Practice Management

Small practices score some wins, but work remains to be done under Medicare’s Quality Payment Program and Physician Fee Schedule.

While physicians may prefer to focus their attention on patient care, it’s imperative to carefully analyze expenses and calculate how every business decision can affect overall profitability.

Frequent use of social media is common, but it can cause some problems in a medical practice setting.

To payers, these visits tell a completely different story about the work that’s required to treat a patient.

Even small private practice groups are seeing HIPAA violations. Utilize these tips to avoid CMS fines and embarrassment.

Lectures don’t work to motivate patients because the use of guilt and threats are horrible motivators. The same goes for doctors.

Physicians and their pain patients will continue to suffer such inconveniences, insults and financial burdens, until the epidemic of opioid overdoses ends.

Preserve earnings, bolster tax savings and better plan for the future.

Three simple indices and metrics are the key to higher medical practice performance.

The annual exam is significantly underutilized but provides opportunity for both physicians and patients to make preventive care a priority.

How can payers improve their relationship with physicians? 

Get the most out of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and others to truly benefit your practice’s bottom line and patient care.

Learn four key strategies to prepare for and leverage topped out measures to maximize reimbursement under CMS’s Quality Payment Program.

Don’t let inaction on your part result in lost Medicare revenue. Know the major changes in the MIPS program for 2018.

Many physicians hire family members as employees in both clinical and non-clinical roles at their practice, but there are serious downsides.

Before joining a virtual group to report quality metrics, make sure to pick the right partners

You truly have to walk a mile in a patient’s shoes to find out the true barriers to improving their well-being.

Partnership of six associations aims to give private practices a voice in changing healthcare environment.

The Joint Commission’s “misconceptions” on pain just don’t make sense as many see it as the key to today’s opioid crisis.

Physicians are willing and able to care for the underserved, the needy, and the vulnerable, but are being replaced by lesser trained providers to save money.

Outside the media spotlight, many primary care practices face the basic challenge of staying afloat financially.

No one likes to fire an employee, but if someone is dragging down the practice, it’s time to make a change

Value-based care and related metrics are one more thing physicians don’t need to deal with. Here are three possible solutions to make things easier.

One physician offers advice to peers to make value-based care work at private practices, and perhaps even see financial gains.