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The 21 Components of the Physician Revenue Cycle
Physician revenue cycle seems simple; however, every patient visit has at least 21 critical components that require daily monitoring to keep cash flowing: Pre-visit/patient calls for appointment Entering the patient […]
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Case Study: Avoid Stark Issues with Contract Management
Background A community hospital in the Northeast was struggling to manage its contractual relationships with employed and independent physicians. Hospital leadership did not have a systematic approach to creating […]
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Chronic Care Management: Don’t Leave Money on the Table!
This article gives providers the information they need to take advantage of CPT 99490 reimbursement for chronic care management (CCM). Managing patients with two or more chronic conditions could provide […]
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Case Study: Avoid Stark Issues through Contract Management
This case study shows how a physician contract management system can help hospitals uncover Stark issues and smooth the contract negotiation process. Background A community hospital in […]
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Zero In on Practice Losses with Two-Phase Assessments
This article describes using a two-phase approach to conducting physician practice assessments and determining the cause of practice losses. If you want to improve your physician network’s performance, you have […]
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Physician Network Failure: 5 Reasons Why and How to Fix Them
There are five main reasons that physician network failure occurs. HSG has solutions on how to fix each of them that resulting in a high-performing network.
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The Battle for Talent: Get Aggressive or Lose
The prevalence of larger, more complex employed physician networks is causing many hospitals and health systems to reevaluate the management infrastructure required to run them. Finding the executive talent to […]
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4 Key Moves to Structure Win-Win Physician Deals
In HSG’s extensive experience with brokering deals between hospitals and physicians, we’ve identified four key moves that are critical for success. 1: Communicate Expectations and Desires Early in employment discussions, […]
