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.
Take a consumer-oriented approach to your billing cycle
The three main areas where physicians can focus their billing practices.
Major coding changes for 2021, explained
A coding expert explains how evaluation and management (E/M) coding is changing next year, and answers your coding questions.
Streamline the denials process to increase revenue
Too many practices don’t follow up on denied claims. Here’s how to change that.
Supreme Court sets hearing date on ACA case
As expected, the case will be heard after the general election.
Insurance coverage a looming crisis, survey finds
Americans were underinsured even before the start of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic began.
10 ways to reduce operating expenses and sustain your practice
When was the last time you took a hard look at your expenditures to help increase profitability?
Feds to provide funding for rural hospitals
The new Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model creates two tracks for funding.
A financial and operational checkup for physicians
It’s critical that healthcare providers understand how to better prepare, operationally and financially, for the next outbreak.
The financial benefits of telehealth
Russell Libby, MD, says greater use of telehealth reduces practice expenses while also replacing some of the lost income from fewer in-person visits and elective procedures.
Health care's future: telehealth, payment models and more
The COVID-19 pandemic will have an unprecedented effect on the U.S. heath care system.
How should primary care physicians be paid?
COVID may have permanently changed the reimbursement landscape
Teladoc Health, Livongo merge in massive deal
The merger is expected to create a comprehensive platform for virtual healthcare delivery.
What will COVID-19 mean for value-based models?
If you’re a small practice living on fee-for-service, and suddenly all your patients disappear, you realize how much risk you’re under, as opposed to those who have moved to some sort of capitation or bonus for quality.
Exclusive survey: Physicians explain COVID-19 financial impact on practices
The COVID-19 pandemic has proved an unprecedented challenge for physician practices.
Telehealth coding guide
Code it right, get paid.
ACP commends new Medicare fee schedule
The organization say the changes to payments for offices visits will help physicians and practices.
Primary care, specialist pay gap narrowed slightly under ACA: study
Primary care doctors are getting paid slightly more than specialists, according to a new study.
Preparing for Three Federal Mandates to Improve Healthcare in 2021
Here are three key government mandates taking effect in 2021 that physicians should be preparing for.
CMS proposes permanent expansion of telehealth benefits
This would make concessions implemented due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic permanent.
The financial importance of telemedicine
Russell Libby, MD, says telehealth has helped practices fill the gap in patient visits and revenue created by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: “New normal” poses threat to independent primary care
A failure to act both by the government and the private sector has left primary care providers particularly vulnerable.
Coronavirus: Provider reimbursement available for self-isolation after testing
CMS and CDC will pay physicians to counsel patients on the importance of self-isolating after a COVID-19 test.
Telehealth's future: What's coming for payment and patient care?
What impact will telehealth have on patient outcomes and physician reimbursement? Jeremy Gabrysch, MD, CEO of Remedy, discusses telehealth and other changes in health care.
9 ways doctors have it worse than everyone else
Physicians face many obstacles in their quest to provide quality care to patients. Imagine if other professions had to deal with some of the same challenges.
Walmart to open retail clinics in Florida
The latest move by the retail giant to expand their healthcare delivery offerings.
Primary care crisis: How to build the practice of the future
Primary care was in crisis in the United States — and then COVID-19 happened. How can we create a better model for primary care?
Coronavirus: Physician compensation, job options falling
Recruiters are saying that the market for doctors has softened.
Study: Millions more to lose health insurance by end of 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers estimate that about 48 million nonelderly people will be part of a household with someone who loses their job due to the pandemic.
The transformative power of population health
Population health means a patient’s long-term health matters as opposed to treating each sick patient as an isolated transactional episode.
Coronavirus: 5.4 million Americans lose health insurance due to economic crash
The loss in insurance is tied to the rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.