Tag: Practice Management

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Value-Based Revenue Makes up 6.74% of Primary Care Income

MGMA report shows value-based contracts account for $30,922 per provider The Medical Group Management Association released a report looking at the proliferation of value-based contracts and how quality metrics tie-in to revenue. The report, 2022 MGMA DataDive Practice Operations, shows that revenue from value-based contracts accounted for varying amounts of total medical revenue in 2021 […]
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Locum Tenens Physicians To Fill Vacant Positions

  Hospitals are increasingly utilizing locum tenens physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and telehealth services to address staffing shortages. The Innovation & Flexibility: Journey to Sustainable Healthcare Report reflects data from 129 healthcare administrators representing a range of facility types and sizes. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated hospital staffing shortages as many clinicians faced burnout and […]
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Top Recession-Proofing Strategies for Independent Practices

More than half of economists agree that the U.S. economy is headed for a downturn. Contrary to popular belief, the healthcare sector has never been recession-proof. Reports indicate that the healthcare industry is affected later in a recession and has a longer recovery period. Compared to other healthcare facilities, like hospitals and emergency rooms, independent […]
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Provider Profit Margins to Grow After COVID-19

Provider profit margins might increase after the COVID-19 pandemic based on three key shifts in payer mix and care delivery. Healthcare providers faced a rough couple of years as the COVID-19 pandemic dampened financial growth, but the post-pandemic future should create a favorable environment for provider profit margins, according to a new report. The report […]
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Minimum Staffing Requirement for Nursing Homes

More than 200,000 residents could be at risk of displacement if federal leaders establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Nursing homes would have to spend up to $10 billion per year and hire almost 188,000 nurses to comply with increased minimum staffing requirements, according to a report from the American Health Care Association (AHCA) […]
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Revenue Cycle Leaders Experience Price Transparency Rule Burden

Revenue cycle leaders noted that the confusing regulations included in the CMS price transparency rule make it difficult for their organizations to achieve compliance. The majority of revenue cycle leaders were dissatisfied with aspects of the CMS hospital price transparency rule and expressed doubt about the regulation’s efficacy, according to a KLAS report RevCycleIntelligence received […]
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Revenue Cycle Management in Radiology Practices

After COVID-19, Radiology to Rethink Revenue Cycle Management

More Medicaid and self-pay patients, fewer radiologists, and a greater need for efficiency should prompt radiology practices to optimize revenue cycle management. Declining volumes and revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic could spell big trouble for many radiology practices unless the providers refocus revenue cycle management efficiency and effectiveness for a post-pandemic world. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
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