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NewsMGMA 2009: The joys of hospital/physician dealmaking
In just about any deal your practice makes with hospitals, health systems or other practices, there's countless ways for things to go wrong--but forewarned is forearmed, right? This year's MGMA event Read more...
Medical practice revenues down in 2008, MGMA says
Last year, revenue for medical practices fell, marking the first time in several years the industry has seen such a decline, according to new research by the Medical Group Management Association. Read more...
Patients cutting back on doctor visits by one-third
Patient cutbacks on physician visits are a problem that only seems to be getting worse as high jobless rates and recessionary pressures squeeze consumers. A new study concludes, in fact, that a full Read more...
Doctors still mystified by what patients owe
These days, there's lots of talk about how real-time claims adjudication--or even claims estimates--will help doctors determine, on the spots, how much patients owe above and beyond their co-pay. In Read more...
Web 2.0 increasingly included in medical, nursing curriculum
Maybe you're not big on using social networks, but it seems that next-generation nurses and doctors likely will be. A new study by the Journal of the Medical Library Association concludes that a Read more...
In tough times, doctors bartering for treatment
Back in the old days--say, the early 1900s--doctors might very well have been paid for their services with a chicken or a few fresh-baked pies. Bartering, in fact, was more the rule than the Read more...
Patients feel guilty about taking time for MD appointments
Have visits to your medical practice slowed? The cost of co-pays and drugs may not be the only reason. According to a new survey by health site ehealthforum.com, nearly one-third of U.S. consumers Read more...
MGMA 2008: MGMA backs standardized patient insurance ID
Right now, virtually every medical practice goes through the time-honored procedure of copying a patient's plastic insurance ID card, collecting their co-payment and submitting a claim for Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Six rules for doctors
If you're not getting along well with patients, maybe it's because you're not following the rules, according to medical blogger Dr. Robert Lamberts. Those rules, according to Dr. Lambert, include Read more...
Endocrinologists praise FDA Avandia decision
While some critics have vigorously questioned an FDA panel's decision to let diabetes drug Avandia stay on the market, at least one physicians' group is happy about the news. This week American Read more...
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