--- title: PMI Blog | medical practice issues (3) description: medical practice issues | Information and resources from Practice Management Institute - PMI (3) image: https://info.pmimd.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(7).png --- [![pmi-logo-white-on-blue](https://info.pmimd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pmi-logo-white-on-blue.png?width=174&name=pmi-logo-white-on-blue.png "pmi-logo-white-on-blue")](https://www.pmimd.com/) - [About PMI](https://www.pmimd.com/about/) - [Online Training Center](https://www.pmimd.com/onlinetraining/) - [Instructors](https://www.pmimd.com/instructors.php) - [Contact Us](https://www.pmimd.com/contact.asp) ## [In-house vs. Outsourced Billing: Tips for Medical Office Managers](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/in-house-vs.-outsourced-billing-tips-for-medical-office-managers) Posted by [Practice Management Institute](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/author/practice-management-institute) on Jun 26, 2019, 8:11:33 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![medicalbilling](https://info.pmimd.com/hubfs/medicalbilling.jpg)](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/in-house-vs.-outsourced-billing-tips-for-medical-office-managers) *Portions of this article were originally published in [BC Advantage Magazine March 5, 2019](https://www.billing-coding.com/detail_article.cfm?articleID=6086)* A whopping 25 to 31 percent of total health care expenditures in the U.S. are administrative costs, according to a time-driven, activity-based costing study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)1. These are huge margins for healthcare providers already squeezed by insurers and increasing costs of care. You may wonder if the grass is greener on the other side. [Read More](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/in-house-vs.-outsourced-billing-tips-for-medical-office-managers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/in-house-vs.-outsourced-billing-tips-for-medical-office-managers#comments-listing) Topics: [Practice management](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/practice-management), [CMOM](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/cmom), [PMI Certification](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/pmi-certification), [Certified Medical Office Manager](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/certified-medical-office-manager), [medical office manager topics](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-office-manager-topics), [medical practice issues](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-practice-issues), [medical billing](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-billing) ## [Tips to Recognize and Control Identify Theft in a Medical Practice](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tips-to-recognize-and-control-identify-theft-in-a-medical-practice) Posted by [Practice Management Institute](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/author/practice-management-institute) on Jun 19, 2019, 4:41:32 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![medicalidentity theft](https://info.pmimd.com/hubfs/medicalidentity%20theft.jpg)](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tips-to-recognize-and-control-identify-theft-in-a-medical-practice) In 2017, 16.7 million people in the U.S. experienced some type of identity theft with $17 billion in losses to organizations, according to a recent Harris Poll. Medical identity theft is fraud and recognizing and controlling it is a growing and serious compliance concern for medical office managers. [Read More](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tips-to-recognize-and-control-identify-theft-in-a-medical-practice) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tips-to-recognize-and-control-identify-theft-in-a-medical-practice#comments-listing) Topics: [Practice management](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/practice-management), [CMOM](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/cmom), [Certified Medical Office Manager](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/certified-medical-office-manager), [medical office manager topics](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-office-manager-topics), [medical office compliance](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-office-compliance), [medical practice issues](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-practice-issues), [medical fraud](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-fraud), [medical identity theft](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/tag/medical-identity-theft) ## [7 Compliance Issues Medical Office Managers Must Navigate to Protect Their Practice](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/7-compliance-issues-medical-office-managers-must-navigate-to-protect-their-practice) Posted by [Practice Management Institute](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/author/practice-management-institute) on Jun 12, 2019, 12:02:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![compliancecheck300](https://info.pmimd.com/hubfs/compliancecheck300.jpg)](https://info.pmimd.com/blog/7-compliance-issues-medical-office-managers-must-navigate-to-protect-their-practice) Maintaining compliance in a medical office is [one of the most significant challenges](https://info.pmimd.com/ebook-best-practices-for-medical-office-administration) that office managers face. With new regulations coming down the pipe, new employees to train, and policies to implement, it can be unnerving to stay on top of it all. To avoid healthcare fraud and abuse in the practice, the medical office manager must be knowledgeable and current with compliance laws and be equipped to manage issues when they arise. 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