CMS chief says outcomes-based pay can help patients while finally ending physicians' box-checking frustration.

A primary-care voucher model would pay practices upfront for predictable care and leave insurance to cover catastrophic risk, cutting administrative burden and giving physicians time back with patients.

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Median work RVUs rose no more than 2.8% in any group, while nearly 65% of surveyed organizations plan to add physicians in the coming year.

Revenue per patient is a common way to split practice profit. It’s also the wrong way.

MGMA’s 100th-anniversary conference runs Sept. 27-30 in San Antonio, and these 10 sessions put physician contracts, compensation and legal exposure on the table.

Private insurance helps patients get care, but does not cover all costs, according to study by The Commonwealth Fund

Current quality programs measure organizations and claims after the fact, but the next generation of measurement focuses on the everyday clinical decisions that drive unnecessary spending.