Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE

While the public rages at payers, it's important not to forget Congress' role in the current state of health care.

High-deductible health plans are on the rise. Here are 10 methods to ensure your practice collects from patients with these plans.

Patients aren't blameless in the current state of health care in America.

Consider the puffer fish

Here are 11 ways you can, and should, engage in grassroots advocacy for your practice, your patients and yourself.

This is the first product the author has seen that combines both quantitative and qualitative feedback from patients.

Recounting the steps that have brought healthcare to this state.

Congressional decisions, or lack thereof, could spell doom for the future of private practice.

Where your employees get their healthcare care impacts your income.

They cost you a lot more than you think.

Who should own your practice? Let’s look at the evolving landscape.

For most of us, doing better will mean doing differently.

Sometimes the small things, like passwords, are what bring down the operation.

One man's story about the need to take a step back.

Your success or lack thereof will rest upon patient loyalty.

Do EMRs result in higher coding for Evaluation and Management codes? Let’s take a look back to see.

The Medicare cuts are deeper than advertised.

Don't trade short-term convenience for long-term consequences.

Your success or lack thereof will rest upon patient loyalty.

These ideas should also help GI practices improve their performances as well.

2021 has brought about the most extensive changes to CMS’s Evaluation and Management (E&M) guidelines since 1997.

There's a lot to be said for first impressions. So, when do your new patients form their first impressions of you?

You’ve spent years studying and even more practicing medicine. Don’t let your patients forget your expertise, and authority, as their physician.

Payers don’t dole out equal pay for equal work, so it benefits your physician practice to understand who pays what (so you can negotiate more).

Why you should consider adding an in-house clinical research department to your practice

How physicians can protect themselves from unethical testimony by an ‘expert’ witness.

Credentialing a new provider is a tedious and slow process in which every false step or delay can cost you money. These seven tips can expedite the process.

A payer contract is more than a mere fee schedule. There are several other factors to consider when deciding to keep or terminate a payer contract.

Rather than relying on the confusing reports provided by practice management systems and EHRs, use pivot tables to analyze data with ease and produce meaningful reports. 

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