Physician Compensation

Hiring a new physician involves more time, cost, and complexities than any other new addition to your practice. Here are some tips to be better prepared.

Want to know what the government looks for in healthcare fraud investigations? Here's some conduct you may want to avoid at your medical practice.

Looming annual threats to Medicare payments are exhausting, but the Affordable Care Act creates a paradigm shift for physicians who embrace the federal program.

See what CMS owes your medical practice for your services by downloading the the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

The shift in the way healthcare is reimbursed is inevitable. Here are three ways physicians can adjust to the move from volume to value.

Value-based physician compensation incentives are gaining momentum, but aren’t going away any time soon.

Though no one knows exactly how healthcare delivery and reimbursement will ultimately shake out, physicians should expect seven major impacts from the Affordable Care Act.

Healthcare providers nationwide are taking issue with payers conducting pay-then-pull-back audits and delayed payments for covered treatments.

With Affordable Care Act full implementation looming, here are some things to consider as your accounts receivable slowly rises amid some interesting moves by payers.

Physicians are feeling the impact of the Affordable Care Act and shifts in payer reimbursements. Concierge medicine might be an option to address these changes head-on.

As patient satisfaction plays a growing role in physician reimbursement, make improving it a New Year’s resolution at your practice.

The difficulty imposed on primary-care physicians as a result of the imperfect Medicare SGR formula creates more hurdles in our day-to-day work flow.

A one-year delay in the proposed Medicare SGR payment cut is one of three wins of the fiscal cliff deal reached in Washington, D.C., for physicians.

As the Affordable Care Act moves forward, it is inevitable that consumer-driven healthcare is its goal. Here's why.

The blogs that garnered the most attention among our physician readers in 2012, and some of the lessons learned from each.

It's December and that means it's time for your medical practice's annual exam to remain healthy for next year and years to come.

There is clear frustration on the part of private practice physicians over healthcare reform, but as for the end of life as they know it, that's a bit murkier.

Pay-for-performance is an increasingly popular, yet largely unproven, concept for rewarding the providers of healthcare. They can be helpful …or harmful.

If you have an arrangement with a hospital for on-call coverage that is paid per diem, take a close look at the agreement so you don't violate federal law.

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Touted as a cost-saving, quality improvement measure, bundled payments also have their critics. Here's what you need to know.

With payer reimbursement often an uncertainty and the bigger picture financial landscape in flux, independent physicians will need partnerships to gain some leverage.

It's time to come to a final resolution on the Medicare SGR so physicians can stop worrying and start planning for the future.

As medical practices begin participating in value-based reimbursement initiatives, physician compensation plans must change. Here’s how.

Though there's little physicians can do about declining reimbursements, some of you are finding other ways to boost revenue.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently defined a “high-performing health system.” Does your health system make the cut?

Here's a look at the high and low points of withdrawals and distributions of cash and profits from your medical practice.

Terminating a disabled physician immediately is not considered fair, but practices need to address the financial impact. Here are some methods to consider.

We have a marketplace that often values the time of lawyers more than the care provided by physicians. Something has to change.

Here are some specific steps and resources to get you started on your own business continuation planning for your medical practice.