PATHOLOGY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. A CASE-BASED GUIDE

- Uses a case study approach
- Includes useful tools and tricks of the trade in pathology practice management
- All chapters conclude with a question and answer section
The authors discuss useful tools and tricks of the trade in pathology practice management. In-depth chapters on coding and billing by nationally known consultant Dennis Padget will prepare you to evaluate coding and billing practices. Noted law experts Jane Pine Wood and Amelia Larsen, attorneys at McDonald Hopkins, highlight key issues in employment, insurance, and hospital contracts and provide examples of how to deal with tricky issues. Sections on human resources and group dynamics take on the vexing issues that people bring to work. Finally, the authors identify current trends and reason how these might play out. In providing a broad overview of pathology practice management, each chapter employs a didactic framework, including one or more scenarios to illustrate challenges encountered by the writers. This case-based approach facilitates interactive learning and will thus be particularly useful to pathology training programs. Whatever your stage in the field—from resident to senior pathologist, including those in leadership roles—Pathology Practice Management: A Case-Based Guide is essential reading.

Authors
- Michael L. Talbert, M.D. Lloyd E. Rader Professor and Chairman. Department of Pathology. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Oklahoma City, OK. USA
- Lewis A. Hassell, M.D. Professorship of Excellence in Anatomic Pathology. Professor and Director of Anatomic Pathology. Department of Pathology. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK . USA.
- Jane Pine Wood, J.D. McDonald- Hopkins. Dennis, MA . USA.

Table of contents (24 chapters)
1.Health-Care Finance and the Pathology Practice
2.Trends Towards Outcomes, Accountable Care, and Value-Based Purchasing
3.Coding and Billing
4.Revenue Cycle Management
5.Applying the Knowledge
6.Current Major Trends and Considerations for the Future
7.The Income Statement
8.More Complex Arrangements
9.Practice Sales and Mergers
10.Payor Contracts
11.Hospital Contracts
12.Pathologist Employment Contracts
13.Human Resources (HR) Management
14.Group Dynamics
15.Skills and Tools for Better Practice Management
16.Professional Liability Risk
17.Corporate and General Liability
18.Disaster Risks and Preparedness Planning
19.Market and Valuation Risks
20.Technologic and Regulatory Risks
21.Opportunities and Entrepreneurism
22.Identifying and Capitalizing on Opportunities
23.The High-Performing Practice into the Future
24.Bringing It All Together