Understand payer requirements for billing non-physician providers

April 2, 2013

Using non-physician providers (NPPs) is an effective way to balance provider workload and improve patient access as group practice professionals prepare for the influx of 30 million new patients with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However NPPs can put you at risk for noncompliance, as every health plan — including Medicare —has its own rules regarding NPP billing, and each state has its own laws for NPP licensing and scope of practice.

Data benchmarking: Are you following these four rules?

February 1, 2013

Benchmarking your practice data — whether it’s cost or revenue — helps measure your practice’s performance over time and identify areas of improvement. Even small tweaks to the way to collect and compare your data internally and externally can help improve your practice’s bottom line. Here are four tips to help benchmark your practice data.

Highlights of the 2012 Physician Compensation Survey Report

July 15, 2012

Data samples from the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data.

3 ‘must-haves’ in most physician offer packages

June 22, 2012

The following considerations, which use benchmarking data from the  MGMA Physician Placement Starting Salary Survey: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data, will help guide the process of creating a compensation package that meets the needs of the new physician while staying on par with industry standards.

3 practice management trends for 2012

January 24, 2012

Three practice management trends that will shape medical practice in 2012.

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