Physician Compensation

Physicians in small practice need to explore how they can survive in a changing financial environment.

Every investment or venture into which a physician enters must be carefully scrutinized to assure compliance with several state and federal laws.

In a new ruling, CMS agrees to partially pay pending hospital claims in exchange for withdrawal of claims appeals.

Confused about how the healthcare system is going to change? Let's follow the money to find the answers, starting with recent news from CMS.

How a five-physician internal medicine practice nixed its payer contracts and began charging patients directly for services.

If you have been terminated by a provider, or notified you will be terminated, here's what you should know to know your recourse as a medical practice.

Sometimes, procedures lack RVU values for a reason. If you must, however, here are two strategies to use when assigning RVU values on your own.

Companies are pushing physician-based telemedicine as a solution. But, while promoters may have not thought things through, physicians must.

Leasing your medical practice to a hospital? You may want to consider these 15 contract provisions to ensure your practice is protected for the future.

Increasing revenue and decreasing practice expenses are often misguided goals. Each is a proxy for the more effective goal of increasing net income.

How your practice can succeed in Stage 2 of the EHR incentive program despite more complex requirements and higher reporting thresholds.

In the new value-based reimbursement environment, co-management arrangements can align the interests of physicians and hospitals. Here's what you need to know.

Being able to decide how many days you want to see patients is great for raising kids. But, it can cramp the family budget. How do you balance both?

Our Great American Physician Survey, Sponsored by Kareo, indicates greater physician acceptance of alternate practice models to help themselves and patients.

Not only is it important that physicians report payments via the Sunshine Act, but also verify they match the amount the gift-giver is also reporting to CMS.

The deadline for reviewing records and reporting compliance with the Sunshine Act is Aug. 27. There are several tools to make that task easier for physicians.

The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, the generator of RVUs, is still viable despite the changing nature of physician compensation.

Your medical practice's value plays an important part in its future. Here are six ways to boost your practice's value, starting today.

Value-based reimbursement has a bad reputation because it is misunderstood. Done correctly, through an IPA, it could be primary care’s saving grace.

With costs front and center for patients, in simple and stark terms: If you can’t deliver what the consumer perceives as quality, you will lose.

By helping patients and their families design a life care plan, physicians can help them to navigate the complexities of a catastrophic or serious injury.

One of the biggest challenges facing physicians in obtaining asset protection is selecting qualified counsel. Make sure you do your due diligence.

The patient experience is playing a growing role in medical practice reimbursement, physician certification, and payment incentives.

Understanding the terms and provisions within your disability policy will help you determine if you have the right coverage for your needs.

Proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for 2015 will affect calculation of payment rates and potentially misvalued codes.