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Chances are, many independent medical practices are participating in Medicare’s Quality Payment Program through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017.

For physicians, the main concern isn’t deciphering what a payer-government or commercial-feels is “quality” or collecting the data to prove the metrics are being met. The overarching question is whether this is really good for patients.

Come out swinging for patients.

Doctors can play a key role in addressing the ills of healthcare in the U.S., according to journalist and physician Elisabeth Rosenthal

Can you help us explain the seriousness of cloning to our physicians?

To succeed under the Meritbased Incentive Payment System (MIPS), physicians must embrace transforming how their practice does business to succeed with value-based pay.

There are ways doctors can save significant money on occupation disability insurance.

New tools can help grow or run a practice, but be sure they also help the bottom line

The technology is hurting the one group it's supposed to help-doctors.

The evaluation of pain is extremely difficult due to its subjective nature. We need to move to an evaluation of acute pain that not only takes the patient’s perception into account, but also, for the first time, incorporates objective measures of pain into a global assessment matrix.

As your practice embraces Medicare payment reform, make sure your technology is ready as well.

If Medicare payment reform feels too "big" to your practice right now, start slowly by covering the basics.

Time is money, and nowhere is this truer than in the world of healthcare.

Up to 80% of all medical bills contain mistakes, so what can be done to fix this problem?

This is a good time for practices to revisit vaccines and remind staff and patients about the importance of immunization education.

There are dangers in straying from vaccine recommendations, so physicians play a critical part in educating patients.

An increasing number of expectant mothers are following through on the recommendation with physician advocacy serving as a key factor, a recent study says.

Antibodies passed during the third trimester to babies may weaken the infant's response to vaccines in the first few months of life, a new study finds.

Although some patients are already harnessing the capabilities of new and emerging technologies enabled by high-speed internet, others are missing out.

The American health care delivery system is reaching a point of crisis.

Highlights industry issues, but physicians must take steps to keep their own patients’ data safe.

Health IT experts say technology’s ability to scan data promises significant efficiencies and can improve individualized care.

Many health experts believe that by knowing whether a patient is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or straight, physicians can be more alert to a person’s medical needs and more thoughtful in interactions.

The early verdict from physicians is simple: “MACRA? I think I know what that is, but I’ll pass, thank you.”

By knowing these codes, practices can earn additional reimbursement.

How to avoid denials,
 collect what you are owed