Physician Compensation

New research finds that female physicians might be better off becoming physician assistants.

If Congress fails to avert the Medicare SGR pay cut, many physicians will shut their doors to new Medicare patients. But things could get even worse.

HDL provides physicians the ability to perform comprehensive lab tests for the early detection of several issues while also adding revenue.

Possible explanations why the average female physician researcher earns $350,000 less during a 30-year career than her male counterparts.

The AMA is recommending a “multipronged approach” to slow Medicare cost growth.

Two proposals released last week could lead to higher physician reimbursement.

There are a number of reasons the value-based payment modifier initiative could be an unfair way to determine physician reimbursement. Here are three of them.

As the ACA hearings come to a close, speculation about what the justices will decide, and how that decision will affect physicians, has only begun.

Will it stay or will it go? For physicians, the provision’s continued existence, or early death, could have a greater-than-expected impact.

Here's how to figure out which payback plan will work for you

QDC codes themselves carry no payment for a claim. However, using the codes correctly may result in a bonus payment from Medicare, and not reporting them successfully will result in a penalty.

The proposal would help physicians dodge a 29.5 percent pay to Medicare services, but it would slam them with other - perhaps more serious - problems.

A recently unveiled study published in Health Affairs could help fuel the argument that physician fees should be on the chopping block.

RVUs determine the amount Medicare, Medicaid, and private payers compensate physicians for various services. But it’s long been questioned whether RVUs are fair.

Our 2010 Fee Schedule Survey indicates that with commercial payments narrowly keeping pace with Medicare, practices need to get paid more for the work already being done.

Here are some simple things you can do to help boost your revenue.