The new proposed rules for accountable care organizations haven't been well received, to say the least. All 10 of the clinics that participated in the prototype program, and 93% of American Medical Group Association members, said they would not participate in ACOs under the proposed rules.
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mailed the first Medicare checks to physicians who had attested that they had achieved meaningful use of their electronic health records (EHRs). What effect will these payments have on you and your colleagues? Will everyone rush out to buy EHRs now or will they let this opportunity pass them by? Read on to find out.
Who is going to care for all those Medicaid patients?
CMS wants to know if upfront funds would be carrot enough to attract ACO participation
Note to Government: Slow down on health information technology
Don?t leave ICD-10 to the coders: Five tips for minimizing the risk to your practice
Researchers involved with a study published in a recent Archives of Internal Medicine hypothesized that you could improve colorectal screening rates among your patients by sending reminder messages and personalized risk assessments via their personal health records (PHRs). The results didn?t turn out quite the way they had thought.
You and your peers increasingly are relying on smartphones and tablet computers to check email, research medications and conditions, and complete online surveys, according to new research by online research company Knowledge Networks using its Physicians Consulting Network.
Good news if you use an electronic health record (EHR) system?and a tip on how best to use it, courtesy of the Sage Healthcare Insights survey: Patients feel more comfortable with physicians who use an EHR system, and they believe that the information contained in the medical record is more accurate when they physically see the information being entered electronically.
A newly published study by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers may lead to electronic health record (EHR) system improvements that facilitate your ability to follow up on your patients? abnormal test results?if vendors heed the findings.
Your physician colleagues in Michigan may be able to offer insights into American Medical Association subsidiary Amagine Inc.?s health information technology (IT) platform, Amagine, which now is available to physicians nationwide.
Primary care, as it is currently practiced, is unsustainable in the current marketplace.
Sometimes questioning the efficacy of a practice manager is not the best approach, as the problem may lie elsewhere.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance will release its rules for ACOs in July.
It's important to consider ways you can practice without enduring the problems associated with third-party payers.
How to handle patient records if you depart the country to practice as a locum tenens.
Although it may not be for everyone, in today's economic climate, many medical practices are using "captive" insurance arrangements to stay competitive, reduce expenses, and reap tax savings.
The equipment used by primary care physicians grows more advanced by the day, but its rapid evolution also means you must think carefully about the risks involved in purchasing equipment.
Be aware of hiring pitfalls to avoid when staffing.
Learn how to stay organized to remain competitive.
More practices are choosing the extra lean model.
Given the market's volatility in recent years, you have no choice but to become active if you want to be a successful investor.
Leaders of physician organizations told Congress to fix the flawed Medicare payment formula over the next five years and offer rate stabilization for doctors while a solution is designed.
Coordinated primary care should be at the center of any Medicaid reform, ACP says.
Understand whether claims will be denied if you use the GZ modifier.
Letters discuss geriatric medicine, rural family physicians, honesty, and bedside manner.
Your Medicare data billing will be online for all to see if a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate becomes law.
Discover appropriate way to handle moving expenses.
How to improve quality of service outcomes.
Consider the risks if you choose to drop a disability policy.