Physician Compensation

The results of our 2014 Fee Schedule Survey are in. Here's a look at some of the key findings, and how physician practices can react.

If your medical practice wants to get paid for services, do not accept financial responsibility for medical expenses that your patients incur.

Test your patient collections knowledge with our interactive quiz, featuring claims and denial data from RemitDATA from the fourth quarter of 2014.

Patient deductibles have gone from getting patients' "skin in the game" to being "skinned alive." Their problems are physicians' problems.

Winter weather often leads to an increase in hospitalizations. Make sure you document all preexisting conditions prior to hospitalization.

CMS' home-care demo appears to cut costs, but medical practices are still waiting to share in savings.

MedStar's house call program reduced total Medicare costs by 17 percent over two years, demonstrating viability of Medicare's Independence at Home program.

Can homebound Medicare patients benefit from home-based care? CMS demonstration project aims to find out.

Losing referrals to the local hospital? Here's one marketing tool to retain patients and revenue.

Here's a primer on how co-management agreements work in healthcare, a pay-for-performance tool picking up steam among physicians.

Having a solid plan in place and not panicking is key when you find yourself suddenly out of network with a popular insurance company.

Revenue cycle management can be the key to boosting the financial performance of small medical practices. Here's how.

More physician compensation is being tied to productivity. Here's how to calculate productivity ratios at your practice using RVUs.

Looking for a way to get a handle on Relative Value Units (RVUs) tied to Medicare payments or even use of RVUs in your own practice? Here's the formula Medicare uses to calculate payments for the services you provide.

Even if you don't accept Medicaid, new state laws may require you to as its cost and failed policy overwhelms budgets.

With payer complexities so burdensome, I can see why some physicians forgo health plans altogether.

Asking questions - especially the hard ones - benefits you as a physician and can do the same in negotiations.

Unforeseen long-term care expenses are common in retirement and relying on Medicare, Medicaid, or self-funding may not be prudent. Here are options to consider.

The most asked question from state legislators: Does physician quality really impact cost?

Rarely does the federal government hand physicians a tool that makes life a little better. That’s what OIG Opinion 12-22 does, and now data backs up the theory.

If you're considering concierge medicine, do you become a DIY-er, or do you look to experts?

A new rule by CMS to punish "bad actors" and new concern with the Independent Payment Advisory Board highlight the problem with Medicare and Medicaid.

Physician clients often ask whether it is wiser to pay off debt or invest in the stock and bond markets. Here's what I tell them.

This physician takes full responsibility for maximizing his practice revenue, by focusing on what he calls the four P's of exemplary patient care.

One important skill that helped you become a physician can also help you become financially successful. Unfortunately, many forget it after residency.