December 14, 2011 |
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Practice Management
More private practice physicians joining group practices or hospital-owned clinics, and a growing primary care physician shortage are two of the five trends to watch for in 2012, according to a report by The Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy organization. What are your predictions for next year? » More |
Practice Finance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reimburse you for preventive obesity screenings and counseling, but the agency has not instructed its contractors on how these services are to be billed and paid. » More |
Health Law/Policy
Health insurance plans now are required to pay at least 80% of their members’ premiums on your fees and for the medications you prescribe, according to a final regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in December. The good news for primary care physicians is that financial incentives for care coordination or meeting payer quality benchmarks can be counted toward the health plans’ medical loss ratio. So, if you’re collecting a payer bonus for care quality, it likely will continue. » More |
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If you could say one thing to those in the federal government, what would it be? If you had one piece of advice for new physicians, what would it be? Send your ideas to lbowers@advanstar.com. We may fly you to the nation's capital to participate in a Medical Economics roundtable about pressing issues facing you and your peers.
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Practice Management
Hospital systems and commercial health plans want to include office-based primary care doctors in the accountable care organizations sprouting around the country, but organizations are unsure about how to link the doctors operationally and financially, according to a co-author of a white paper on 160 ACO-like organizations around the United States. Should your practice get involved now? » More |
Technology
Nearly twice as many of you are using “basic” EHR systems than in 2008, according to preliminary survey results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics released in late November. Does your EHR system meet the survey’s definition of “basic” functionality? » More |
Practice Management
Patient wait times to see primary care physicians were found to be slightly shorter on average in a survey of 52 specialties, according to an online physician directory and review. How long do your patients wait? » More |
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