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Red Flag Ruling a Victory for Physicians, AMA Says
The American Medical Association is applauding a federal appeals court's ruling that physicians who bill patients after...
Web Exclusive: Physicians' Performance-based Incentive Plans Increasing
Annual performance-based incentive plans are growing for physicians in both presence and scale, according to...
NC could save millions on inmates’ care
    The state could save an estimated $11.5 million a year by requiring that hospitals and other...
O'Connor Hospital's RAC Decision Provides Optimism for Providers
The Medicare Appeals Council issued a decision on one of the many outstanding appeals from the RAC demonstration...
Informed Administrators Are Key to a Successful Billing Staff
One of the biggest mistakes billing staff can make is to "rebill" a claim without taking the time to call the...
RAC Audits Now a Potential Risk for Physicians
Two of the four RACs added Medically Unlikely Edits to their list of CMS-approved issues earlier this year, which gives...
Doctors Work to Balance Business of Medicine with Patient Care
Believe it or not, there are some physicians out there who only want to practice medicine, the noble profession to...
Docs Spend About $31B Haggling with Insurers Annually
Physicians spend three hours per week–43 minutes on average per workday–haggling over claims...
Oregon healthcare providers fight worker comp ruling
Doctors, physical therapists, and other medical providers are upset about a July 7 decision by the Oregon Workers...
Web Exclusive: Dr. Spendthrift
The root cause of the healthcare industry's spiraling costs is the pen sitting in your white coat. Nearly every...

Medicare Boot Camp - Hospital Version
During this comprehensive, one–week course, expert faculty present topics on Medicare coverage, billing, coding...
Book: The Physician Queries Handbook:
The Physician Queries Handbook provides practical, tips and best practices for querying physicians on a concurrent or...
Evaluation & Management Boot Camp - Professional Version
Available only as an on-site program for group training, this course covers the fundamentals and intricacies of E/M...
Book: Healthcare Price, Cost & Utilization Benchmarks, Volume VI
Whether you are a healthcare provider or a managed care organization, up-to-date benchmarks are critical to successful...