Practice Management
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ABIM: Self-paced maintenance of certification pathway under development
The longitudinal assessment option will provide doctors with immediate feedback about answers and links to educational material.
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Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises
Numbers run in contradiction to lower unemployment rates.
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Customer service in the medical practice – Are you losing additional revenue opportunities?
To ensure your practice and your provider’s success, you may need to adjust how your team interacts with patients – starting with the first area...
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CMS proposes improved E/M payments, additional price transparency for hospitals
The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for the 2020 annual update would require hospitals to publish the negotiated...
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MIPS: Nearly all eligible clinicians got a bonus for 2018
Exceeding the performance threshold resulted in a bonus to fee schedule payments in 2018.
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Appeals court may strike down ACA
Appeals judges appeared doubtful during oral arguments that the Affordable Care Act should survive without the law's signature insurance mandate...
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Court halts rule requiring drug list pricing in advertising
Judge noted that the court understands what HHS wanted to do – but that it’s up to Congress to enact such a requirement.
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Some burnout factors are within a physician’s control
SAN DIEGO – Even in the face of daunting systemic factors, physicians can practice some important steps toward self-care.
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Prior authorization – a call to action
Have you noticed that you and your staff are spending more time on prior authorization than in the past? Insurance companies are increasing the...
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Patients concerned about clinician burnout
Survey results suggest caregivers “may be conveying signs of burnout to their patients without knowing it.”