Practice Management

CMS released its 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which aims to enhance Medicare patients' quality of care. In the rule, CMS is proposing to remove the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems' Pain Management dimension,…

The proposals to modify Medicare will have varying degrees of impact on spending for beneficiaries; while some would pay less, others would pay more depending on the features in each option:

CMS released the 2017 proposed hospital outpatient payment rule last week, which included alignment in payment policies between physicians in hospitals and independent practices.

Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, shares four insights for small practitioners to succeed, according to Physician's Money Digest.

The Philadelphia Hand Center is opening a new location in Willow Grove, Pa. on July 13.

Scott Bruder, MD, PhD, Amendia's board of directors' chairman, will speak at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Harvard Business School summit from July 11 to July 13 at Harvard Business School in Boston.

The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Orthopaedic Group selected Columbia-based OBERD for registries, patient outcomes data collection and PQRS reporting to CMS.

As the healthcare industry continues to battle healthcare fraud, facilities can work to mitigate the problem by implementing an effective compliance program, according to Diagnostic Imaging.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution conducted a yearlong investigation which found more than 2,400 U.S. physicians were sanctioned for sexual abusing their patients.

An Imperial College London study found patient complaints against physicians may impact physicians' psychological well-being, according to News-Medical.