Practice Management

An article published earlier this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined the impact of surgical complications on hospital finances.

Electronic medical billing processes can provide numerous benefits to healthcare providers, including accuracy improvements and cost savings, according to a MedCityNews report. Here are four other benefits of turning billing system electronic.

Medical coders are high-demand positions and the more credentials coders have, the higher average salary they make, according to an AAPC report.

The concept of physician-hospital alignment, also referred to as integration, has captured the healthcare industry's attention for nearly 25 years, since the earliest initiatives were launched in the early 1990s.

Since shortly before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became law, hospital and health system acquisitions of physician practices have picked up, driven by changing reimbursement models, the cost of healthcare reform compliance and the push to align care…

As healthcare in America transitions toward clinically integrated networks financially responsible for providing coordinated care, a critical element for health system success will be the level of true integration with physicians.

Several hospitals and health systems have begun to outsource more services as finances become tight. But, due to consolidation, the outsourcing trend may soon reverse.

Neurosurgeons have the highest hourly compensation in the country at $398 per hour, while family physicians have the lowest at $119 per hour.

The pressures of healthcare reform, an imbalance between work and personal time and financial concerns all contribute to physician burnout. Here are three things to know about the cost and causes of physician burnout, according to a MD News report.

Patient engagement is key to providing value-based care, proper patient education and managing patient expectations. Patient engagement is a frequently used term, but it may mean different things to different physicians. Here are three steps to gaining a better understanding…