Health care reform has ignited much debate on health care costs and how compensation should be calculated for services. Physicians and insurers alike have strong opinions about the value-based and quality-of-care metrics put in place by the Affordable Care Act. … Read More
A recent study from Pew Research sheds light on just how patients are using the Internet when making health care decisions. Seventy-two percent of Internet users said they have researched health information online within the last year. One in five Internet users … Read More
Medical practice management has many challenges. Detecting a patient with a prescription drug addiction is one of the most concerning. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates 1.9 million Americans abuse prescription opioids. Even more alarming, overdose deaths attributed to opioids have quadrupled since … Read More
Reimbursement rates for contracts obtained through the ACA exchanges have not yet been determined by almost all payers. The insurance companies have not set their reimbursement rates because they don’t know how many people they will have to cover from … Read More
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) recently announced a second round of its Health Care Innovation Awards, grants that will be awarded to health care providers who propose clinical models for medical practice management that improve care while … Read More
Physicians Foundation named eroding physician autonomy as one of the top five issues to impact physicians and patients in 2013. Many independent practices are facing multiple pressures including decreasing reimbursements, increasingly complex regulations and burdensome medical billing codes. One of … Read More
The diagnosis of a problem is only one aspect of the patient experience at your medical office. Other aspects of patient experience include factors that your practice managment team may not typically consider. You need to look at the medical … Read More
The problem of frequent emergency department users has been an ongoing discussion within the medical community for years; this has been an escalating problem in the health care system. As more studies indicate the need to redirect these patients into … Read More
After perusing year-end news releases, the staff at Clinic Service has compiled a list of high-profile concepts that will likely be at the center of debate about best medical practices in 2013. In no particular order, they are: 1. “As … Read More
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been met with both anxiety and relief in the medical community. Opinions about the legislation differ greatly. While pieces of the law have raised concerns, the bottom line is that the … Read More