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Merger mania has ended

Commercial payers, large employers and leading provider systems across the nation have fully embraced this transformation and they will not simply revert back to the fee-for-service system of healthcare delivery and reimbursement.

The National Committee on Quality Assurance aiming to streamline certification

America is facing an epidemic of chronic illness.

There is a crisis in primary care and it’s now flowing over into the hospital when a primary care physician’s (PCP) patient is admitted.

The conversations doctors are allowed to have with their patients regarding guns and other firearms, if any, are the central part of a new ruling overturning most aspects of a highly controversial law that has undergone several appeals and reversals since its inception in 2011

Physicians sometimes are reluctant to discuss controversial subjects with their patients. But these discussions become easier, and often produce better outcomes, when physicians explain why they are bringing up the subject, and try to understand the patient’s perspective on it.

This year, physicians can avoid a payment penalty in the Medicare Quality Payment Program by simply submitting a minimal amount of data. But that small amount of data could cause a bigger problem in 2019.

Congress still has work to do to assist U.S patients and physicians, says internist group

Electronic heath records (EHRs) and other forms of health information technology have the potential to significantly improve care delivery and patient outcomes. But that can’t happen until the technology becomes more user-friendly and patient-focused than it is today.

MOC changes gives physicians more flexibility, ABIM officials say

Internists detail recommendations to reduce the burdens of EHRs, quality metrics and more

Medical note transparency can help patients and physicians communicate better, but many physicians remain tentantive

I have observed that there are significant and often emotional aspects to retirement that many people (including some financial consultants) overlook.

As a growing body of research suggests a link between oral health and chronic health conditions, the benefits of physician-dentist partnership become even clearer.

While Republicans have pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) after failing to gather enough support for its passage, physicians can expect little to change-for now.

The physician community has a simple message for payers: Let doctors be doctors.

Stop hating EHRs and do this

Most physicians have plans for responding to computer system failures, but many don’t revisit those disaster recovery/business continuity plans with any regularity.

How practicing physicians can help rebuild the next generation of doctors

Successful payer negotiations require preparation, persistence and a bit of salesmanship

An inside look at what drives insurers to refuse to negotiate, require more prior auths and deny claims

Staying the course is the best option

Despite recent moves to streamline the prior authorization process, physicians still struggle mightily as they jump through payers’ hoops.

Whether it’s to expand the office, upgrade technology or buy new equipment, a physician’s credit scorewill determine how much funding for which you’re approved.

Payer negotiations made simple.

Walgreens and CVS pharmacy chains are aggressively developing primary care venues within their stores. Their approaches are similar yet different, although the underlying strategy is the same for both.

Loud and clear warnings forecasting the current shortage of primary care physicians in the United States date back to the early 2000s.

For the first time, Medical Economics has polled doctors to get to the heart of the payer-physician disconnect.

The newly discovered antibodies can fight nearly every strain of HIV in existence, according to study authors.