Practice Management

AMGA Seeks Payroll Relief for Medical Groups Impacted by COVID-19

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Medical groups should be able to access the $349 billion in forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program while practices wait on HHS to distribute the more than $100 billion in coronavirus...

Hospitals Delay, Shift Surgeries to Outpatient Due to COVID-19

by Jacqueline LaPointe

As hospitals brace for a surge in patients from the COVID-19 outbreak, ambulatory surgical centers and other outpatient care facilities are taking on urgent cases to provide patients with much-needed...

Private Equity Firms Increasingly Buying Physician Practices

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Private equity firms acquired 355 physician practices from 2013 to 2016, and the number of acquisitions rose exponentially during the period, according to research published in JAMA. The research...

Docs Satisfied with Epic, Warming to Cerner Practice Management

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Epic may have won best overall software suite in 2020, but the Cerner Practice Management product was the most improved solution for physician practices, according to the latest KLAS rankings. The...

Providers to Focus on Patient Billing, Policy Heading into 2020

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Patient billing, policy and regulation, healthcare mergers and acquisitions, and workforce diversity will be some of the top priorities for provider organizations in 2020, predicted researchers at...

Patient Acquisition Hinges on Positive Medical Billing Experience

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A recent survey of 1,000 healthcare consumers showed that patients are increasingly valuing the medical billing experience and providers who fail to deliver a positive financial journey may be...

How Will Automation, AI Impact Healthcare Employment?

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Increased use of automation and artificial intelligence is slated to replace millions of jobs and tasks in the near future. However, healthcare employment is relatively safe from automation, according...

Patient Leakage Costs Most Healthcare Facilities 10% of Revenue

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Healthcare organizations are losing revenue because they are failing to properly mange referrals and patient leakage, a new survey shows. Forty-three percent of over 100 executives recently surveyed...

Key Terms, Components of Payer Contracts Providers Should Know

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Providers are in the business of keeping their patients healthy. But confusing payer contracts riddled with “legalese” and other complicated provisions can get in the way of improving...

Maximizing Provider Revenue with Payer Contract Management

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Ensuring correct reimbursement in a timely manner is always at the top of a healthcare provider’s mind. But many provider organizations could be leaving money on the table with inefficient and infrequent payer contract...