Reimbursement

Physicians must take action and try to get paid accurately for their services.

Multiple changes in the healthcare field are working synergistically to pull an increasing number of physicians into the bitter swirl of burnout.

Practices sometimes can’t afford to administer treatment to patients given the risk of denied reimbursement claims.

These tried and true tactics can help you improve your billings and collections-without the need for a computer screen.

Unfortunately, preventative care doesn't prevent physicians from dealing with reimbursement woes.

Doctors should never be disincentivized from caring for their sickest patients.

How to meet patients wherever they are-and ensure you can get paid for telehealth and virtual check-ins.

Decreasing documentation requirements leads to decreasing reimbursement for the same amount of clinical work.

Sometimes, the difficulty in treating patients lies in knowing how to code their ailments.

Coding expert Bill Dacey reacts to CMS’s 2019 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that would collapse office Evaluation and Management code levels-and payment rates.

Here are five reasons why CMS’s proposed Physician Fee Schedule for Evaluation and Management guidelines might improve patient care.

Physicians participating in certain at-risk Medicare Advantage plans may be exempt from certain Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) requirements.

Don’t make MIPS a guessing game. Create and implement quality improvement strategies for the 2018 MIPS program and beyond.

Negotiating with health plans is not about who you are or what you do. It is about fair compensation for what you deliver.

Physicians and consultants share their top advice for practices participating in, or planning to participate in, accountable care organizations.

Physicians, medical practice managers, and consultants share their top advice for a successful transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home.

If Medicare cuts become too cumbersome - independent physicians, employed physicians, and patients will suffer.