Business of Medicine
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Access issues looming as more docs eye exit from clinical practice
The percentage of physicians looking for a change in practice environment is up from 43.6% in the 2014 survey, but down from the 50.2% of...
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CMS offering educational webinars on MACRA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a pair of webinars aimed at helping physicians navigate the new regulation that...
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Uninsured rate lowest in Massachusetts
Massachusetts had the nation’s lowest uninsured rate in 2015, and Texas had the highest
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MACRA
Since yet another significant percentage of your Medicare reimbursements will be at risk under this new bureaucracy, an introduction to MACRA is...
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MACRA final rule exempts many more doctors
Physicians who do not have a large Medicare population or who do not bill much to Medicare Part B will get a bit more breathing room to avoid...
Cold Iron Truth
Coding: Things often forgotten
As all of you know, several years ago, CMS unilaterally decided that consultations were really just new patient visits, and stopped paying for...
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CMS pilot aims to reduce physician administrative burdens
Under the 18-month initiative, providers practicing within certain Advanced Alternative Payment Models will be relieved of additional...
The Optimized Doctor
‘Thank you, EMR!’
“Thank you, EMR!” Said no doctor. Ever. At least up until now. For years, we have had to put up with these machines in our exam rooms, distracting...
Commentary
Facing a medical board investigation
What steps should you take when your state medical board requests the medical records of an angry patient who has filed a formal complaint against...
Conference Coverage
CMS assures small-practice doctors they have a place in MACRA
WASHINGTON
From the Journals
Open Payments: Few dermatologists have significant conflicts of interest
For most dermatologists, industry payments didn’t amount to much: the overall median payment was $298, and 63% received less than $500. Almost 80...