Healthcare leaders put an enormous amount of time and money into physician recruitment, yet retention is often still an afterthought. If CFOs analyze the cost of turnover, they will likely find that millions of dollars are being lost due to poor physician retention.

After studying nearly 173 primary care physicians who shared notes with more than 38,000 patients at three hospitals, researchers found that patients were enthusiastic about the note sharing, but physicians less so.

Healthcare organizations are working to encourage patients to get engaged in their healthcare data, in part by making personal health records more user-friendly. Part of the adoption problem isn't just a lack of consumer awareness, but the fact that many physicians are wary of records that are created and controlled by patients. Among their concerns: time, accuracy, and control over data.

The popular approach to writing anything about ICD-10 conversion these days is to describe the disastrous impact providers say it will have-or is already having-on healthcare, nearly two years ahead of its launch. But here are 10 reasons why ICD-10 will prove to be a good thing.

Struggling to collect from patients with high deductible health plans (HDHPs)? This tool gives you multi-faceted bullet points on how to develop a workflow process to improve collections from both new and existing patients.

Your providers are safe from the impending 27.4% cut to their Medicare payments set to hit March 1 thanks to Congress passing a temporary ‘doc fix’ Feb. 17 through the end of 2012.

Important: Congress originally approved a two-month fix that was set to expire Feb. 29 that will now last through Dec. 31. President Obama hadn’t yet signed the bill extension into law as this issue went to press.

Any plans you may have to begin transitioning to ICD-10 should now be put on hold in light of last week’s announcement that HHS intends to delay the ICD-10 implementation date beyond Oct. 1, 2013, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) instructs.

You and your peers have been either slowly getting your Medicare payments or not getting them at all since the industry switch to HIPAA 5010 on Jan. 1. While it’s been confirmed that your payments are in a virtual limbo between clearinghouses and payers, there are numerous reasons why your claims are getting “lost.”

You must have a clear plan of action before you drop a payer after a bout of bad contract negotiations. There are key preparatory steps you must take to ensure your practice can thrive after the split, experts tell Part B News.

Carefully and cautiously bill consult codes to private payers and Medicare Advantage plans so you’ll reap the benefits of increased revenue and avoid denials. Remember: While a growing number of private payers have also eliminated consults, many still allow and pay for consult codes.