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Wed, Oct 14 2009 4:34 PM EST
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erif;">MGMA’s legislative agenda is as long as any health care interest group’s, but its members may be facing one of the most threatening issues of any group short of the American Medical Association.
Legislation a few years ago that was designed to balance the federal... [MORE]
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Tue, Oct 13 2009 5:44 PM EST
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The federal stimulus bill approved this spring has a tidy incentive for physicians to adopt health information technology. Doctors can receive $44,000 over five years from the Medicare program, or $63,750 over five years from Medicaid (but not both). There are a lot of strings attached, and the feds... [MORE]
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Tue, Oct 13 2009 5:36 PM EST
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Here’s a man-bites-dog story for you: Physician practices are pretty happy with the way health plans are performing on a number of administrative measures.
MGMA recently surveyed its members on how satisfied they are with how quickly their plans pay claims and the mean score was roug... [MORE]
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Mon, Oct 12 2009 5:57 PM EST
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By one consultant’s prediction, in 10 years as many as 90 percent of physicians will have a new employer—a hospital. “Clearly, that’s where the trend is headed,” said Max Reiboldt, president and CEO of the Coker Group, Atlanta.
In the meantime, medical group pr... [MORE]
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