April 24th 2024
The crux of payer-provider collaboration lies in alignment.
April 9th 2024
It’s clear the state of PA must change. Artificial intelligence has a role in streamlining administrative tasks.
March 15th 2024
Negotiating your payer contracts is the ticket to the money you deserve.
October 24th 2023
Payers are seeking to eliminate payments for care they deem unnecessary.
October 23rd 2023
These tips can make your next payer negotiation a bit more of a breeze.
Giving Primary Care to the Uninsured Patient
With more patients likely to be uninsured due to the individual mandate repeal, here are creative ways of providing cost effective primary care.
An Important Financial Metric Your Practice Should Track
Instead of funneling a bunch of capital into your practice on a monthly basis, how about cleaning up your DSO?
CDC Director Resigns from Post
More shakeups in the Trump administration's HHS with Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, resigning amid reports she traded in tobacco stocks.
Online Reviews: Payers Are Paying Attention Too
Online reviews are no longer a forum for patients to judge you, payers are increasingly making them a priority.
Payer Demands on a New Code are Unknown
In this month's coding column, expert Bill Dacey says requirements around the new code 93793 are unknown.
Modify Collection at Your Practice
Stay on top of your collection practices using training, technology, and communication.
A Shifting Patient Population for this Doctor
A new year means some patients will have new insurance plans, meaning a lot of transition for this doctor's practice and his patients.
AMA, Others Take on Onerous Prior Authorization Process
The AMA and other healthcare stakeholder groups announced their intention this week to streamline the prior authorization process for physicians.
This Doctor's Least Favorite Time of Year
Dr. Melissa Young shares with us why January is her least favorite time of the year - from cold weather to unmet deductibles.
Trends for Physician Practices in 2018
Here are some of the top trends to keep an eye out for in the healthcare industry during 2018.
Behavioral Health Gains Momentum in Reimbursement
Three initiatives are changing the momentum for behavioral health and chronic care reimbursement.
Updating Your Fee Schedule: Now Is the Time
It's the time of year to update your fee schedule. Do you know where to find your contracted rates?
The Extinction of Doctors' Gut Instinct on Medicine
Payers have made it so doctors cannot go with their instincts when caring for a patient and that's a shame.
Top Healthcare News Stories of 2017
The year was full of plenty of headline news events surrounding the Affordable Care Act, HHS, opioids, and more.
Reasonable Charges for a DPC Practice
There are significant decisions a physician must make when setting up a DPC practice. Here are a few you must decide.
Understanding Your Practice's Bottom Line
A medical practice is a business and cash flow matters. Here's how to be sure you thoroughly understand your bottom line.
Taking the Money Out of Medicine
This doctor fears money may be leaving medicine, should more physicians be worried?
Weight Loss Counseling and Maximizing Reimbursement
With more than 70 percent of Americans overweight, we are in a serious population health challenge, don't let the high fiscal cost affect your practice.
Leaving Innovation at the Exam Room Door
Doctors would love to treat disease and care for patients with the latest technology and medication. Too bad innovation is thwarted in healthcare.
Payer Enrollment Tips for Small Practices
When it comes to payer enrollment, small practices often lack the necessary time or resources, here are some things to consider.
Supply and Demand Solutions to Physician Burnout
A physician shortage may be contributing to burnout, but help is on the way-and creative staffing might keep you going until it gets here.
The Madness of a New Type of Practice Model
This doctor finds out about a new type of practice payment model - an idea that's completely foreign to her. Third-party payers stay away!
CMS Publishes its 2018 MACRA Final Rule
Insight into CMS' 2018 MACRA final rule released earlier this week.
Preparing Your Practice's Annual Business Game Plan
With year-end coming up fast, now is the time to assess your business practices. Here are some thoughts.
Best States to Practice: Best and Worst
Here is an in-depth look at the top five and bottom five performing states in all Best States to Practice categories.
2017 Best States to Practice: The Top Five
Why Mississippi, Texas, Alaska, California, and Arkansas stand above the rest in terms of being the "Best States to Practice."
What is The Care You Provide Worth?
With an evolving healthcare landscape, it is becoming more difficult to put a price on quality care. Why is this the case?
The Importance of Patient-related Cultural Humility
In the era of value-based care, understanding where the patient is coming from and engaging them is as important as ever.
Knowing Payers' Rules Can Save a lot of Money
Did you know that your insurance payers have very specific rules that you are required to follow? Don't leave money on the table.