Business of Medicine
Conference Coverage
Keeping up to date at the Florida Society of Rheumatology annual meeting
Dr. Elana M. Oberstein comments on some of the presentations given at this year’s meeting by Dr. Jeffrey Curtis, Dr. Michelle Petri, Dr. Leonard...
Conference Coverage
PRO tips: Incorporating patient-reported outcomes into routine care
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. Patient-reported outcomes are accessible and have the potential to improve patient care and outcomes, says Dr. Jeffrey...
Conference Coverage
Advocacy 101: ACR efforts, and tips for making your voice heard
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – The ACR’s Government Affairs Committee has some recent policy “wins” under its belt but is calling on rheumatologists to...
Conference Coverage
Focusing on wellness helps combat burnout
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Wellness is the antidote for burnout, and focusing on five essential components of wellness...
Latest News
MIPS: Nearly all eligible clinicians got a bonus for 2018
Exceeding the performance threshold resulted in a bonus to fee schedule payments in 2018.
Feature
Surprise medical billing legislation advances to the House floor
The bill was amended to include an arbitration process allowing physicians and hospitals to seek higher payments. The amendment was offered by two...
Law & Medicine
Discovery of peer review and patient safety reports
Any given state’s statute on discovery requires careful reading because it could differ from other states’ directives.
Opinion
The expert trap
If you want to be a better doctor, try working on your sense of self-importance. Remember your limitations and those of medicine.
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Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by billions a year as feds struggle to stop it
Some plans overbill the government by exaggerating how sick their members are or by charging Medicare for treatment of serious medical conditions...
Opinion
Hiring the right employees
Many of the personnel questions I receive concern the dreaded “marginal employee” – a person who has never done anything truly heinous to merit...
Feature
Value-based metrics gain ground in physician employment contracts
Of 70% of health care recruitment searches that offered a production bonus, 56% featured a bonus based at least in part on quality metrics, up...