Repeal of the “DEATH PANEL”

Robert Crawford — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:49:22 +0000

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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AFFORDABLE CARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ORIGINALLY PROJECTED

Robert Crawford — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:44:10 +0000

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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L. E. Shepherd discusses Concierge Practices

L.E. Shepherd — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:18:54 +0000

White Paper by L.E. Shepherd discussing models, variations and legal issues relative to Concierge Medicine Practices

Dukakis on ACO’s

Peter Billings — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:46:38 +0000

Michael Dukakis sees the similarity between ACO's and HMO's

Say NO to ICD-10

Peter Billings — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:00:30 +0000

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

Reasons for Physician Dissatisfaction with Employment

Peter Billings — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:39 +0000

Physician Dissatisfaction with Hospital Employment

This post is a summarization of an article written by Kenneth J. Terry, MA, a freelance healthcare writer in Medscape Business of Medicine which was originally posted on March 2, 2011.

The article describes a
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HIPAA AUDITS TO START

Peter Billings — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:34:30 +0000

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

Declining Office Visits

Peter Billings — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:40:55 +0000

Declining revenues and declining patient visits

CMS Approved Audit Issues

Peter Billings — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:42:01 +0000

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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Opting Out of Medicare

Peter Billings — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:10:06 +0000

Because it’s the time of year when physicians are receiving their “Dear Doctor Letters” from Medicare and because of the stress and anticipation around the proposed reductions in physician payments, the following is intended to provide you with a guide
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