Payers

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

Your practice is likely training and testing for ICD-10 compliance, but you also need to know how to mitigate losses from denials. Here's how to get started.

2014 brings a series of changes and challenges to medical practices. Here are five steps to survive, beginning with addressing your financial plan.

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.

Physicians often feel helpless due to current payment system realities. It's important to show physicians how they can use the facts to safeguard their futures.

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.

Why the end of the year is stressful for medical billers at physician practices, and what they can do to alleviate some of that stress.

Spending a few extra minutes sharing key information about health insurance exchanges may benefit you and your practice in the long run.

UnitedHealthcare cites "funding pressure" as the reason for termination of contracts with Medicare C providers across 10 states.

Proactively identifying positive changes to make at your practice will help it stay healthy, efficient, and productive.

Working harder is not the only way to increase total income at your medical practice. Here are some other effective methods to consider.

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

Payers are cracking down on routine copay waivers. Here's what your practice needs to know.

Physicians need to talk with advisers about the new ethical and business dilemmas that will be posed by high-deductible insurance plans.

Huge government fines designed to punish marketing tactics are almost unique to the field of medicine because of the third-party payer system.

Doctors are pretty much split on whether they will accept the new healthcare insurance exchange plans. Should they?

The best advice for practices struggling with patient collections is to have a plan, make sure everyone knows the plan, and then follow the plan.

Patient visits are by necessity short on time, but that doesn't mean that practices can't take the lead in answering patient questions about health reform.

Are patient statements out of control at your medical practice? Here are some tips to clean those up and get paid what you are owed.

Pay-for-performance programs are beginning to shift to emphasize outcomes. Here's what your practice needs to know about new initiatives.

A lesson in staying calm when your day as a medical biller is nothing but frustrating.

Changes to health insurance plans are hard to keep up with - for patients and even for physicians.

Not being paid for workers' compensation claims? Here are a few areas you can look at to make sure your medical practice is in compliance and will be paid.

Payer negotiations can favor medical practices if they take steps to know more about themselves and their patients.

MGMA executives share recent data on physician concerns about the new healthcare insurance exchange program.