The three leading concerns among physicians' predictions regarding profitability drops are declining reimbursements, increasing personnel expenses, and issues regarding supplies, says...
Several questions are imperative to consider in terms of recent news related to the long-awaited final use for meaningful use modifications and Stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements: How meaningful...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced 11 new initial committee members appointed to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee. Selected members, who...
Over five million users participate with the joint Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) eBenefits website, confirms a recent VA press release.
“The successful...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced an innovative funding opportunity to allow payment model testing within nursing care facilities. Originated to advance the...
Is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) living up to its full potential or is it more a matter of all healthcare hands on deck? In past interviews with RevCycleIntelligence.com, healthcare experts and...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
The concept of bundled hospital care payments — a singular (bundled) payment generated from hospitals, physicians, and post-acute care providers for services rendered from a specific...
The Senate, in conjunction with the House of Representatives, has approved the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) repeal to replace it with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R....
Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) is associated with an inflation algorithm that has been criticized for not paying physicians enough to be able to effectively administer quality...
As the direction of various payment models evolve, payers are focusing on a variety of focuses and objectives. Effective physician engagement may require a stronger focus on specialist engagement,...
Despite its overwhelming benefits for improved patient quality of life, reimbursement complication is a major negative aspect regarding teleheath’s evolving legislation limitations.
Fluctuating...
A new study found that 46 percent of physicians experience burnout, which is caused by a number of factors.
It doesn’t matter what your job is, there is a change that you will experience burnout. If...
