Overcoming barriers to health equity
Individual doctors can take steps to ensure high-quality care for every patient.
How digital health is reshaping patient care in 2022
Trusts 101 for physicians
Trusts can be effective and important legal tools, but they are not all the same and they are not universally interchangeable.
10 tips for successfully negotiating payer contracts
Understanding cost segregation as a tax strategy
Use this tax deferral method to front-load depreciation deductions
Five benefits you can receive from donor-advised funds
What physicians need to know about donor-advised funds
Hiring staff during the great resignation
Strategies practices can use to attract skilled workers to their open positions
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 29, 2022
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
High Stock Volatility Signals Investor Opportunity
Contrary to popular belief, high volatility is not a terroristic threat to investors. Rather, it is a natural part of the stock market.
Doctors on the move
Michael Joyce, president of financial consultant Agili, talks about place as a factor for doctors in retirement.
High cost of health care may be boosting direct primary care membership
Study shows most consumers dissatisfied with the cost of care
CMS leaders outline plan for “strategic alignment” for ACO efforts
ACO REACH Model, starting in 2023, aims to improve health equity.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 28, 2022
The link between physician stress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
Handing out antibiotics for illnesses they weren’t meant for is adding to the distress doctors feel
Political tensions – a cause for worry?
Michael Joyce, president of financial consultant Agili, talks about short- and long-term effects of global tensions.
Health care mergers and acquisitions slow in Q1 due to inflation, interest rates, global uncertainty
Report says hospitals could face insolvency as telehealth attracts new investments.
Technology + People is Key to Improving Health Outcomes and Driving Practice Revenue
Healthcare solutions need to also address the much bigger problem of staffing shortages and burnout.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 27, 2022
Biden administration ramps up efforts to test for and treat COVID-19
EHR companies asked to incorporate information about oral antivirals
How digital tools can help providers collect what they are owed
It is essential that providers obtain the payments they are owed as quickly as reasonably possible, ensure payments are accurate and completely captured, and minimize costs to collect payments
Dealing with COVID-19 pandemic downturn
Michael Joyce, president of financial consultant Agili, talks about dealing with an economic downturn.
New IRS Rule Lets Early Retirees Take More Money from Plans
Fixed-annuity guarantees more income for penalty-free early withdrawals from retirement plans.
Insider threats, with negligence or malice, can hurt health care cybersecurity
Federal agency outlines risks, behavioral indicators of disgruntled workers.
ACP supports Biden’s 2022 National Drug Control Strategy
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: April 26, 2022
Cash balance plans
Michael Joyce, president of financial consultant Agili, discusses cash balance plans as a way for physicians to save for retirement.
Prescription spending rose 12% in 2021
COVID-19 vaccines and therapies were the main drivers
Workers leaving, expenses for labor, drugs, supplies rising in hospitals
Expenses per patient increase, even accounting for COVID-19 pandemic, AHA says.
How prospective payment models can transform primary care
Moving away from fee-for-service would spur innovation, team-based care
Cybersecurity improvement needed for medical device manufacturers
Survey finds “quite surprising” security gaps in software, regulation compliance.
