HIPAA Marketing Rule Guidance: Better Than Nothing
The HITECH Act made some significant changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule,…
UW Medicine’s Journey to Become an Accountable Care Organization
As part of the newly forming Health IT community in Seattle, the…
Are You Ready for Medicare Part E?
If not, you may want to avoid shared savings programs (Accountable Care…
Patient-Centered Physicians Have Lower Diagnostic Testing Costs
For many physicians, the term “patient-centered” conjures up fears of longer office…
Benefits of ACOs to Both Patients and Providers
Summary: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result…
Are You Seeing Greater Consumer Scrutiny of Healthcare Prices? You Will
More and more, I hear from healthcare colleagues that the number of…
Why US Healthcare Costs More
Why are healthcare costs in the United States twice that of other…
9 Ways to Kill Your Physician Liaison Program Before It Begins
The historic picture is nothing like today. For decades, competition within the…
Do Patient Satisfaction Surveys Help or Hurt Reimbursement?
How Patient Satisfaction Influences ReimbursementThe “patient is always right” model has been…
The Cost of Resistance: Clinical Coding Optimization
The Cost of Resistance Physician practices may be lagging behind hospitals when it…