ACO

Why prioritizing personality and cultural fit is becoming more important when hiring at medical practices.

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

Hospitals make decisions in reaction to threats and trends, rather than broadly creating growth and opportunity. Physician network development is a prime example.

Practices are adjusting their staffing to accommodate new changes and deal with new challenges. Is your practice up to speed?

Our 2013 Staff Salary Survey results can help you determine how your practice’s reimbursement model compares to practices of similar sizes.

A look at how the Medicare Shared Savings Program has developed since its inception.

Our 2013 Staff Salary Survey results indicate how practice size, location, and staffing relate to ACO participation.

A quick look at two new products in the emerging market for data-analytics tools for doctors.

Hospitals have quickly become physicians' dominant employer. Does independent practice have a future?

Learn about ACO formation, rules, contract pitfalls, and physician participation from an expert before you commit to joining a new group.

In an age of mergers and partnerships, it is important for physicians to pay attention to investor bond ratings and reports.

Patient-Centered-Medical Home and other efforts, when in practice, affect physician independence.

Interactions between payers and providers tend to focus on rate negotiations and fees for service, but health reform is changing that.

Moving from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement is no easy task. Leveraging health IT, the right way, can help.

Use this checklist to determine if your medical practice is ready to participate in an ACO.

If your practice is approached about participating in an ACO, will it be prepared to make a smart decision? Here are some tips.

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.

Value-based physician compensation incentives are gaining momentum, but aren’t going away any time soon.

It is critical that physicians carefully explore what ACO opportunities may mean to their practice and career, including malpractice, liability and disability insurance.

Why a high-performing physician network could be an incredibly profitable business model.

Looking to mix the best of the ACO and medical home practice models? Look no further than a hybrid concierge model.

Here's a primer on independent practice associations. Not all are created alike, so be aware of the differences.

Yesterday's risk models in healthcare are today's accountable care organizations, but the same issues still exist to find success for physicians and patients.

Pediatrician Helene Hubbard lays out her first term if elected U.S. president with a focus on the nation's younger residents.

Ophthalmologist Ari Weitzner outlines his platform if elected president, starting with cutting healthcare costs.

Touted as a cost-saving, quality improvement measure, bundled payments also have their critics. Here's what you need to know.

Accountable care organizations are the latest magic solution offered by the federal government. Just don’t pull back the curtain!

Prior to participating in an ACO, consider these potential legal issues.

Consultant Kenneth Hekman unveils four tools for building trust between physicians and hospitals, helping them work more cohesively.