Professional Risk Associates
Midlothian, VA:
The Cost of Miracle Drugs
Miracle drugs may not exist in the truest sense of the term, but any drug that comes with an easy co-pay is a miracle drug in this doctors eyes.
MSOs — Important Again for Physician Practices
Management service organizations have been around for a while providing management to physician practices, ranging from billing and collection to complete turnkey operations. In this regard, they h…
Four Metrics to Measure Patient Access at Physician Practices
Use these four metrics to evaluate patient access at your physician practices.
Trends in Hospital Acquisition of Physician Practices
As the reimbursement model continues the shift from a volume-based to value-based system, physician participation in meeting quality and cost-saving targets will require a greater nexus to methods of physician compensation. In an increasingly competitive environment, it may be difficult to meet the need for quality care without a carefully selected and motivated physician network.
ACOs linked to consolidation of physician practices, study finds
One worry about accountable care organizations is that their growth would lead to the consolidation of physician practices. A new study finds that concern has proven real.
4 tips to market physician practices
Study: Hospitals may not be 'gobbling up' physician practices
A new study challenges the idea that hospitals are "gobbling up" physician practices.
Hospital-owned physician practices linked to higher prices
(Reuters Health) - Outpatient care may cost more when hospitals own the medical practices or employ the physicians, a U.S. study suggests.
4 Ways to Build Consumer-Friendly Physician Practices
Atrius Health has designed its physician practices and online presence with consumers in mind.
Hospitals buying physician practices struggle to balance costs, benefits
Systems across the country have been rapidly buying physician groups to expand their referral networks and prepare for a not-too-distant future where they will have to manage the health of their patient populations and be held financially accountable for meeting cost and outcomes goals.
Patients pay more to see hospital-owned physician practices
Data on integration does not show improved care coordination—instead it suggests delivery of more services.
Physician practices seek help in transition to value-based care
A new report found physicians are moving more toward independent and physician-led group practices after a six-year trend of doctors moving to hospitals.
Why Are PE Firms Hot For Physician Practices?
PE firms are investing in physician practices at a brisk pace as all signs point to consolidation in an uncertain healthcare policy environment. While some doctors are concerned about private capital in medicine, experienced physicians say the trend is helping them provide better patient care.
Do You Understand Due Diligence In Physician Practice Acquisitions?
Often in the sale of a physician’s practice, the owner of the selling practice (the “Selling Practice”) may desire to structure the transaction as what some refer to as a “handshake deal” – using minimal documentation and providing minimal diligence for review. Although this may be advantageous for the Selling Practice and its owner (depending on …
How to evaluate a physician practice opportunity
It’s both exciting and nerve-wracking to look for a new job, and it’s critical to evaluate a physician practice opportunity carefully.
Can Solo Physician Practice Survive?
I can remember walking to elementary school and passing several solo doctor offices with a shingle hanging on a post in the front. They were usually modest offices in the ground floor of another residential building or store front and they served as a convenient community resource. Most were solo g
Where are drugs stored in the body?
Mary* was feeling great! She was no longer taking medications which made her feel emotionally numb and clouded. She felt clear-headed and stable, something she had not felt for a long time<br>The Truehope program was really working!<br>She felt energized and motivated, so she began to go jogging. She wanted to improve her health and lose some of the weight she had gained over the last year. All at once her symptoms began to backslide.<br>When Mary called Truehope, her support person…
Who physician practices can turn to for expert help
CPAs, management consultants, lawyers – tapping into the right expert help.
Medicine, miracles and why I don't mind hospitals
Karina Bland: A lot of people equate hospitals with illness or injury, but I’ve noticed that sometimes, life there suddenly becomes more precious.
Caster Semenya will not go quietly. And why should she?
‘They want me to take my own system down. I’m not sick. I don’t need drugs’
