Physician Compensation

CMS has identified three areas of the proposed Stage 3 rule that could make meeting meaningful use simpler for physicians.

Done incorrectly, big year-end bonuses can result in big trouble, as seen in the case of one Illinois physician.

Have an upcoming contract negotiation with a payer? Let Marcia Brauchler give you three key strategies before you sit down at the table.

The ongoing reimbursement challenges of medical practice today are leading cardiologists to explore concierge medicine.

Physicians are not the only ones who have difficulties with payers. Patients are being challenged with more restrictive coverage.

Payer rules are complex and constantly change, making them difficult to follow. Here's what your medical practice should watch out for.

More retail-based clinics are cropping up across the country. Here's how your independent medical practice should respond.

Two physicians share their insight regarding the quality of care patients receive in retail-based clinics.

If your medical practice is concerned about patients' retail clinic use, you may want to consider sharing these recommendations with your patients.

A False Claims Act case brought by the Department of Justice highlights the importance of these arrangements.

Value-based reimbursement programs have arrived. Physicians can react with frustration or adjust their practices to meet the new metrics for payment.

Can a Supreme Court ruling on teeth whitening make the case against physician exclusion in narrow networks, exchange plans, etc.? Perhaps.

Here are eight simple tips from practice management experts to collect more of the money your practice is owed by patients and payers.

Without a compromise by March 31, physicians treating Medicare patients will face a 21 percent reduction in payments. But there is hope.

Changes in healthcare mean considering different compensation models, including alignment compensation.

The new focus on value-based reimbursement models has some wondering just where and how concierge medicine fits into the new paradigm.

Medicare's new value-based modifiers are complex. Here are the important points your practice should know about getting paid for value.

More payers are forming narrow networks and excluding certain physicians from their plans. Here's what your practice should do about it.

Plans offered through the state and federal health insurance exchanges are not the only place narrow networks are cropping up.

Narrow networks have potential negative consequences for physicians who are included or excluded.

Medicare's value-based modifier is a new fee schedule adjustment that will reward or penalize physicians for quality of care in 2015.

Answers from our coding expert on questions regarding discharge code requirements; complex care coordination; and counseling code confusion.

Our healthcare system is fragmented, misaligned, full of conflicts of interest, and tragically ineffective. Here are four strategies to fix it.

PQRS is extremely complicated and in a state of flux. These measures are not going away and are already seeing uptake with private payers.

A Texas case investigating physician investment in compounding pharmacies could have nationwide implications for any form of ancillary service.

Seen as a prime solution to reducing healthcare costs, bundled payments are on the rise. Here's how to know if they are right for your physicians and practice.

Bundled payments present "significant opportunities" to surgical practices, according to consultant Jamaal Campbell. Here's why.

The recent changes in healthcare are starting to create more uniformity in healthcare models; but do we still need options for MDs and patients?

After converting to a direct-pay practice two years ago, this physician has learned a thing or two and is glad he made the change.

Even though the incentives for meaningful use are winding down, each physician must evaluate the costs vs. benefits of implementing an EHR for himself.