While hospital acquisition of medical groups continues to grow, the rate at which hospitals and independent delivery systems are acquiring medical groups has slowed over the past few years, according to reports from Deloitte and Jackson Healthcare.
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The American Medical Association and Medical Group Management Association has released a new fact sheet designed to help physicians prepare for new Medicare denial edits, set to go into effect Jan. 6, 2014.
The Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation date is growing nearer. Here are 13 statistics on which physicians by specialty are prepared for the transition and which specialties are behind on preparation, according to an EHR Intelligence report.
In a Healthcare Finance News report, Kevin Fuller lays out six tips for using clinical documentation programs to boost revenue cycle management, according to Paul Weygandt, vice president of physician services at J. A. Thomas and Associates, a clinical documentation…
In a Physicians Practice article, Brian Luster and Steven Abernathy discuss ways in which physicians can avoid becoming victims of investment fraud.
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In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, Neda Ryan, Esq., an associate with Clark Hill focusing on healthcare law, discusses steps that physicians can take to properly terminate a relationship with a patient.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the final physician payment rule for next year, slashing physician reimbursement 20.1 percent.
Most — around 67 percent — of physician practices don't plan to make any changes to their office staff in the coming year, according to the Clinical & Office Staff Salary Report from Medscape.
In an Inc.com article, Les McKeown, president and CEO of Predictable Success, an adviser on accelerated business growth, discusses three things leaders should never say.
In a Physicians Practice article, Stephen Snyder lays out tips for getting patients to adopt the patient portal at a medical practice.