Month: March 2019

28 Mar

Negotiating Insurance Contracts: 8 Steps to Success

admin Practice Management

Many private practices feel that they are too small to matter, and that only hospitals and large systems have leverage with Insurance carriers. In todays world of good quality, that is so far from the truth. Read an interesting article…

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10 Mar

CO’s Pediatric Care Network Brings Value-Based Care to Children

admin Clinical Integration, Uncategorized

CO’s Pediatric Care Network Brings Value-Based Care to Children A clinically integrated network in the Denver area is bringing value-based care to pediatrics using collaboration and data sharing. Source: Thinkstock       By Jacqueline LaPointe October 03, 2017 – Medicare has led the healthcare…

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06 Mar

Am I Demoralizing My Staff? 10 Questions to Ask

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Am I Demoralizing My Staff? 10 Questions to Ask    By James S. Hernandez, MD, MS March 1, 2019  Examine questions that all physician leaders should ask themselves periodically to ensure that they are leading − and not bringing down − their staff.…

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06 Mar

Healthcare: The next frontier

admin Clinical Integration, Medical Economics News

Healthcare: The next frontier By: Adina Genn March 1, 2019  The medical landscape on Long Island is changing. Just in the last several years, hospitals affiliated with larger partners. Small medical practices are now part of bigger entities. And urgent care centers…

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06 Mar

Hospital mergers are slowly building monopolies, but regulators rarely intervene

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Hospital mergers are slowly building monopolies, but regulators rarely intervene By JAY HANCOCK — KAISER HEALTH NEWS SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTYIMAGES Hospitals have gone on a doctor-buying spree in recent years, in many areas acquiring so many independent practices they’ve created…

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