
Outdated Contracts Rates with older plans may not be keeping up. Outdated contracts or lack of knowledge may also result in undercoding that is driving down reimbursements. |
Contract Analysis Contact DSI Consulting Services to audit contracts and compare to national rate standards. DSI can renegotiate your contracts and bring them up to date. |
| Inadequate Reporting Generic data reports that don't give you the information you need to make good clinical and business decisions. |
Antiquated Systems Old, inefficient, task-intensive software applications that produce “canned” global reports lacking needed detail on payors and plans. |
Fully Integrated EHR/PM Contact DSI Consulting Services to implement a robust, intelligent and up-to-date Electronic Health Record system that works seamlessly with Practice Management software to produce meaningful and actionable data. Drill down to specific payors, patients and plans, change and set parameters on the fly, export data into Excel spreadsheets automatically, and customize reports as needed. |
| Claims Audits Claims are being re-coded by your payor or you have been notified of an impending audit. |
Coding Issues You are consistently overcoding or undercoding, slowing down your reimbursements and making your practice vulnerable to large penalties and fines. |
Chart Audit Contact DSI Consultants to educate your practice in Evaluation and Management of coding procedures. Compare your coding to national standards and determine your place in the bell curve. |
| Under/Overworked Staff Your staff is either stretched too thin or you have more than your operating budget allows. |
Under/Overstaffed Payroll decisions have resulted in the under- or over-utilization of human resources. |
Personnel Assessment Contact DSI Consulting Services to analyze office workflow efficiency, assess revenue and patient volume and determine proper staffing levels. |
| Space-Planning Your lease is up and you must make a decision about staying or leaving. |
Inadequate Space You've outgrown your space or it has outgrown your practice. |
Space Needs Analysis Contact DSI Consulting Services to assess your space utilization and analyze cost variables including renewal rates, competing leases, personal guarantee requirements and tenant improvement allowances. |
| Low Bargaining Power The size of your practice has reduced your negotiating clout with payors, resulting in lower reimbursements. |
Small Practice Size As a solo or small-scale practice, you do not conduct enough business with payors to give you buying leverage. |
Restructure Your Practice Model Contact DSI Consulting Services to help you merge with other solo practices under one tax ID number for billing purposes. This restructuring will allow you to retain your autonomy as a solo practice but use the strength of numbers to negotiate higher fees. |