By Mary Groll Today, physicians faced with diminishing insurance reimbursements and challenging economic times increasingly turn to marketing to build their practices. They know that ...
Read More »"Heal That Claim:" Take action against inaccurate insurance payments
The American Medical Association (AMA) today urged physicians to take action this fall against inaccurate payments from private health insurers. The AMA has designated November ...
Read More »Significant Gap in Physician Wages Across Specialties
A national study of physician wages conducted by UC Davis Health System has found that specialists are paid as much as 52 percent more than ...
Read More »Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Update Implements Key Reform Provisions
By: Esther Chang, et. al. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual regulatory update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the ...
Read More »A New Way To Pay For Chemo: Docs Get a Lump Sum for Full Course
By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News One of the nation’s largest health insurers said today it is testing a new way to pay for some ...
Read More »Improving Your Practice’s Receivables Collections
By Reed Tinsley, CPA There are many causes, and indicators, of problems in this area. Some offices lack either a defined collection system or their ...
Read More »Hospitals Lure Doctors Away From Private Practice
By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News Raleigh, N.C. — Dr. Alden Parsons, a thoracic surgeon, had just finished fifteen years of medical training. But instead ...
Read More »How To Evaluate A Practice Opportunity
Professional, Philosophical, Interpersonal and Management/Governance Considerations By Vasilios J. Kalogredis, Esq. Too often, when a physician is evaluating a practice opportunity, the doctor is overly ...
Read More »Understanding Accountable Care Organizations
By John D. Cacciamani, Jr., MD, MBA I find that my physician colleagues, many of whom are busy with everyday caring for their patients, need ...
Read More »Medical Necessity: A Clinician’s Perspective
By Glenn Krauss The concept of medical necessity is all too familiar to most physicians in their daily practice of medicine, particularly in the routine ...
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