Physician Compensation

The Doc Shoppe, a direct primary-care practice in Corbin, Ky., offers three membership levels for individuals, families, and small businesses.

Trying to decide between direct primary-care practice and concierge medicine? Here are some of the key differences between the two models.

You may want to help patients experiencing financial difficulties and you can, but be sure to do it the right way to avoid a payer audit and penalty.

From actually locating your payer contracts to making negotiations effective, here are five strategies for your medical practice.

With patients taking on more financial responsibility, have a strategy in place to collect what you are owed.

A few trends affecting payer contracts can't really be resolved with better organization, but should be kept in mind.

A recent U.S. Tax Court ruling should provide food for thought for physicians accepting guaranteed bonus payments from their hospital employer.

To stay solvent, practices will need to work smarter and refine staff roles so that all employees are working to the top of their license.

The OIG may very well be signaling its intention to hold boards, or even individual board members, responsible for oversight responsibility for their organizations.

Using available data to identify potential high-risk patients before they become high-cost patients can reap rewards for accountable care organizations.

Paying primary-care physicians more is a proven winner, but a Michigan study indicates that health plans playing penny-ante get what they pay for.

CMS has identified three areas of the proposed Stage 3 rule that could make meeting meaningful use simpler for physicians.

Done incorrectly, big year-end bonuses can result in big trouble, as seen in the case of one Illinois physician.

Have an upcoming contract negotiation with a payer? Let Marcia Brauchler give you three key strategies before you sit down at the table.

The ongoing reimbursement challenges of medical practice today are leading cardiologists to explore concierge medicine.

Physicians are not the only ones who have difficulties with payers. Patients are being challenged with more restrictive coverage.

Payer rules are complex and constantly change, making them difficult to follow. Here's what your medical practice should watch out for.

More retail-based clinics are cropping up across the country. Here's how your independent medical practice should respond.

Two physicians share their insight regarding the quality of care patients receive in retail-based clinics.

If your medical practice is concerned about patients' retail clinic use, you may want to consider sharing these recommendations with your patients.

A False Claims Act case brought by the Department of Justice highlights the importance of these arrangements.

Value-based reimbursement programs have arrived. Physicians can react with frustration or adjust their practices to meet the new metrics for payment.

Can a Supreme Court ruling on teeth whitening make the case against physician exclusion in narrow networks, exchange plans, etc.? Perhaps.

Here are eight simple tips from practice management experts to collect more of the money your practice is owed by patients and payers.

Without a compromise by March 31, physicians treating Medicare patients will face a 21 percent reduction in payments. But there is hope.