Patient Engagement & Communications

As the number of adults with chronic kidney disease will likely increase, there is a growing need-and opportunity-for physician assistants who can help promote healthy kidney function and help slow disease progression.

Parting ways with patients and staff is a difficult and emotional process. Here’s some gentle guidance.

With more than 50 million seniors in the U.S., there is a need for physicians to care for the elderly. Enter: locum tenens docs.

Our editorial advisory board shares their answers to an eternal question in medicine.

It's the time of year to update your fee schedule. Do you know where to find your contracted rates?

Small practices won't have access to a private payer's reimbursement rates, so what they are to do?

Physicians need to document care in the EHR, but they can either keep the computer out of the room or embrace it to focus on the patient.

The complete results to the 2016 Fee Schedule Survey on how much practices get paid for common services from payers.

Can small practices make it in a value-based world? Payers and experienced practices explain how this shift is possible.

Humana and Aetna's merger didn't work out - but the real story is how much Aetna was willing to pay to just back out of the agreement.

The 2016 Physicians Practice Fee Schedule Survey reveals how much more employed docs get paid than independent physicians for certain CPT codes.

It's almost Valentine's Day. Here are 10 "valentines" that you can send to your payers, to improve and develop this important "relationship."

What do practices get paid for common codes? The results to the 2016 Fee Schedule Survey, featuring more than 1,100 respondents from across the country, provide the answers.

PAs in rural areas can fulfill an important role in helping physicians address the needs of female patients.

Knowing where you should focus your attention is important. Here are six reports that will tell you what you need to know to run your practice well.

How can practices know what they are getting paid, if they are not tracking payer reimbursements and running financial reports?

So many physicians are working hard to improve patient satisfaction. Here's the one the one thing they can do to make the most positive impact.

Physicians and consultants share their top advice for practices participating in, or planning to participate in, accountable care organizations.

Physicians, medical practice managers, and consultants share their top advice for a successful transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home.

It's possible to be reimbursed for a preventive visit and a problem-focused visit performed on the same day, but proper documentation and coding is critical.

For us, the health insurance companies represent a huge problem. We believe the solution is single payer, and we’re doing something about it.

I hate to think that medicine will become like a cookbook, because there are so many things that just don’t fit inside the box.

CMS' newest shared-savings payment and delivery care model features higher risks and higher rewards. Here's how it differs from current ACO models.

Physicians may find that revised coding guidelines allow their coding and billing to better reflect the documented level of service provided.