The percentage of all office-based physicians who report accepting new Medicare patients has increased from 87.9 percent in 2005 to 90.7 percent in 2012, according to a study by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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In a PhysBizTech article, David Doyle, CEO of CRT Medical Systems, a medical billing company, discusses five tips for attracting and recruiting the best physicians for your practice.
Most physicians feel that electronic health records are not designed with clinicians in mind, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
In a Government Health IT report, Paul Weygandt, a physician and vice president of physician services at Nuance Communications, shares five tips for encouraging physicians who are lagging behind in their ICD-10 preparation.
Here are four ways to manage underperforming employees based on an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives report.
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Most physicians report that their practice does not utilize an outside billing service, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
Most physicians strongly agree that payers have become intrusive with regard to the physician-patient relationship, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
In a KevinMD blog post, Rosemarie Nelson a principal at MGMA Health Care Consulting Group, discusses seven ways to optimize electronic health record implementation and use.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investment of approximately $75.8 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement to help states respond to infectious diseases.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism prevention guide to help hospitals implement prevention strategies and improve patient safety.