SPOTLIGHT -
May 17th 2024
Analysts ponder value, transparency and the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act.
May 15th 2024
National figures influenced by housing and gasoline price hikes.
May 14th 2024
The top news stories in medicine today.
May 13th 2024
AMA panel had proposal on May agenda; physician says a revised proposal likely will be submitted.
May 10th 2024
Ramping up efforts against anticompetitive practices in business.
Why Workforce Development for Value-Based Care is a Vital Issue to Address
The key enabler for the future of our industry is workforce readiness to deliver on the promise of high value, high quality care that delivers equitable outcomes for all.
ABIM extends MOC requirements deadline through 2022
Internists and internal medicine subspecialists will have an additional year to complete their maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements.
Will women transform medicine?
As the number of women doctors grows, many are trying to square that promise with the systemic challenges they face.
Prepare your practice for a private equity transaction
Preparing for a private equity transaction can help strengthen your practice’s business structure, even if you ultimately forgo potential opportunities.
Put lenders to the test
Before taking out a loan, ask these 8 essential questions
Billing Codes for COVID-19 vaccines
A list of administration codes for the various vaccine products.
Your doctor will (remotely) see you now
Medicare’s new rules created a $30 billion market overnight.
AMA analysis shows pandemic Medicare spending changes
Malpractice trends in 2021: Costs, predictions and advice for physicians
Are malpractice insurance costs increasing? Find out, on this week's Medical Economics Pulse.
Increase in more expensive hospital stay draws government scrutiny
Office of the Inspector General recommends CMS conduct targeted hospital reviews for possible upcoding violations
Financial pressure on health care facilities could threaten access to care
The COVID-19 vaccine will continue to affect the financial situation of health care facilities through 2021.
2021 E/M coding changes: Your questions, answered
Your E/M coding questions, answered, on this week's Medical Economics Pulse.
Report: Price regulation best policy proposal for health spending
Cash balance plans: What physicians need to know
Cash balance plans can help physicians save on taxes
Are there liability areas that leave your medical practice vulnerable?
While physicians are focused on COVID, there are other areas that pose grave financial risk to their practices.
Emergency preparedness strategies for physicians
Doctors who have lived through natural disasters advise their peers it’s impossible to over-prepare
Advanced technology will help drive reimbursement change
Telehealth, remote monitoring will boost patient outcomes and value-based care results
Why you shouldn’t cancel insurance as a cost-cutting measure
COVID may have hurt your finances, but the issues of risk remain.
Q&A: Keeping health care practices viable during, after COVID-19
Confronting the Variance in Cancer Care Cost: An Interview With Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, the former CMS administrator, discusses cost variation in cancer care found through the digital classification system the COTA Nodal Address.
Doctor, look out for these great moonlighting opportunities in 2021
The last 10 months has changed healthcare in unforeseen ways.
National health care spending expected to fall in next 20 years
Deloitte sees health spending as a percentage of GDP to slow due to new technologies, early disease detection, and engaged patients.
Health care still shedding jobs
Strength in numbers: How physicians can work together and thrive
How independent practices can survive by working together.
Report: Primary care physicians tied to nearly a quarter of low-value spending
The researchers found that nearly a quarter of low-value spending among Medicare beneficiaries is tied to their primary care physician.
Coronavirus: Pandemic still hurting physician groups
High hospitalization rates and consumer reluctance to seek non-urgent care are to blame.
ACO participation dropped during Trump administration
NAACOS blames the drop on a number of policies implemented by the last administration.
What you need to know about liability insurance
COVID has brought a host of new practice liability threats. Is your practice protected?
Preparing your Practice for a Private Equity Transaction
Preparing for a private equity transaction can help strengthen your practice’s business structure, even if you forego a deal.
The challenges, and opportunities, of clinically integrated networks
How can independent practices stay in business without sacrificing their freedom?