Online access increases patient use of clinical services

New AMGA data show medical groups have trimmed clinic staff per provider even as wRVUs and visits keep rising, and physicians are absorbing the difference.

Free Medical Economics Practice Academy virtual event on Nov. 19 brings together experts sharing advice you can use right now.

Most physicians face a 2.31% conversion factor cut in January, while CMS pared back its same-day payment reduction and pushed the end of traditional MIPS to 2031.

Primary Care Collaborative leads first major study of uptake of new Advanced Primary Care Management codes.

About 1 in 3 U.S. adults avoid or delay blood tests, leaving physicians without results that inform most clinical decisions. Here's how easier scheduling, less-invasive collection options and clearer results communication can help patients complete ordered testing.

New patients in big metros wait about a month to see a physician, and shortage areas, coverage losses and a proposed Medicare pay cut are adding pressure ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

Payer enrollment rarely lines up with a new physician’s first day. A week-by-week plan helps practices avoid a revenue gap, handle pending claims and know when the schedule can safely open.

A workplace researcher discusses what employers can do about rising incivility, caregiving duties and high-stakes work of doctors, nurses and support staff.