Managed Care Articles by Topic: Medical Group Practices / IPAs

Involve physicians in your managed care contract negotiations

• Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor, Issue 2, February 9, 2009

  Managed care contract negotiations tend to focus on financial and legal issues, but overlooking the...

Cash in on Medicare bonus for e-prescribing

• Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

  Physicians can earn thousands of dollars in additional Medicare Part B FFS revenue during 2009 if...

Use lean cost accounting to examine your cost structure

• Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Using the RBRVS, physician practices can employ a modified cost accounting methodology to examine...

Bridges to Excellence pays bonuses to docs for implementing medical home

• Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Although the medical home concept is moving forward in fits and spurts, many healthcare analysts...