A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine reported that patients who are active in their healthcare have a lower rate of readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge.
Practice Management
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors has adopted a new statement on the appropriate use criteria for orthopedic imaging services, according to an AAOS Now report.
In recent years medicine has begun to reorganize from being predominantly solo practitioners and small groups to large, multispecialty groups, and this may not be a bad thing, according to a report on KevinMD.
In a KevinMD blog post, Rosemarie Nelson, principal at MGMA Health Care Consulting Group, discusses the ICD-10 transition plan that medical practices should begin to put in place and lays out some practical steps that can be included in the…
In a Physicians Practice article, David Doyle, CEO of CRT Medical Systems, lays out five ways to increase patient collections at your medical practice.
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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee announced that a bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft outline to permanently fix the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula has been released.
The American Medical Association announced it is offering free toolkits for electronic funds transfers and electronic remittance advice.
As physicians begin to work on achieving Stage 2 Meaningful Use and make their practices more accessible and efficient for patients, they are considering online patient portals as a viable option for their practices, according to an AAOS Now report.
In a Renal and Urology News article, Mario Iezzoni, a certified business analyst at the Small Business Development Center at University of South Florida in Tampa, discusses ways in which medical practices can increase revenue.
In a Medscape Today article, John G. Bartlett, MD, Brad Spellberg, MD, and David N. Gilbert, MD, discuss steps to overcoming antibiotic resistance.