Physicians Increasingly Turning to Side Gigs to Boost Income
Whether referred to as a side gig, side hustle, or side job, even physicians aren’t immune to the...
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Family Physician Wealth & Debt Balance in 2021
According to a recent analysis in the “Medscape Family Physicians Wealth & Debt Report 2021,”...
Read MoreMission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions
Nonprofit hospitals of all sizes have been trying their luck as venture capitalists, saying their investments improve care through the creation of new medical devices, health software and other innovations. But the gamble at times has been harder to pull off than expected.
Read MoreTackling Patient Payments, and Resources to Improve Them
According to a March 2021 release by InstaMed, “Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report: 2020,” payer trends in healthcare payments have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years....
Read MoreTop Financial Apps for Physicians
For those family physicians who have a solo practice, managing finances can feel like a chore – a chore that goes undone for months. If you are not paying attention to where your money is going and how much, you could be in big...
Read MoreRemote Patient Monitoring Incentives from CMS
Recently, CMS ramped up incentives for remote patient monitoring (RPM) initiatives with the goal of lowering costs of chronic conditions, which currently account for 75% of healthcare costs. Remote patient monitoring is the use...
Read MoreUnderlying Principles of Payment During COVID
The COVID-19 crisis has put many practices under great stress as far as payments as patients lose insurance coverage or cannot cover bills. However, it is essential to remember that the underlying principles in these situations...
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Implementation of Remote Video Visits
This study focuses on The COVID-19 pandemic has carried remarkable difficulties to giving...
Read More3 Things to Look for in a Remote Patient Monitoring Solution
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has proven to be a solid solution for helping seniors age in place without consistent trips to the doctor’s office, clinic, or emergency room. The COVID era has increased demand for the deployment...
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Remote Patient Monitoring Cuts Unnecessary Urgent Care Visits
Low risk, high benefit an argument for broader implementation After ambulatory cancer surgery,...
Read MoreCan a Subscription Model Fix Primary Care in the US?
Medical subscriptions, a $199 million CEO payday and the race to fix primary care in the U.S. One Medical is betting big that a subscription model can fix primary care. But the firm faces competition from CVS, Target and large hospital systems.
Read MoreIn the News: Hemmed In at Home, Nonprofit Hospitals Look for Profits Abroad
About three dozen elite health systems are involved in for-profit hospital projects overseas. Though the systems are exempt from U.S. taxes for providing “community benefit,” there’s limited evidence that such business ventures benefit American patients.
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