It’s time to stop playing “kick the can” when it comes to physician compensation in hospitals and health systems. When the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) sought to restructure physician reimbursement by increasing payment to cognitive care specialists such as primary care physicians and reducing reimbursement for procedure-based specialists, it was a move designed […]
As one of the largest health system cost centers and one with significant regulatory implications, physician compensation should be top priority. A comprehensive approach to physician compensation enables the organization to recruit and retain physician talent, align physician incentives with those of the organization to drive performance, and maintain an infrastructure to mitigate risk associated […]
In the final days of 2020, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the latest coronavirus relief package. This additional round of COVID relief legislation contains welcome news for health care providers: a one-time, one-year increase to physician fee schedule payments for 2021. The legislation creates a 3.75 percent increase in Medicare Physician Fee […]
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