The Medical Group Management Association has sent a message to its membership urging member support to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The IPAB is the feature of The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) which has been characterized by some –
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The Congressional Budget Office has increased its cost estimates for the Affordable Care Act out to 2022. New calculations show that the bill is vastly more expensive — twice as much as the original $900 billion price tag.
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White Paper by L.E. Shepherd discussing models, variations and legal issues relative to Concierge Medicine Practices

ICD-10 is an un-necessary complication to the American healthcare system. It is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.

HIPAA AUDITS TO START. Prepare your HIPAA Privacy Policies and train your employees

Declining revenues and declining patient visits

The following table is taken from Connolly Consulting’s report on CMS approved audit issues. The table comprehends only those issues which are specific to physician practices and dates to June of 2009. Of interest is the number of issues which
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