by MBA Medical | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog
We live in a world where many of us have diametrically opposing actions and concerns. We spend much of our time sharing our lives and interests in very public social media forums. However, there is a growing concern about how easily our personal information can be...
by MBA Medical | Dec 10, 2015 | Blog
In a recent survey, employers projected that health benefit costs would be raised by 4.3 percent per employee in 2016, which takes into consideration cost reduction changes they are enacting. If there were no changes made to current plans, they estimate costs could...
by MBA Medical | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, News
According to a recent report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), states that chose not to expand Medicaid experienced an increase last year in physician reimbursements. The increase for primary care doctors was 3.3 percent, and the increase for surgeons...
by MBA Medical | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
The official conversion to ICD-10, with the mandatory compliance date of October 1, 2015, is the first time we have seen an update to the coding system here in the U.S. in 35 years. While the increase from 19,000 diagnostic and procedure codes to 142,000 may have some...
by MBA Medical | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog
One of the major efforts in bringing down the cost of health care is finding ways for hospitals and other medical care providers to operate in a more efficient manner. One cost-saving opportunity is working to minimize or prevent hospital readmissions. In a paper...
