Practice Finance

AtlasMD’s Josh Umbehr, M.D., has run a direct primary care practice since 2010. He makes the case that the economics are simpler, and the medicine is better, than most physicians realize.

Here’s how to get paid more for managing patient complex conditions over time.

A new federal rule makes it far less expensive for practices to challenge denied and reduced payments, but Anders Gilberg of MGMA says the more difficult problem is getting insurers to pay up after physicians win.

A new survey of physicians, nurses and health care leaders points to burnout, reimbursement uncertainty and the pace of AI adoption as the top threats to the system, even as national data show physician burnout easing.

Medicare’s G2211 code has a critical design flaw by applying a primary care fix to specialty care

The highest offer is rarely the best deal. If you're waiting until you're ready to sell, you've waited too long.

Structures, pressures and capital trends shaping the industry

A bipartisan bill to fix Medicare's budget-neutrality rules cleared a key House committee. But this year's 2.5% pay bump is already eroding, and it disappears in 2027 without further action.

John Cianca, M.D., FAAPMR, left institutional medicine 22 years ago to build a cash-only solo practice. He says the care he delivers is better for it.

Start thinking about taxes now to maximize your deductions later, even if it takes more time than usual.

Why medical groups miss budget for reasons that have nothing to do with money, and how finance professionals become strategic advisers.

Most physicians are now paid through a blend of base, productivity and quality. How to read your own deal and make it work for you.

A panel of revenue cycle leaders at the MGMA Summit Digital Conference outlined where patient billing is headed and why physicians should pay attention.

A new JAMA proposal would treat primary care as a public utility, pooling the dollars payers already spend on it into a single state fund that pays practices directly, with no new spending needed to start.

PYA's Tynan Kugler, M.P.H., MBA, CVA, says supply shortages, employment shifts, reimbursement pressure and the productivity-versus-value debate are all pulling at once.

Independent primary care is wasting away due to a significant payment disparity. Here's how to fix it

Atlas MD co-founder Josh Umbehr, M.D., who has been in direct primary care practice since 2010, explains why he thinks the model is closer to mainstream than most physicians realize.

Health plans are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, but inaccurate provider data create reimbursement friction and avoidable strain on primary care practices

Private equity draws a lot of negative comments from doctors, but is it actually a good thing for medicine?

PYA consulting principal Tynan Kugler breaks down the market, regulatory and workforce pressures pulling physician compensation in competing directions, and what organizations and physicians need to understand before structuring a deal.

Look for a partner and not just a high bid when it comes to selling your practice.

Insurers and federal officials say prior authorization is moving into the digital age. Physicians are still waiting to see whether the burden actually drops.

A new American Medical Association survey ranks the country's largest commercial health insurers by the prior authorization burden they impose on physician practices.

A video explainer about why patients in direct primary care end up loving their doctors.

Is DPC for me? Hear from physicians who made the switch and found success.