Online Medicare Advantage provider directories are still not accurate, according to a recent CMS analysis of approximately one-third of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs).
In its third round of...
Clinicians are more skeptical about the benefits or viability of value-based care and reimbursement compared to healthcare executives, a new survey shows.
Only about one-third of clinicians (38...
Fostering a patient-focused culture was a top business strategy top-performing medical groups and practices implemented in 2018, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) recently reported.
As...
Average annual physician compensation for most specialties remained relatively flat from 2016 to 2017, leading to mediocre income satisfaction rates among physicians, the second annual PracticeMatch...
Physician compensation increased by just 0.89 percent in 2017, marking the first year that provider salaries have grown less than two percent in over a decade, AMGA recently reported.
The 31st annual...
An antitrust case involving credit card companies could potentially impact healthcare by allowing payers and hospital systems to limit physician referrals.
Ohio v. American Express Co. is a pending...
A multi-disciplinary workgroup is calling for provider data standardization to ensure accurate provider information is available for connecting patients with providers, licensing providers, and paying...
Independent physicians and practices are turning to consultants to make the transition to value-based care and stay competitive in a shifting market.
The latest research from Black Book shows...
Primary care physician compensation increased by more than 10 percent over the past five years. But the rise in pay indicates a worsening primary care physician shortage, according to the 2018 DataDive...
The value-based care transition has been a thorn in the side of independent practices, but a group of leading provider organizations is aiming to better support solo practices in the current healthcare...
Physician compensations increased slightly over the past year, with the average annual income increasing from $294,000 in 2017 to $299,000 in 2018, according to most recent Medscape Physician...
While we seemingly cannot avoid Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other sites, healthcare organizations may want to reconsider using these social media sites for healthcare recruiting and employment...
Physician demand continues to outpace supply, resulting in a new physician shortage projection of up to 120,000 doctors by 2030, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently...
Hospital acquisitions of independent practices continued, with another 5,000 physician practices acquired by hospitals from July 2015 to July 2016, a recent Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) and...
Small and independent physician practices can survive in the era of healthcare consolidation by entering service sharing arrangements that allow practices to pool and manage resources collectively...
In the face of increased hospital consolidation, HHS should better support independent practices and develop policies that allow solo providers to compete with hospitals and health systems, the...
Practices that performed Medicare wellness visits on at least a quarter of their patients earned greater primary care revenue, experienced more patient assignment stability, and treated patients who...
Pay-for-performance models aim to reward providers for high-quality care at lower costs. However, value-based reimbursement structures tend to require substantial upfront and ongoing investments and put practice revenue at risk, straining...
“There is always room for improvement” should be healthcare revenue cycle management’s mantra. Declining claims reimbursement rates, the shift to value-based purchasing, and evolving...
Aprima, athenahealth, and NextGen Healthcare topped the list for overall performance and most consistently satisfactory ambulatory revenue cycle management (RCM) services among large and small...