by MBA Medical | Aug 20, 2012 | Blog
Governor John Kitzhaber and his health care chiefs have invested two years to the cause of winning converts in their efforts to fix Oregon’s health care system, including reigning in costs. One healthcare initiative is the state’s new coordinated care organizations,...
by MBA Medical | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog
Earlier this month, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that since the first of July, there have been 88 newly-formed Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) serving 1.2 million people with Medicare in 40 states and Washington, D.C. The...
by MBA Medical | Jun 27, 2012 | Blog
After months of pushing for a delay in converting to the ICD-10 codes, the American Medical Association is considering a new option: skip ICD-10 altogether and move to ICD-11. In reaction to protests, the Department of Health and Human Services published a proposed...
by MBA Medical | Jun 20, 2012 | Blog
If you are part of an anesthesia medical practice, chances are you have a lot on your plate. You can lighten the load by hiring a medical practice management company who specializes in handling many of the business tasks of your medical practice. A good company is...
by MBA Medical | May 17, 2012 | Blog
While doctors can cite positives and negatives in most of their relationships with insurance companies, there are obviously certain factors that rank higher in importance. The authors of Medscape’s Insurer Ratings Report 2011 asked physicians what were the most...
