According to a report from Medscape, physicians will receive a 1.5 percent payment reduction penalty from Medicare in 2015 if they do not participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System this year.
Practice Management
Growing physician employment is a concern for ambulatory surgery centers as possible referral sources are absorbed hospitals. A recent study conducted by the American Medical Association has found that single-specialty practice physicians most likely to be employed by hospitals are…
A recent study co-authored by chief of health services research at Stanford (Calif.) University Laurence Baker, PhD, has found that there is a large amount of variance in the amount of reimbursement physicians receive from commercial payers with little discernable…
Physicians will face ethical dilemmas in the course of practicing medicine, finding themselves in areas that are more gray than black and white. Here are four top ethical issues in medicine and how physicians respond, according to Medscape's 2012 Ethics…
There are currently 2.7 million nurses working in healthcare, a number which is expected to rise by 26 percent over the next 10 years, according to a KevinMD.com report.
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Research firm KLAS has recently released study on the most helpful electronic health vendors for practices with one to 10 physicians, according to a Medscape Medical News report.
In a Physicians Practice report, Judy Capko, a healthcare consultant and author, discusses five steps to take to ensure that your medical practice manager is meeting his or her goals consistently.
Pulse Systems, a Wichita, Kan.-based provider of electronic health records and revenue cycle software, recently announced Georgia Bone and Joint Surgeons selected its EHR and practice management software to replace a system previously used by the orthopedic practice.
In a Psychology Today report, Ronald E. Riggio, PhD, lays out seven necessary qualities of good team members.
In a Physicians Practice article, Ericka L. Adler, partner at the firm of Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott, discusses five additional steps medical practices should take to ensure HIPAA compliance.