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Payer Negotiation Tips for Medical Practices

Payer Negotiation Tips for Medical Practices

October 17, 2012 | MGMA12, Contracts, Operations, Payers

By Keith L. Martin

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How you negotiate your next payer contract will have a big impact on your medical practice's revenue.Marcia Brauchler

In this podcast, Marcia Brauchler, founder and president of Colorado-based consulting firm Physicians' Ally, discusses tips and strategies for practices to not only successfully negotiate
a payer contract, but continually monitor them to ensure promised revenue.

Marcia will conduct a workshop on these strategies at MGMA12 in San Antonio. Her session
is scheduled for Wednesday, October 24.

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