Gregory Mertz

What physicians should consider when choosing their path.

Here are six key forces that will influence the future relationship of hospitals and physicians and their likely outcomes.

Physicians, at least those who find private practice attractive, should develop proposals and present those to hospital leaders when it comes to partnerships.

Physicians in small practice need to explore how they can survive in a changing financial environment.

If your practice operations are struggling, consider bringing in an outside coach or mentor to get your office back on track. Here's how to get started.

Regardless of the Affordable Care Act, the way healthcare is delivered and reimbursed will change. Here are five things physicians should consider.

The most important factor in hiring your next practice manager is matching the style of that manager to the needs of the medical practice.

Looking for a way to keep your medical practice private? Consider becoming a group without walls which groups offices, but maintains autonomy.

Even if things aren’t shifting dramatically in your local healthcare market, this is the time to begin to explore these four key factors.

The shift from volume- to value-based reimbursement doesn't necessarily mean reinventing your medical practice. Here's why.

Sometimes getting help from a management coach is what your practice needs to improve performance. Here's what coaches can do and how to choose the right one.

Two elements of the Affordable Care Act - the individual mandate and insurance exchanges - are making news and have implications for physicians.

Here's a five-step way to calculate the cost of your common procedures and decide if lower reimbursement is actually fatal to your medical practice.

The Affordable Care Act contains provisions that will impact physicians, even if you aren't in an accountable care organization.

By taking a hard look at reducing costs for staffing, overhead, and technology at your medical practice, you may see increased physician compensation.

The growing movement from volume purchasing to value arrangements has made co-management more attractive. Is it right for you though?

With the right approach, physicians might secure better reimbursements from their payers.

Reimbursement decline, global payments, and the shift from volume to value are all possible scenarios your medical practice should explore today.

Physicians should take the time to anticipate change and plan with the goal of getting the maximum benefit from the time invested.

Lower fee-for-service rates and bundled payments may present challenges for physicians. So it's time to start planning today.

If physicians can create integrated networks, they can control care delivery and earn incentives from cost savings. Here are some steps to achieve that goal.

The shift in the way healthcare is reimbursed is inevitable. Here are three ways physicians can adjust to the move from volume to value.

Though no one knows exactly how healthcare delivery and reimbursement will ultimately shake out, physicians should expect seven major impacts from the Affordable Care Act.

Consultant Greg Mertz feels there is a robust future for private practice, even though practice models will have to change.

While the ACO concept gained momentum as a result of the healthcare reform legislation, the idea is nothing new. The Clinton health initiative included similar networks of providers, Accountable Health Partnerships, a proposal that went nowhere. So why should we worry about the current ACO model?

Expert Greg Mertz offers tips on how to navigate the process of EHR implementation through needs analysis, vendor selection, and training.

Effectively controlling costs in a medical practice essentially means controlling personnel costs.

Encouraged by federal subsidies, many practices are exploring the purchase of electronic health records for their offices.

The workforce is becoming much more diverse.

Think pediatricians don’t have any clout? Think again. Learn how practices like yours got more from payers.