Search results for "Compensation"
ACP and MGMA-ACMPE collaborate on online cost survey
ACP and MGMA-ACMPE are working together to provide physicians an opportunity to participate in an exciting new streamlined MGMA 2013 Cost Survey.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/05/9.htm
5 Mar 2013
Spending on physician services, take two
Reform is required in how physicians are paid, including a more rigorous analysis of the relative value of services and compensation for the cognitive work done outside of the patient encounter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2012
ACP members can influence policy on Medicare's fee schedule
Over the next six to 18 months, ACP will ask randomly chosen members to complete surveys to influence Medicare reimbursement. We outline what members can expect as part of the process.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/coding.htm
1 Jul 2013
Looking back and looking forward
As the year begins, ACP's President shares where ACP has been and where membership voices have guided ACP to engage in the coming year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/looking-back-and-looking-forward.htm
1 Jan 2019
Practice Tips: Review reporting of industry relationships
What should physicians look for when reviewing their Open Payments information online?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/tips.htm
1 Jul 2014
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to ACP Internist coverage of issues surrounding the time spent with patients, ICD-10 coding changes, and physician burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/letters.htm
1 Apr 2015
How Medicare fee-for-service is like a 1965 Ford Mustang
Fee-for-service reimbursement is a half-century old, and despite its staying power is now facing demands that it be modernized, if not traded in altogether.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/washington.htm
1 May 2015
Dismissing patients always a last resort
Stopping the physician-patient relationship can be seen as abandonment if not done properly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/dismiss.htm
1 Sep 2013
Physicians view other parties as responsible for reducing costs of health care
Physicians believe other parties, including trial lawyers, health insurance companies, and hospitals and health systems, bear greater responsibility than they do for reducing health care costs, according to a recent survey.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/30/1.htm
30 Jul 2013
Practice Tips: Connecting the dots—why benchmarking matters
Efficient practices not only run better, they offer better patient outcomes. Benchmarking is the first step in this process because it shows where to focus attention first.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/04/tips.htm
1 Apr 2014