One reason for an empty waiting room is the ailing economy, according to a recent report. Monthly indices compiled by Standard & Poor suggest that office-based physicians may see a drop in patient visits, if they haven't already. Economic analysts also found that revenues for treating Medicare patients were at their lowest annual growth rate since at least 2005. Keep reading to find out what is likely to turn the trend around.
Annual influenza vaccination rates for physicians often are significantly higher than for their office staff members, even nurses, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. That could be a problem when your waiting room is filled with sick patients this winter. CDC offers four easy-to-implement recommendations to get your practice employees to line up for the vaccine, without your actually having to require it.
Should selecting a physician really be more like online banking or searching for real estate on the Internet? The Illinois legislature apparently thinks so. See what this new law requires to be included in all physician and surgeon profiles for online public inspection.
Hospitals and primary care physicians (PCPs) may benefit from the growing numbers of PCPs employed in hospital-owned practices, but patients and third-party payers may be harmed by the trend, at least in the short term, according to a recent study.
The government?s new flexible bundled payment initiative allows practices to largely define their own terms of participation. But will the array of models resolve issues with undervaluing evaluation and management work and negotiating fair payment rates with hospitals? Find out how the definition of ?episodes of care? might make a difference.
Learn the pros and cons of incorporating.
Discern whether currency trading is a viable way to make money.
The demand for ancillary services that combat the signs of aging has exploded with the aging of the American population.
If you look closely at the airline industry, there's much to learn from the leading airlines and steps they've taken to rebound from a point of weakness to a growing financial stability.
Is yours one of the many practices moving toward becoming a Patient-Centered Medical Home?
The Patient-Centered Medical Home model backed by multipayer support can improve diabetes care.
New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania had the highest costs of care in a recent study of how Medicaid volume of services and prices vary across states.
Is it worth it to consider earning extra income as a consultant?
Learn how to host shared medical visits.
More affordable medications, courtesy of Medicare Part D, mean that many more elderly adults are receiving care in your office instead of in more costly hospitals and nursing homes, a new study suggests.
More than 90% of medical practices responding to a recent survey said that they would find it "very" or "extremely" burdensome to meet the requirements of the proposed "accounting of disclosures" rule.
Although physicians have not been early adopters of social media, their numbers online are increasing.
North Dakota became the first state to be denied a medical loss ratio waiver request under the PPACA.
New accounting rules will increase paperwork associated with leasing space.
The median pay for administrators of small and medium-sized practices fell or barely increased last year.
Discover what type of administrative work is involved with web portals.
Determine whether it's worth your investment to buy voice recognition software.
Letters discuss perseverance, obstacles for surgeons, family medicine, and insurance premium rates.
Physicians enrolling in Medicare in July had to answer a new question on their enrollment forms.
Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States.
A physician learns that a seemingly bad outcome or experience can be dignified if you take the steps to look past it and keep moving forward.
Determining whether it is legal to bill for services performed by noncredentialed physicians.
Under new regulations, the total cost of a 401(k) plan will be visible for all to see.
If you're like most primary care physicians, you think you should earn more for the 60, 70, and even 80 hours you work each week. The fact is, you can.
Every physician faces choices. Although the right choice for your practice may appear at first to be the least expensive option, in far too many cases, the option that starts out as the least expensive ends up costing you more either immediately, in the long run, or both.
