Part B News | Physician Practice Perspectives

Should doctors be reimbursed for conversations with patients?

10/01/2010

The physician is about to close the door, and the patient blurts out, “I have these chest pains.”

Six steps to negotiating better managed care contracts

10/01/2010

Take a proactive, organized approach to negotiating contracts and you will do far better than if you just wait to see what the payer offers, says John Schmitt, a managed care expert at EthosPartners Healthcare Management Group, based in Suwanee, GA.

What physicians want

10/01/2010

Physicians just don’t want to work in private practice anymore. Or so the prevailing wisdom would have us believe.

Bleak physician recruitment news for smaller markets, independent practices

10/01/2010

Troubling yet predictable findings emerge from the 2010 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives, the annual survey from physician recruiters Merritt Hawkins/AMN Healthcare, which reflects the market realities of the past year for healthcare in a down economy.

Physician rating systems under fire, could affect revenue

10/01/2010

Physician rating systems are becoming more common and growing in popularity with some consumers, but some critics are cautioning that they could have a detrimental effect on managed care contracts and reimbursement revenue.

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