Payers

A new proposal from the Trump administration aims to improve insurance options for patients, but some are concerned it will just raise premiums.

If you aren't a patient isn't on your insurance panel, for whatever reason, how can you expect to be fairly paid?

You don’t know how much money you have in the bank. What if I told you, you can calculate a projection of your inflow for this month?

With more patients likely to be uninsured due to the individual mandate repeal, here are creative ways of providing cost effective primary care.

Instead of funneling a bunch of capital into your practice on a monthly basis, how about cleaning up your DSO?

More shakeups in the Trump administration's HHS with Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, resigning amid reports she traded in tobacco stocks.

Online reviews are no longer a forum for patients to judge you, payers are increasingly making them a priority.

In this month's coding column, expert Bill Dacey says requirements around the new code 93793 are unknown.

Stay on top of your collection practices using training, technology, and communication.

A new year means some patients will have new insurance plans, meaning a lot of transition for this doctor's practice and his patients.

The AMA and other healthcare stakeholder groups announced their intention this week to streamline the prior authorization process for physicians.

Dr. Melissa Young shares with us why January is her least favorite time of the year - from cold weather to unmet deductibles.

Here are some of the top trends to keep an eye out for in the healthcare industry during 2018.

Three initiatives are changing the momentum for behavioral health and chronic care reimbursement.

It's the time of year to update your fee schedule. Do you know where to find your contracted rates?

Payers have made it so doctors cannot go with their instincts when caring for a patient and that's a shame.

The year was full of plenty of headline news events surrounding the Affordable Care Act, HHS, opioids, and more.

There are significant decisions a physician must make when setting up a DPC practice. Here are a few you must decide.

A medical practice is a business and cash flow matters. Here's how to be sure you thoroughly understand your bottom line.

This doctor fears money may be leaving medicine, should more physicians be worried?

With more than 70 percent of Americans overweight, we are in a serious population health challenge, don't let the high fiscal cost affect your practice.

Doctors would love to treat disease and care for patients with the latest technology and medication. Too bad innovation is thwarted in healthcare.

When it comes to payer enrollment, small practices often lack the necessary time or resources, here are some things to consider.

A physician shortage may be contributing to burnout, but help is on the way-and creative staffing might keep you going until it gets here.

This doctor finds out about a new type of practice payment model - an idea that's completely foreign to her. Third-party payers stay away!

Insight into CMS' 2018 MACRA final rule released earlier this week.

With year-end coming up fast, now is the time to assess your business practices. Here are some thoughts.

Here is an in-depth look at the top five and bottom five performing states in all Best States to Practice categories.  

Why Mississippi, Texas, Alaska, California, and Arkansas stand above the rest in terms of being the "Best States to Practice."

With an evolving healthcare landscape, it is becoming more difficult to put a price on quality care. Why is this the case?