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Medical Billing - Barcoding
For those of you who are involved in the medical billing industry and don't know what barcoding has to do with your job, hopefully, this installment on barcoding will give you just enough information to be informed and not so much as to confuse the stuffing out of you. Barcoding is kind of a behind the scenes process that ties in to your retail sales operation, if you have one.The medical industry has been shortchanged. No doubt about it. While we can walk into a supermarket and pick up just about any item and find a UPC, or Universal Product Code, the same can't be said about all medical items. Yes, there are many that do use the UPC code to stamp the item's description and price, but there are still many items, usually equipment items, that just don't have this luxury. Because of this, if a customer goes into your retail establishment and wants to get a walker, most likely the cashier will have to manually type the price into the system, which better be displayed somewhere on the walker to begin with or you're going to be standing around a long time waiting for a price check. Yes, it's a messy process that nobody likes; not the patient or the worker.Barcoding to the rescue. Most DME software packages offer barcoding as an option. This is not to be confused with simply reading an existing barcode on an item, which you can do as well. This is the process of actually creating your own barcode labels for an item so that the item description and price can be stored in the system and thus scanned just like an
This article relates to the Work/Life Balance competency, which investigates how your staff feels with regard to the balance between work and personal life. It explores issues such as priority of family and hours on the job, also covered in this competency. Organizations that enjoy a high satisfaction level in this area will normally exhibit a low rate of absenteeism and experience higher employee retention. Evaluating this competency is helpful in understanding issues relating to a workforce that is commonly tardy or absent from work.

This article, Finding the Perfect Balance, is part of AlphaMeasure's compilation, Tales from the Corporate Frontlines. It illustrates how one employee's evolving life circumstances required him to make some career changes in order to achieve a healthy balance between the demands of work and personal or family life.

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When I graduated from college and landed my first job within a month, I was understandably thrilled. This was my dream job, at a company I was familiar with that offered plenty of opportunity for growth and success for an ambitious sales associate.

I was more than ambitious. I worked 12 hour days routinely, hoarded my vacation time and sick days. I operated on a life philosophy that required plenty of hard work initially, with the assumption that when I was ready for marriage, family, home, etc. it would all come automatically. My nuclear family is small and distant, so I could pretty much devote my time to work without conflict.

Then I met a girl, became engaged. Suddenly I realized that my fianc? might not appreciate my twelve-hour days and absent weekends. She'd been accommodating so far, but how long would it last? She was a career person, but worked a strict 9 to 5 with very occasional overtime. One day, she asked if my hectic schedule would continue after we were married. I could tell from her tone of voice that it wouldn't.

The first to go was the weekend work. I lost a few accounts and the commissions attached. No problem. My new wife made a good salary so it didn't matter much. When I let go of 3 evenings per week, eyebrows around the office began to raise. My salary slipped from stellar to ordinary, and my boss was ready to transfer some of my best accounts to employees who were willing to work my former schedule.

My wife suggested I find a new company. I was reluctant at first, but we had the future - buying a home, paying for kids and college, preparing for retirement, to think of. So I searched. Within the year I found a new position with a more family oriented company. The commission structure requires only minimal overtime, and there are options like flex time, childcare savings accounts, retirement programs, and other benefits available. We are planning to start a family next year.

I discovered that the balance of career/personal life is important, and I need to work for the kind of company that supports my lifestyle so that I'm able to maintain that balance. The change was tough, but it was well worth the effort.

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Federal 941 Payroll Tax Payment Guidelines
Many business owners don’t realize how important it is to get payroll tax payments made on time. If a late payment is made, once the IRS catches up to it, the penalties are quite stiff: 10% off the top, plus interest. Try earning that at a bank today! Resist the temptation to pay late, because it’s not a money saver, it’s a money loser. Plus, penalties are not deductible.Quick Tip: the IRS uses the term “tax deposit” to mean “tax payment”, and uses the term “monthly depositor” or “semi-weekly depositor” to mean “monthly payer” or “semi-weekly payer”, respectively.Determine Your Payment ScheduleBefore you can determine when the tax payment is due, you must first determine if you are a monthly depositor, or a semi-weekly depositor. Which type you are has nothing to do with when or how often you pay your employees. In order to determine which schedule you are on, examine the payroll records during the “lookback period”. This period always runs from July 1 to June 30. For 2006, the “lookback period” runs from July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005. If the amount you withheld for 941 taxes is $50,000 or less, you are a monthly depositor. If the amount during that period is more than $50,000, you are a semi-weekly depositor.Monthly DepositorIf you are a monthly depositor, you will pay the taxes by the 15th of the next month. For example, for 941 taxes withheld during August 2006, the payment was due on Friday, September 15. If the 15th falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the payment is

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