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Despite all of the hype, the settlement appears to be short on public health policies and long on special legal protections for the tobacco industry. And there is no guarantee that any of the settlement money coming to Pennsylvania will be spent on tobacco control, public health or health care.

Managing your accounts receivable process effectively and efficiently may require you to change your thinking about third party follow-up

Physicians who have had claims denied or recoupment demanded by Blue Shield have the right now to initiate litigation in the physician’s local county court.

The exercise of "without cause" termination rights is truly a double-edged sword for managed care organizations and practitioners alike.

A central asset account makes your money work harder for you by sweeping idle assets into interest-bearing money market funds.

Prudent gifting to public charities can also offer tax and financial benefits

Without central governance and physical integration, a merged group is nothing more than a collection of independent practices whose collective expenses will ultimately be greater than the sum of the individual practice expenses.

Instead of complaining about it, let’s ask what each of us can do for self-protection.

Hospitals are exploring options for financial improvement of their controlled primary care physician groups. Four fundamental options exist for organizations to make material change.

Developing a well-planned billing audit process is the best way to increase productivity and profitability of a physician practice.