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Federal 'meaningful use' requirements would decrease physician productivity

 Chelsey Ledue March 05, 2010
The changes in practice operations necessary to meet the 25 “meaningful use” criteria proposed as part of the federal electronic health record incentive program would lead to decreased provider productivity, according to new research.
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Stakeholders have mixed reviews on proposed meaningful use requirements

 Diana Manos January 04, 2010
Physicians and privacy advocates aren't pleased with the newly proposed "meaningful use" requirements with which providers will likely have to comply to gain bonuses under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Economic recession burdened physicians in 2009

 Chelsey Ledue December 04, 2009
The recession hit many physician practices hard in 2009, forcing docs to become creative in their approach to the delivery of care, practice ownership, and other administrative issues.
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MGMA conference to highlight healthcare reform

 Chelsey Ledue October 02, 2009
Healthcare reform will be the hot topic at the Medical Group Management Association’s Annual Conference 09, scheduled for Oct. 11-14, in Denver.
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MGMA: Medical practice revenues fell in 2008

 Chelsey Ledue October 02, 2009
Revenue in medical practices declined in 2008, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
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MGMA issues paper on physician practice safety

 Diana Manos August 21, 2009
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) released a white paper Wednesday on how physician practices can evaluate safety within their office setting.
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Medical groups rank cost of running a practice as No. 1 worry

 Bernie Monegain August 12, 2009
The 2009 Medical Group Management Association survey reveals the three top challenges of running a group practice remain the same as in 2008, with money worries at the top.
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Doc compensation not keeping pace with inflation

 Chelsey Ledue July 06, 2009
Increases in physicians’ overall compensation in both primary and specialty care did not keep up with inflation in 2008, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data.
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Medical practice interaction with insurers costs $21B-$31B per year

 Chelsey Ledue May 14, 2009
A recent study has found that medical practices spend between $21 billion and $31 billion annually dealing with insurers - or more than $68,000 per physician per year.
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Survey: Large discrepancies in pay of medical directors

 Chelsey Ledue May 04, 2009
Physician compensation for medical directorships in non-hospital-owned group practices is greater than in hospital-owned practices for all specialties except primary care, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Medical Directorship/On Call Compensation Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data.”
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Is the solo practitioner a thing of the past?

 Chelsey Ledue March 03, 2009
By Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor The number of hospital-owned physician practices has been climbing steadily over the past four years, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s annual physician compensation survey.
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Humana says it will switch to machine-readable patient ID cards

 Bernie Monegain February 03, 2009
Humana, one of the nation's largest health-benefits companies, has promised to adopt machine-readable patient ID cards and, in the process, won the acclaim of the Medical Group Management Association, which estimates the cards could save physician offices and hospitals as much as $1 billion a year.
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ICD-10 deadline: 'unworkable' or 'at long last'?

 Bernie Monegain August 20, 2008
The Medical Group Management Association, which represents 21,500 members, says the government's proposed Oct 1, 2011 deadline for the healthcare industry to convert from ICD-9 code sets to ICD-10 is...
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EMR conversion, money, have medical practice managers stressing

 Bernie Monegain July 09, 2008
Selecting and implementing an electronic health record system is among the top concerns physician practice managers list in a new survey by the Medical Group Management Association. According...
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Group practices respond to Medicare limits

 Chelsey Ledue March 28, 2008
ENGLEWOOD, CO – Physician practices are responding to the uncertain reimbursement environment and the failure of Medicare physician payments to keep pace with the cost of delivering care, accord...
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Group practices forced to limit access for Medicare patients in '08

 Chelsey Ledue March 10, 2008
Physician practices are responding to the uncertain reimbursement environment and the failure of Medicare physician payments to keep pace with the cost of delivering care, according to research conduc...
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