Practice Models

A recent decision by HHS' Office of the Inspector General raises some interesting issues with ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

The growth of accountable care organizations is accelerating and will likely continue into 2014. Here's what it means for physicians.

Forcing vulnerable patients to make financial decisions under high-deductible plans takes clinical decisions out of physicians’ hands.

If you are an independently minded physician, take heart. There is a way to work with new quality standards and still retain your autonomy.

Unhappy with the state of her practice, this doc decided to ask her patients what they wanted.

Patient-Centered Medical Homes are good for healthcare, but medical practices should also be realistic about the model, if it is truly a good fit, and its results.

Physicians must collect payments patients often don’t understand or like and it is going to increase under the Affordable Care Act. The remedy is to add value.

This week we take a large-scale view of essential legal and business issues for physicians, updated for 2013.

In this video, a physician and staff members from a five-physician practice discuss their transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Recent reports of ongoing shortages of primary-care physicians mean we need to rethink a range of options and how specialists can help.

Our 2013 Great American Physician Survey findings reveal how practice setting affects work-life balance, career satisfaction.

Direct pay is an emerging model of patient care facing skepticism from many practicing physicians. Here's where I think it stacks up against concierge care.

A few tips on evaluating your office manager or department managers.

Physician practices of all sizes and specialties rarely maximize the impact they could have with a website.

The Affordable Care Act contains provisions that will impact physicians, even if you aren't in an accountable care organization.

FQHCs and RHCs take up a unique niche among physician practices. And that affects compensation and billing.

Hospitals make decisions in reaction to threats and trends, rather than broadly creating growth and opportunity. Physician network development is a prime example.

Solo internist Neil Nelson says he's not doomed to extinction - in fact, he thinks there might be a backlash if more physicians feel the way he does.

Consolidation will probably continue to be a strong trend, but it is not the only available option.

Traditionally, physicians have been self-employed, making their own practice-based decisions, but that is fading. Concierge medicine can help preserve self-employment.

Practices are adjusting their staffing to accommodate new changes and deal with new challenges. Is your practice up to speed?

Our 2013 Staff Salary Survey results can help you determine how your practice’s reimbursement model compares to practices of similar sizes.

Some physicians who've joined large medical groups are frustrated with bureaucracy and administrative demands putting the emphasis on dollars over patient care.

A look at how the Medicare Shared Savings Program has developed since its inception.

The growing movement from volume purchasing to value arrangements has made co-management more attractive. Is it right for you though?