ACOs

As the healthcare field is changing, hiring tendencies are changing as well.

I'd like a resolution that would be of some general use and also help me do a better job making decisions about EHRs.

As practices continue to deal with declining reimbursement, federal and commercial payers are exploring new payment models. Here's how to prepare and respond.

In this Skypecast Q&A, members of the healthcare community ask their top ACO questions. Justin Barnes, vice president of Greenway Medical Technologies provides the answers.

Here are some details on clinical co-management entities, how physicians participate, and related compensation.

Justin Barnes, vice president of Greenway Medical Technologies points out what physicians need to know about the ACO final regulations.

Walmart is exploring the possibility of offering "complex" primary-care services within its stores.

David Crais explains the latest acronyms, from MU to ACO, and points out pitfalls to watch for when partnering with hospitals.

Physicians don't need hospitals to create an ACO and participating will get harder over time -- that's just two important clarifications in the final ACO rule.

An aging global population means that healthcare needs to shift the way it looks at ― and the location of ― patient care. And technology can help.

Defining quality in healthcare is an ongoing process, but understanding and managing processes to deliver predictable outcomes can be a key element, says one expert.

How will Washington's budget-cutting zeal affect your practice next year?

Marc Halley, president and chief executive officer of The Halley Consulting Group, provides a guide to successful physician/hospital integration.

If you are looking for the latest and greatest practice management news from this year’s MGMA11 Conference, we’ve got you covered.

As the government searches for ways to cut healthcare spending, many physicians will need to work harder to ensure their paychecks aren’t trimmed as well.

It may be too early to tell the degree to which participating physicians will reap benefits from the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.

Yet another study reveals a shortage in primary care physicians. Specialties in short supply include urology, dermatology, psychiatry, and neurosurgery.

Recently, as part of our virtual trade show, Physicians Practice Live!, I gathered some of healthcare's more perceptive thinkers for an in-depth talk about the future of private-practice medicine.

More physicians are opting for employment over the partnership track, hoping to avoid the headaches and hassles of owning a business. But is that that the right choice for you?

Without the repeal, physicians will experience a 30 percent pay cut for Medicare reimbursements with the beginning of the new year.

Two proposals that could dramatically influence the rate at which physicians are paid for their services were released this week.

What they are, how they work, and whether it’s a smart choice for physicians to participate.

As practices struggle to do more with less money, they’re making some difficult budgetary decisions - among them, compensation cuts.

A new report based on a survey of health information exchanges highlights some of the challenges and other concerns that might temper growth.

How much of a role does your personality play in determining your ability to treat patients? A big one, according to many medical schools.