Patient Engagement & Communications

This short summary of the history and elements of physician reimbursement rates will make you better informed than most other doctors.

Medicare physician reimbursements will be slashed by 24.4 percent on January 1. However, a new push on Capitol Hill could put a stop to it.

CMS is moving forward with a proposal to pay doctors for managing more of a patient's care outside of a face-to-face office visit.

An AMA report identifies the 10 states with the least competition among commercial payers.

A recent survey suggests most physicians don't support efforts to move away from fee-for-service reimbursement. Do you?

Physicians considering changing their status as enrolled and participating Medicare providers must be aware of their options and legal requirements.

Why smart policies must reward smart care by physicians.

Consolidation will probably continue to be a strong trend, but it is not the only available option.

Opportunities to practice telemedicine are emerging due to improved technology and reimbursement. Still, there are some legal issues to consider.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for private medical practices to thrive. Here’s what’s driving the trend toward consolidation.

ICD-10 diagnosis codes are effective Oct. 1, 2014. Set an implementation budget and timeline. Identify ICD-9/ICD-10 differences. Say goodbye to nonspecific codes.

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

See what CMS owes your medical practice for your services by downloading the the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

New payment models can boost medical practice revenue. Here's how to take advantage.

See where your medical practice stacks up when it comes to reimbursement for top CPT codes on a regional and national scale in our 2012 Fee Schedule Survey results.

Doctors can breathe a sigh of relief as a Medicare pay cut of nearly 30 percent is narrowly averted - at least temporarily.

A recap of this year’s most popular blogs and some of the key lessons that can be learned from each.

Medicare reimbursement could become more problematic the pay cut due to the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula is not averted.

Physicians continue to drop Medicare patients and it will continue unless something is done to reinvigorate enthusiasm on the part of providers.

The AMA is recommending a “multipronged approach” to slow Medicare cost growth.

Two proposals released last week could lead to higher physician reimbursement.

There are a number of reasons the value-based payment modifier initiative could be an unfair way to determine physician reimbursement. Here are three of them.

Compare your E&M coding patterns with national norms from Medicare. It's a fast way to see if you are out of whack. Translate Medicare's data for your specialty into percentiles for easier comparison.

Perhaps Congress hopes some sort of solution to the SGR will unexpectedly land on its doorstep. And perhaps it finally has - in the form of unspent war funds.

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