AMA Debates Burnout, Demoralization Among Docs
(MedPage Today) -- Proposed policy draws fire for neglecting small practices (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 11, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can Small Practices Adapt to New Payment Plans?
(MedPage Today) -- Yes, with a little help, says Bill Golden, MD (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Strength in Numbers? Ins and Outs, Pros and Cons of Virtual Groups
While the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) creates questions and headaches for practitioners, its evolution continues. Virtual Group (VG) reporting is a new option for solo/small practices to use, and the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services continues to make changes as the feedback, concerns, and recommendations pour in from various audiences. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Rod Baird Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
GP practice wins the Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer 2017
A GP practice has been awarded the prestigious Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer 2017 at the National Apprenticeship Awards that took place on 18 January at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The Alvanley Family Practice, a small practice with more than 5000 patients in Woodey, Stockport is also the regional winner of the Apprenticeships National Awards 2017. Practice manager,Kay Keane said her practice was the only NHS practice to be awarded the prize.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 19, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Practice development Practice management Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
American College of Rheumatology responds to CMS Innovation Center request for information
(American College of Rheumatology) The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove barriers that make it difficult for subspecialists and providers in small practices to participate in alternative payment models (APMs) in a comments letter submitted in response to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Innovation Center New Direction Request for Information. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Payer Enrollment Tips for Small Practices
When it comes to payer enrollment, small practices often lack the necessary time or resources, here are some things to consider. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - November 12, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Neeraj K. Sharma Tags: Blog Health IT Technology Payers Source Type: news
CMS Finalizes Policies that Reduce Provider Burden, Lower Drug Prices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two final rules. The2018 Physician Fee Schedule final rule will modernize the Medicare payment system to create greater competition in the biopharmaceutical market to lower costs. TheQuality Payment Program final rule allows clinicians in small and rural practices to join together and share the responsibility of participating in value-based payments. This rule also decreases the number of clinicians required to participate, provides additional detail on clinician participation in Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs), and includes a new hardship exception for...
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 2, 2017 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Small practices to pay lower fees, says CQC
Small practices will pay a lower registration fee, while larger ones will pay more, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed. The CQC proposes to calculate fees based on patient list sizes rather than number of registered locations, from April 2018.Structure'doesn't fit' The CQC said:‘The current fees structure does not fit the way the sector is structured, and it will become increasingly outmoded as the way services are organised and delivered develops further.’Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - October 27, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: llegraien Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick CQC Finance Latest News Source Type: news
CQC to reduce fees for small practices by increasing cost for larger providers
The CQC has announced plans to change the way it calculates GP registration fees to reduce costs for practices with smaller list sizes while charging larger providers more. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - October 26, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Payer Enrollment Tips for Small Practices
When it comes to payer enrollment, small practices often lack the necessary time or resources, here are some things to consider. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 3, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Neeraj K. Sharma Tags: Blog Finance Training Payers Source Type: news
Negotiating with Payers as a Small Practice
Small practices won ' t have access to a private payer ' s reimbursement rates, so what they are to do? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 2, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Melissa Young, MD Tags: Blog Fee Schedule Survey Contracts Operations Payers Source Type: news
MIPS Virtual Groups Draws Skepticism from Providers
Virtual groups are supposed to help small practice physicians participate in MACRA, but questions remain on how that will happen. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 2, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: David Raths Tags: MACRA Healthcare Reform Compliance Technology Source Type: news
Solving the EHR Interoperability Challenge
Massachusetts Medical Society ' s David Wasserman shares tips on how small practices can overcome interoperability challenges. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - July 26, 2017 Category: Practice Management Tags: Health IT EHR Technology Source Type: news
QPP Support and Available Options for Small, Underserved, and Rural Practices
Initiative provides free, customized technical assistance to clinicians in small practices to successfully participate in the Quality Payment Program, with priority given to those in rural, health professional shortage, and medically underserved areas. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - July 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
