BMA: Small practices will close if “merciless” CQC fees increase
The “inexplicable” planned fee increases will “likely lead to many small practice closures", the BMA argued in an uncompromising letter
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Source: Management in Practice - January 21, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: ltrevallion Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick CQC Finance care quality commission doctor fee hike fee increase fees general practice gp Latest News practice manager primary care regulator Source Type: news
Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care
Examines characteristics, including rurality, and services provided by family physicians within solo and small practices in addition to identifying the overall percentage of family physicians working in these practices. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - January 12, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Significant Costs Involved with Converting Primary Care Medical Practices to 'Medical Homes'
While there are financial incentives available to primary care practices that transform into medical homes, such investments might be especially challenging for small practices and those not associated with a larger health network. The costs include one-time startup costs and ongoing costs, the greatest being adding new staff to help better coordinate patients' care. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - January 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Small Practices Can Avoid Selling Themselves to Hospitals
(MedPage Today) -- Merging practices can be a viable alternative, says Yul Ejnes, MD (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 8, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Two Small Practices on Committing to Meaningful Use
A pair of small practices are fully entrenched in the meaningful use journey. Here’s how they’ve succeeded. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - November 27, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Rodney J. Moore Tags: Health IT EHR Meaningful Use Technology Source Type: news
How One Doc Made ICD-10 Work
Switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10 was predicted to be calamitous, especially for small practices. But, for many, it wasn't. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - November 2, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: ICD-10 Healthcare Reform EHR Compliance Technology Source Type: news
Quality Systems spends $165 million to acquire HealthFusion and its mobile EHR MediTouch
Quality Systems Incorporated (QSI), the parent company of practice management and EHR company NextGen Healthcare, will acquire HealthFusion, makers of the MediTouch mobile EHR for small practices. The cash only deal is for $165 million, with a possible contingent consideration of $25 million depending on HealthFusion’s performance before the March 2016 close of the deal. QSI does […] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 2, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Funding/M&A ambulatory care HealthFusion MediTouch mobile EHR mobile practice management NextGen Healthcare QuadraMed Quality Systems Incorporated Source Type: news
Innovative Ways for Small Practices to Invest in Tech
Even with potential meaningful use incentives from the government, small practices have to get creative with tech investments. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 12, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: JoAnna Haugen Tags: Finance Financing Technology EHR Technology Survey Source Type: news
How to make your practice run smoothly with effective team meetings
Physicians and their teams can save time by working together to improve their work flows. Learn easy ways to implement regularly scheduled team meetings to increase communication within your care team and work like a well-oiled machine.
Physicians and their practice teams may recognize that they aren’t working efficiently and that there may be a better way to organize their work, but they need the time and focus to fix processes.
Fortunately, regularly scheduled meetings can help. They provide a forum to solve problems and develop stronger bonds between team members, both of which ultimately result in better patient ...
Source: AMA Wire - October 9, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news
How Small Practices Can Prepare for Value-Based Care
Changes to physician compensation are looming, so now is the time for small practices to start focusing on value. Here's how. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 8, 2015 Category: Practice Management Tags: Conferences/MGMA 2015 Operations Patients Physician Compensation Source Type: news
How to handle ICD-10 issues
With the arrival of the Oct. 1 implementation deadline for ICD-10, you need to be sure your practice can take care of any claims processing issues that result from using the new code set. One place offers a simple way to report complaints and provides free resources that can help ease your transition.
File complaints
The AMA’s ICD-10 Web page allows you to report any issues your practice is experiencing with how Medicare is processing claims now that the ICD-10 code set is in effect.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in July that the AMA had secured flexibilities for physicians to make th...
Source: AMA Wire - September 30, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: amamod Source Type: news
Partner with Health Systems for ICD-10 Readiness
For small practices that feel behind on ICD-10 readiness, one potential solution would be for them to partner with a local large health system. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 24, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Bill Reid Tags: Blog ICD-10 Coding Compliance Medical Billing & Collections Source Type: news
GPs in small practices earn more than those in large ones
The average incomes of GPs working in single hander practices are slightly more than 8 per cent higher than those of their counterparts working in large practices, figures show. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - September 21, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Sustaining Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology in Low-Resource Practices
Discusses the barriers in maintaining electronic health records (EHRs) for compliance with the federal policy of meaningful use found in small practices located in rural and urban Michigan. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - September 15, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Digitizing the Specialist Referral Process in Carolina
Meaningful use and narrow networks are forcing small practices to rethink the way they refer patients. Two practices have gone digital. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 28, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Health IT Healthcare Reform EHR Meaningful Use Referrals Source Type: news
