Managing editor of Medical Economics
Why patients prefer telehealth
These are the real reasons consumers prefer telehealth, and they might surprise you.
7 states where you’re less likely to be sued for malpractice
These seven states see less malpractice suits per resident than most.
8 states where you’re more likely to be sued for malpractice
Be extra careful if your practice in one of these eight states.
A look at risk-based payment models
As payers push docs to shoulder more risk, practices need to develop a strategy to maximize revenue
Denials, coding, prior auths, and your revenue cycle
Navigating payer denials requires the most expertise to handle within revenue cycle management
HIMSS Conference takeaways
Rajan Kohli, CEO of CitiusTech, shares his thoughts on the health care technology show
Take control of your payer contracts by negotiating
Negotiating your payer contracts is the ticket to the money you deserve.
Doctors groups say spending bill isn't enough
A 1.68% reversal of the 3.37% Medicare payment cut does not go far enough
When choosing a physician, billing matters
Survey finds that billing and payment are factors when it comes to choosing and building trust with a provider
8 Steps to follow when firing practice employees
Letting someone go is never easy, but here are key tips to handle it the right way.
How a budget can boost your practice's performance
Practices that don’t develop and regularly review a budget are missing out on a tool that can provide warning signs of financial trouble.
2023 Saw twice as many patient data breaches
Total breaches hit 87 million this year
Private practice preferred by patients
Most patients don’t have a specific ownership preference, but those that do overwhelming prefer independent private practices
The danger of paint-by-numbers medicine
Physicians constrained when payers put cost above care.
Successful investing in urgent care
What to consider before investing-and what it takes to win.
HIMSS23: Patient or customer?
The patient experience is different than the customer experience
HIMSS23: Using AI in healthcare
How AI is helping measure and manage health disparities
HIMSS23: Turning the great resignation around
How to keep employees from leaving your practice
HIMSS23: Price transparency trends
What do the price transparency rules mean to physicians and will they really lower prices?
HIMSS23: Refining peer review
How streamlining the peer review process can make physicians’ lives easier
HIMSS23: The future of AI in health care
Dreams of big AI is nothing new, but the risks require careful consideration
HIMSS23: Want to improve care? Connect data, AI
Physicians aim to benefit from advances in data an artificial intelligence
HIMSS 2023 kicks off in Chicago
The biggest health technology conference in the country is now underway.
Driving revenue growth in your medical practice
Plotting a financial path to practice success
Bias in health care
How you might be hurting your patient outcomes without even realizing it.
The NP training debate
As nurse practitioners gain more practice freedom, advocates for physician-led care debate the training differences.
NPs, PAs or physicians: A question of quality
How does quality compare between NPs, PAs and physicians? It depends on who you ask.
MGMA 2022: Study finds most respondents agree value-based care is better for patient care quality
The MGMA-Humana study shows that despite predictions to the contrary, not much practice revenue is tied to value-based care for most physicians
Are PAs and NPs replacing primary care physicians?
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants keep taking on more primary care responsibilities, often without supervision of a doctor
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