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We are teasing each challenge and how it has affected the healthcare industry. Read on to find out how physicians have been struggling this year to remain independent in the face of value-based care initiatives

I was recently inspired by another article in Medical Economics, and curiously, have a solution for each legitimate gripe, based on decades of sorting through the combatants in this health-care disaster we’re engaged in on a daily basis.

For the fifth consecutive year, Medical Economics will reveal its list of obstacles physicians say they face in the coming year and, more importantly, how to overcome them. As we did last year, we asked readers to tell us what challenges they face each day and where they need solutions.

"They are called 'Next Gen' ACOs because ti will take a generation before they finally figure it all out."

Tips for physicians to address high blood pressure, meet value-based care targets

The new guidance means that nearly 103 million Americans will now carry a diagnosis of high blood pressure following a visit to their physician.

We've all heard the outrage over the sudden rise in the price of the EpiPen. What we hear far less often is how common the sudden and dramatic rise in many other pharmaceutical prices has become in recent years. It can be easy to forget issues like this until they affect us personally.

Interoperability is important and probably the main driver of cost savings. So where are the IT vendors on interoperability? The answer is probably close to nowhere.

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is not going to hold down the increasing cost of Medicare by adding over 1,600 pages of new regulations to the program. Instead, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should have reduced the cost of traditional Medicare by eliminating the requirement for detailed documentation of evaluation and management (E/M) charges.

The practice of medicine in our current healthcare system is making physicians sick, with levels of burnout and mental strain increasing across every specialty.

President Donald Trump has nominated the former pharma executive to lead the nation’s healthcare agency.

Much like the Accountable Care Act (ACA) debate in 2010, the current political debate over repealing and replacing the ACA is focused on coverage and cost.

When it comes to promoting investment in primary care, Oregon might very well be the country’s current champion innovator.

Here are five things to know about how a Medicare AWV can assist both patients and practices.

Better patient engagement means better outcomes, which means better value. Here are six ways more involved patients can boost value-based payments.

Four out of 10 U.S. physicians reported they would be reluctant to seek formal medical care for treatment of a mental health condition for fear of repercussions to their licensure

Strategies for handling the early-year cash crunch

Why physicians need financial advisers, attorneys and bankers

When to bill an office visit (with modifier 25) and a minor procedure.

In today’s market, partnerships come with a number of risks and uncertainties, leading physicians to question whether they truly want to be tied to a practice for the long term.

Physician practices are facing confusion and frustration due to the shift to value-based care and the ever-rising cost of care. Physicians seeking to stabilize their revenue amidst this chaos typically find themselves facing several challenges.

Physicians should consider revealing prices to meet.

Medical groups, experts weigh in on Medicare payments for 2020.

In the next few years, a major shortage of primary care physicians will sweep across the United States. By 2025, the number of physicians needed will fall short by 46,000 to 90,000, according to a recent study from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

With Congress attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and with the president issuing executive actions to roll back portions of the ACA, some in the medical community have been wondering whether the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) also faces an uncertain future.

I appeal to my fellow physicians, let us denounce with a single voice practices by third parties.

CMS adds cost to MIPS score, exempts more physicians in rules for Quality Payment Program next year.

The stated goal of many price transparency companies is to use claims data to better predict the consumer's negotiated rate.

The conundrum for physicians is how they can express their humanity in this situation without incurring the risk of the patient subsequently attempting to use the physician's statement as evidence of malpractice in a lawsuit.