Physician Compensation

HHS Secretary Tom Price puts the call out for additional alternatives to the fee-for-service Medicare payment model.

Concierge medicine is one model a private practice physician should consider if finances become tight.

Value-based care is a scary prospect for many physicians. Here are seven reasons why they shouldn't be afraid.

One of the leaders of a new clinician group says that the AMA, in its endorsement of potential HHS Secretary Tom Price, doesn’t speak for all physicians.

Seven areas of MACRA where practices will likely struggle in the coming years, with advice from experts on how to deal with each one.

The 2016 Physician Compensation Survey Report includes in-depth insight into what the nation’s physicians are being paid for their work.

Primary-care physicians are still making less than subspecialists. Is that about to change in the shift to value-based care?

Is your practice ready for the new Medicare payment systems coming in January 2017? Now is the time to develop a plan.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

Locum tenens is not for all physicians. But many of their stated objections to trying temporary assignments may not really be barriers at all.

In light of rising costs to do business, physicians are looking for ways to cut costs while sustaining quality patient care.

The 2016 Physician Compensation survey reveals the cost of business is increasing for physicians, while income is staying relatively the same.

Getting your medical practice ready for the challenges the New Year will bring should start now. Here are some areas to review.

Final Rule concessions under MACRA may just delay implementation of new payment model, and together CMS and Vermont create single, state-wide ACO.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

Negotiating the rate increase you want from a payer is a "war of attrition," says one expert. Here are 10 ways they'll try to trip your practice up.

Noncompliant patients could hurt physician quality scores under MACRA and reduce their compensation. How will that affect the doctor-patient relationship?

Once considered elitist, direct primary care practices are gaining ground with physicians and patients alike.

Before your practice enacts major changes to its physician compensation, take it slow and get everyone on board early, experts say.

A good competitive analysis is a scouting report of the actual market terrain that your practice must navigate in order to be successful.

The Triple Aim has created immense pressure to integrate the care we provide into the larger healthcare system, at great cost to our practice.

For decades, locum tenens has been one of the best-kept secrets in healthcare. There are a multitude of reasons why physicians choose Locum tenens.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.