Over the past decade, a significant percentage of the country’s physicians have shifted from working in private practices (defined as those owned wholly by physicians) to working in bigger, health system-owned practices. The ability to negotiate higher payment rates with insurers when working at a larger practice is a crucial factor causing this trend, according to a new AMA analysis.
As MIPS and other performance-based payment programs evolve, providers eventually will be on the hook to cut checks if they can't perform. Individual providers must act now to stay on top of the distribution curve.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
These numbers compare to 2017, when 20.9 million pills and $301.1 million were lost because of drug diversion, according to an analysis by data analytics company Protenus.
Of the doctors polled on physician social network SERMO, only 53 percent believe that the private practice model will survive the next decade.
Recently, I was reading that it is predicted that over the next 5 years, only 30% of doctors will stay in private practice. Increasingly, doctors are retiring early or selling their practices to hospitals or other entities. The pressure of successfully running a practice these days has grown precipitately over the past few years. […]
The U.S. health care industry has evolved and changed rapidly over the past several decades. This evolution took place in response to a number of environmental influences including, technological advances, demographic shifts, and economic and political changes.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.