SPOTLIGHT -
March 29th 2023
Patients, payers also share 2022 perspectives as everyone deals with staffing, burnout, and high costs likely to continue this year.
March 28th 2023
As medical expenditures approach 20% of GDP, Health Affairs Council delineates road map to lower national bill.
March 24th 2023
Addressing barriers for women doctors could reduce pay gap while expanding the workforce, researchers say.
March 22nd 2023
Decision comes as central bank weighs fallout of recent bank rescues
March 17th 2023
HHS leader says administration is ‘making historic progress’ in pushing down costs for prescription medicines.
Q&A: Keeping health care practices viable during, after COVID-19
Confronting the Variance in Cancer Care Cost: An Interview With Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, the former CMS administrator, discusses cost variation in cancer care found through the digital classification system the COTA Nodal Address.
Doctor, look out for these great moonlighting opportunities in 2021
The last 10 months has changed healthcare in unforeseen ways.
National health care spending expected to fall in next 20 years
Deloitte sees health spending as a percentage of GDP to slow due to new technologies, early disease detection, and engaged patients.
Health care still shedding jobs
Strength in numbers: How physicians can work together and thrive
How independent practices can survive by working together.
Report: Primary care physicians tied to nearly a quarter of low-value spending
The researchers found that nearly a quarter of low-value spending among Medicare beneficiaries is tied to their primary care physician.
Coronavirus: Pandemic still hurting physician groups
High hospitalization rates and consumer reluctance to seek non-urgent care are to blame.
ACO participation dropped during Trump administration
NAACOS blames the drop on a number of policies implemented by the last administration.
What you need to know about liability insurance
COVID has brought a host of new practice liability threats. Is your practice protected?
Preparing your Practice for a Private Equity Transaction
Preparing for a private equity transaction can help strengthen your practice’s business structure, even if you forego a deal.
The challenges, and opportunities, of clinically integrated networks
How can independent practices stay in business without sacrificing their freedom?
Top Challenges 2021: #2 Getting paid and seeing enough patients
In late 2020, Medical Economics® asked our physician audience what they thought would be the most challenging issues they will face this year. This is what they told us.
Clearing up confusion on the new E/M guidelines
Comparing the old guidance to the new.
Getting paid for remote patient monitoring
How can physicians get started on a profitable remote patient monitoring program?
2021 Physician payment outlook
Reimbursement trends every physician must watch for.
Top Challenges 2021: #7 Saving for retirement
10 cities with the highest demand for physicians in 2020
Here are the top U.S. cities with the highest demand for physicians in the year 2020.
Why physicians must act now to address outpatient documentation challenges
Big changes to Medicare coding guidelines outpatient evaluation and management services haven taken effect.
Primary care orgs team up to “rewire” financing
The seven organizations have developed recommendation to transform the way primary care is financed.
How prior authorizations negatively affect care
Doctors say that delays are hurting patient outcomes.
Coronavirus: Stimulus bill includes provisions for physicians
The $900 billion compromise stimulus bill was passed very late Monday evening as part of a $2.3 trillion omnibus spending bill.
Business tax prep tips for physicians
What business tax prep do physicians need to do now? Find out, on today's Medical Economics Pulse.
Coronavirus: HHS releasing $24.5 billion in physician relief funding
After a review of phase three applications, the department will release $4.5 billion more than initially anticipated.
Transitional care management
Will changes make getting paid easier?
Before you get a loan, ask lenders these 8 essential questions
Putting prospective lenders to the test can pay off greatly: asking the right questions will reveal the quality of the financing, ease of the process, and timeline for getting the funds you need.
CMS doubles down on value-based care
The government takes additional comprehensive measures to ensure COVID-19 doesn’t disrupt the transition from volume to value.
Cost Effective Design Changes Medical Practices Can Make
Here are some suggestions to consider that are effective and cost sensitive.
Physician moonlighting: How to find opportunities, earn extra money and expand your career
How physicians can find moonlighting opportunities, on today’s Medical Economics Pulse.
New payment model will advance regional value-based care
CMS says the new model will see physicians taking responsibility for their patients’ health outcomes.