Healthcare Reform

The most asked question from state legislators: Does physician quality really impact cost?

We have all experienced patients who demand certain tests or treatments and see the physician’s role as rubber-stamping whatever is desired. Here's how to deal.

Hospitals go to great lengths to control physicians. They take undeserved public credit for physicians’ work. Curiously, physicians capitulate. Why?

Here are a few small changes that I recommend that all physicians begin making to improve care coordination, communication, and follow-up care.

A new rule by CMS to punish "bad actors" and new concern with the Independent Payment Advisory Board highlight the problem with Medicare and Medicaid.

At what point should an individual take responsibility for his health, and should there be a financial incentive/disincentive to influence that lifestyle?

BCBS of Massachusetts' quality and cost experiment touts spending reductions that insult physicians' intelligence.

I believe that the Republican victories during the midterm elections will have little effect on the future of Obamacare. Here's why.

A pillar of the Affordable Care Act, "personal responsibility," changes the issue from keeping a doctor to affording one for most working families.

Opening a concierge medical practice with no established patient base is challenging, but it's not impossible. Here's how one doctor did it.

Anders Gilberg of the MGMA discusses your practice's obligation to accept federal or state exchange plans and how to manage them properly.

As the health exchange open enrollment period begins, here are some tips for managing new health insurance plans better than your practice did in 2014.

Giving up important aspects of patient care has become the imperative for many physicians. But that doesn't make letting go any easier.

Chris Emper, director of government and industry affairs for NextGen Healthcare, shares his thoughts regarding how GOP control could affect health reform.

Election Day winners promise the Affordable Care Act will fail. But what if it had actually had been given a chance to work?

As CMS' bureaucracy morphs meaningful use quality reports to meaningless busywork, it converts quality incentives to penalties to enforce compliance.

John C. Goodman's recent Forbes article provides just one example of how the federal government hurts, not helps. Here are six ways to fix that.

While the initial performance of Medicare ACOs hasn't achieved prescribed cost-savings goals, that doesn't mean they aren't successful, say two practices.

Market forces are driving new healthcare models, so it's critical to look at your practice's future. And collaboration may be the key to any kind of longevity.

2015 is a crucial year to prove cost and quality as a Medicare provider. Here's what you need to know to avoid financial penalties down the line.

The turn of the calendar to 2015 means year-long reporting of meaningful use under CMS' EHR Incentive Programs. Here's how to prepare.

The last quarter of 2014 is the last chance for eligible professionals to get meaningful use incentive payments. Here's how to ensure you attest properly.

Successful practices make it a priority to assess patient satisfaction regularly. Here's how to improve satisfaction scores and boost patient ratings.

The mainstream press used to relegate ridiculous claims and conclusions to "news of the weird." But, when it comes to patient choice, they are serious debates.

Anders M. Gilberg of the MGMA provides his views on whether accountable care organizations are a sustainable healthcare model.