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NewsMGMA 2009: Facing down the reform question mark
This year at MGMA, practice managers and physicians are coming together at a very tense time--a time when, in theory, Congress may be fixing to stand the industry on its head. Medical groups are... Read more...
Pay-for-performance likely to be focus at MGMA
These days, it's pretty clear that both CMS and private health insurers are committed to pay-for-performance schemes, but it seems that there's a fairly large gap between concept and reality, at... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: More clinics meet group's P4P goals
Clinics participating in Minnesota's Bridges to Excellence program have had a good year. The program will reward 104 clinics from 22 medical groups with cash bonuses for meeting diabetes management... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: EMR investment success stories
Everyone's afraid of losing their shirt if they spend big bucks on an electronic medical records system. However, at least some organizations are finding that their EMR investment is paying for... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FL bill would require hospital price disclosure; Medical property firm investing in physician groups; and much more
> Florida is considering a bill that would require hospitals to provide pricing information for 150 of the most commonly-performed medical procedures. The information would be posted on a state... Read more...
Orthopedic surgeons receiving kickbacks?
Could hip and knee doctors be receiving kickbacks from orthopedic device companies? According to the New York Times, a federal investigation on kickbacks in the orthopedic industry is pointing in the... Read more...
| Press ReleasesMGMA: Medical practice revenues fall; Bad debt, declining patient volume may be driversENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct.1, 2009 - For the first time in several years, data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) indicate that revenue in medical practices declined in 2008. The drop Read more >> |
