Healthcare Reform

Scottsdale Health Partners has used IT and care coordinators to get physicians and hospitals working hand-in-hand in a value-based environment.

We believe it is the role of physicians to look beyond the walls of their office and have an influence on the health of their communities.

New Jersey is already a primary-care physician shortage area. A new state plan makes the problem worse by giving state employees special status.

More healthcare organizations - and thus, more patients - are being victimized by cyber criminals. Physician practices are not immune to this threat.

What should physicians look forward to in 2016? Here are seven issues affecting the profession in 2016, according to experts.

Healthcare is ever-changing, influenced by patients, providers, and payers. Certified PAs can help busy physicians manage important healthcare trends.

The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System will go into effect in about a year. Here is what you have to know.

Can the government intervene and save meaningful use? It could vital to saving the program and healthcare interoperability.

In a two-part series, Physicians Practice looks back at the top health IT issues of the year. Part one focuses on meaningful use and ICD-10.

When it comes to incentivizing primary-care physicians towards value-based care, concierge care provides a better path than government initiatives.

Several six-figure HIPAA settlements were levied against healthcare organizations this year. Here are the top HIPAA incidents of 2015.

A recently released final rule from CMS on reimbursements changes in 2016 includes good and bad news for physicians.

On Friday the 13th, a ruling against the FTC was a stroke of good luck for the rest of the healthcare industry, which is already overregulated.

The NCCPA recently proposed more CAQs for PAs in specialty areas of medicine and may make them mandatory. This is a bad idea, says one provider.

Switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10 was predicted to be calamitous, especially for small practices. But, for many, it wasn't.

As healthcare continues its transition to the digital world, patient is a virtue and flexibility is vital when it comes to leveraging the EHR.

The days of acute care are changing, and with it, the doctor’s role is going from classical caretaker to air-traffic controller.

By bucking the traditional system, Iora Health is providing a new approach to primary care.

An organization of surgical outpatient centers recently implemented a strategy around patient-centered care, with a good deal of success.

Major developments on ICD-10 and meaningful use are just the latest news out of Washington, D.C., affecting physicians and practices.

Healthcare continues to evolve, so in order for small medical practices to survive, physician owners and administrators need to embrace new roles.

There are 752 pages covering the changes to Stage 2 of meaningful use and finalizing Stage 3. We’ve whittled that down to five major takeaways.

CMS has released modifications to the meaningful use program. Here's what the changes mean for physician practices.

A Louisiana-based doctor talks about being burned-out as an employed physician and switching to a direct primary-care model.

On Aug, 27, CMS held a “National Provider Call,” on ICD-10. Here are some of the key takeaways and an ICD-10 preparation checklist.