Practice Finance

The government takes additional comprehensive measures to ensure COVID-19 doesn’t disrupt the transition from volume to value.

Here are some suggestions to consider that are effective and cost sensitive.

How physicians can find moonlighting opportunities, on today’s Medical Economics Pulse.

CMS says the new model will see physicians taking responsibility for their patients’ health outcomes.

Primary care spending has been trending down steadily for years.

The physician gender wage gap still exists — and remains significant.

The groups are urging Congress to ensure that changes scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1 are implemented.

This the first attempt to significantly modernize and clarify regulations around the self-referral law since it was enacted in 1989.

We tackle common practice finance questions, including tips for borrowing money, buying or leasing equipment, and more.

For a traditional primary care practice, incentives can range from $3,000 to as much as $25,000 annually if key quality metrics are attained

In the midst of a global pandemic, there are new liability risks physicians need to prepare for.

Most physicians haven’t had to use codes like these — yet.

Physicians break down how much they earn in our exclusive 91st Physician Report.

A new scheduling system can revolutionize medical practice

Despite recent pressures on physician profit margins, a physician’s income remains relatively high compared with that of the general public. Without the proper tax planning strategies in place, a physician could face some costly surprises.

Physicians who have spent most of their working life building a practice often have no clue how much their business is worth. This lack of knowledge can affect retirement planning, create financial delays when applying for loans and allow inefficiencies to erode the overall value of the practice.

Compensation data from Doximity shows only tepid growth in physician pay in 2020

Declines in patient visits and revenues continue despite telehealth increase

See if you can choose the correct codes.

Will you have to deal with these codes on All Hallows Eve?

We need to rethink reimbursement for doctors and how patients are treated in the U.S. health care system.

Reduced volume, decreased revenue, and increased expenses due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic are to blame.

With a defined set of best practices, replicable estimates of the monetary value is achievable

In a letter to congressional leaders of both parties, the heads of four healthcare organizations asked for an extension of the moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The healthcare landscape will look very different in this new world

Respondents prefer flexibility and choice in value-based payment reform.

What physicians need to know about coding in 2021

Several trends have disrupted the traditional model of physician-owned practices

The key to happy and healthy patients? Honest talk about finances.

As the pandemic wreaks financial ruin on practices across the country, physician leaders need to begin to plan for their financial futures after the pandemic has passed.