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Survey shows jobs may get tougher to find for billers
by: Scott Kraft May 6, 2013
Increased billing automation and more reliance on electronic health record (EHR) systems are costing billers, billing managers and medical records clerks their jobs, according to a survey from Physicians Practice.
Bankruptcy courts, attorneys seeing more filings from physicians
by: Scott Kraft May 6, 2013
It probably comes as no surprise to physician practices plagued by declining reimbursements, increased bureaucracy and more and more patients not paying their increasing share of the cost of providing care.
Dem, GOP theorists together on Brookings plan to replace fee for service
by: Burt Schorr May 3, 2013
A plan developed by the Brookings Institution would dampen health spending in the next decade, part by moving away from fee for service and toward a system in which providers receive fixed, capitated reimbursement and take on risk.
HIV screenings may become mandatory amidst USPSTF recommendation
by: Lauren C. Williams May 3, 2013
Medicare-aged patients and those as young as 15 may soon face mandatory HIV screening if CMS and other health plans adopt the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF’s) latest recommendation.
 
 
OIG isn’t always despotic when it comes to excluded providers
by: Julia Kyles May 3, 2013
As we know from reading Medical Practice Compliance Alert, being excluded by the OIG cuts providers off from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs.
New HIPAA tools available for providers, consumers
by: Karen Long May 3, 2013
HIPAA does not prevent a provider from sharing protected health information (PHI) with a patient’s friends and family if, using professional judgment, the provider decides it’s in the patient’s best interest, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminds providers in new tools.
McKesson experts: Payer contracting is a hands-on process
by: Grant Huang May 2, 2013
It’s a sign of the times: The twin tides of rising regulation and declining reimbursement have forced remaining independent practices to run a tighter ship or be swallowed up by integrated systems or hospitals.
DOJ: Drugmaker paid MDs kickbacks via “presentations” at Hooters
by: Roy Edroso May 1, 2013
The feds are suing Novartis for allegedly paying off doctors via bogus speaking engagements at theme restaurants, on fishing boats, and other inappropriate locales.
HHS releases less intimidating application for Obamacare
by: Laura Evans May 1, 2013
The Obama administration yesterday unveiled a shortened, simplified form that single applicants with no dependents can use to apply for health insurance beginning Oct. 1.
ACP: Perform PSA test only when patient expresses ‘clear preference’
by: Steven Brust May 1, 2013
Physicians should discuss the benefits and risks of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests with their patients and only perform the screening test if the patient then clearly prefers to have it done, according to a recent guidance statement from the American College of Physicians (ACP).
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