The American Medical Association (AMA) recently issued a checklist for physician practices to use when adopting evaluation and management (E/M) coding and documentation changes slated to take effect...
A vast majority of medical group practices experienced growing regulatory burden in the last year, with prior authorizations and Medicare’s Quality Payment Program topping their list of the most...
Physician practices and hospital outpatient clinics treat a similar number of commercially insured patients needing physician-administered drugs, but hospitals receive a larger share of the gross...
Chief financial officers are an organization’s financial gatekeeper, looking back at data to understand company performance, set and keep budgets, manage risk, and track cash flow. While these lookbacks ensure the company remains...
Reducing avoidable hospital emergency department (ED) visits is key to lowering healthcare spending, according to new research from UnitedHealth Group.
The managed care company recently reported that...
