Media

At Utilization Solutions in Healthcare, Inc. we are asked to do guest blog posts as well as interviews about Healthcare. Below you will find links to articles, and interviews that we have contributed to over the past few months:

Billing & Coding for Mid-Level Providers Webinar
Click Here to purchase the webinar from NCMSDifferent sites of service, Medicare’s “incident-to” guidelines and the proposed Medicaid changes add to the complexity of non-physician practitioner billing. Join us as we discuss how to protect your practice from the scrutiny of external auditors. We will also provide an update on NC Medicaid’s proposed changes related to physician assistants.

Webinar Speakers:

Amy Dunatov, MPH, FACMPE, CCS-P
Amy Dunatov has extensive experience in medical practice management, including both private practice and hospital-owned multi-specialty group settings. She has comprehensive knowledge of billing and E&M coding, physician compensation plan design, and financial and operational benchmarking, especially as it relates to physician compensation and productivity.

Amy Dunatov received her BS in Business Administration from Gardner-Webb University and a MPH from University of North Carolina School of Public Health. She has achieved fellowship status in the American College of Medical Practice Executives and the educational branch of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). She attained the certified coding specialist designation from American Health Information Management Association in 1992.

Lisa Shock, PA-C
Lisa Shock is a Duke University Physician Assistant graduate and has greater than 10 years clinical experience in a variety of healthcare settings. In addition to previously owning and running a rural primary care clinic, she is the current president and CEO of Utilization Solutions in Healthcare, a company she created in response to the many questions she has received over the years about Physician Assistant utilization.

Lisa is a past president of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants. She also contributed to the Physician Assistant profession by serving on the PA Advisory Council of the North Carolina Medical Board as well as the Quality Improvement and Health Information Technology Committee of the North Carolina Medical Society, and she remains a state PA expert in reimbursement and legislative issues. She enjoys part time clinical primary care practice and enjoys teaching geriatric medicine and long-term care as a Duke PA Program faculty member.

 

Lisa Shock was a guest blogger for Comp Health in February 2012.

“Physician Assistant workforce – will supply meet the demand?”

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Lisa Shock was a guest blogger for MICA in their January 2012 Newsletter.

“EMR Implementation – 3 Ways to Ease the Pain”

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Article from PA Professional

“Finding Dr. Right-What PAs Should Look for in a Physician Partner”

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Lisa Shock’s interview on Wednesday September 28, 2011 on PhysiciansMoneyDigest.com

Lisa will be talking about the benefits of using PA’s to help staff a medical practice, and how to get the most from PA’s on staff.

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Lisa Shock is a guest blogger for Comp Health.

Read her article “EMR Implementation – Help or Headache?”
on CompHealth by clicking here

 

What a midlevel can do

CompHealth Locum Tenens & Healthcare Staffingwww.comphealth.com

Listen in to selected experts in business practices, industry trends and healthcare delivery.

Our webinars offer you everything from the latest tools to time-tested methods.View recorded presentations
about several important topics.

 

USH Featured in Fierce Practice Management Campaign as a CompHealth Resource – October 2011Click here

 

Things Doctors Should Know About Hiring a Physician Assistant: On HealthNewsDigest.com
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ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants has run Lisa Shock’s byline “5 Reasons to Work as a Locum Tenens”

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ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants reports on the news, views, legislation, people and technological advancements for the nurse practitioner. Includes coverage of relevant practice issues, clinical trends and new guidelines in the field.