Articles
Getting Paid: Curing Part-Time Headaches (posted on 5/1/08)
More physicians are demanding part-time and flex-time arrangements, but these can wreak havoc on your call and patient schedules, and your compensation system. Here’s how to keep everyone happy.
Malpractice Insurance: How to Lower Your Premiums (posted on 5/1/08)
Paying too much for liability insurance? Join the club. While premiums have stabilized in most areas, and are starting to decline in some, rates are still staggeringly high. But there are things you can do to lower your premiums right now. Here’s our guide for getting the best deal out there.
Physicians Practice Pearls: Don’t Let Overtime Take Over (posted on 5/1/08)
Overtime pay is expensive. Here’s how to keep it under control.
Start It Up: Finance — Mastering the Numbers Game (posted on 4/1/08)
In this, the second of our six-part series on launching a new practice from scratch, expert Laurie Hyland Robertson explains how to develop a reasonable budget for the early years. Don’t even think about opening your own shop until you’ve read this.
The Bigger Picture: Medicare Decision Time (posted on 4/1/08)
Congress has made empty threats to cut Medicare payments before. But this time the risk seems more real — and the cuts are planned for July 1. What to do?
Finance: Beyond Reimbursement (posted on 1/1/08)
You know that some payers pay better than others, but do you know how to increase your practice’s proportion of patients with better-paying insurers? Here are our strategies for improving your payer mix.
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Q & A
What You Owe a Departing Physician (posted 4/1/08)
Our primary practice is working on a cessation agreement to be used when a member retires or relocates.
Cardiology Salaries (posted 3/1/08)
What salary should a cardiologist expect?
Nurse Practitioner Salary (posted 3/1/08)
I am a nurse practitioner with 10 years experience.
Planning for Inflation (posted 10/1/07)
Where could I find some generic inflation factors for physician salaries, medical supplies, and other expenses such as malpractice insurance?
Watch Out for Web Fraud (posted 10/1/07)
A Web-based company has offered me a loan.
Assessing PA Value (posted 5/1/07)
Our orthopedic practice is considering hiring a physician assistant (PA) to perform various tasks.
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Tools
2007 Physicians Practice Fee Schedule Survey Results
Get the full results of our latest reimbursement and charge schedule survey or read our 2006 Medicare Reimbursement Calculator
Use this tool to see how Medicare's new fee schedule will impact your practice. This tool helps you translate Medicare's RVUs into dollars. ...
Fee Schedule Setter
Base your fee schedule on the Relative Value Unit (RVU) scale. We'll show you how -- and help you with the math. ...
2006 Medicare Reimbursement Calculator
Use this tool to see how Medicare's new fee schedule will impact your practice. This tool helps you translate Medicare's RVUs into dollars. ...
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