In a recent post, we reviewed several findings and implications from 2017 MIPS performance data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). One major take-away is that small ...

Medicare beneficiaries attributed to small practices in accountable care organizations (ACOs) achieve greater savings than beneficiaries attributed to large practices in ACOs. Objectives: Alternative ...

In the race to put together integrated networks, hospitals and large multi-specialty groups are acquiring small medical practices and turning physicians into employees. The solo or small practice, run ...

Despite much-touted reports predicting the demise of the small physician practice, experts maintain that small practices can be profitable and rewarding if doctors are willing to make some key changes ...

Smaller practices face large cost and time hurdles to implementing electronic health records, including possible closure, according to a new study. Researchers surveyed an expert panel of 15 ...

A six-physician primary care practice in Chicago would rather fight than join. Primary Care Medical Associates (PCMA), serving the city's North Side, decided to buck the trend toward consolidation of ...

After 40 years in business, Buffalo Cardiology & Pulmonary Associates, a 16-physician group, is closing its doors. According to The Buffalo News, the group’s closing is part of an industry trend in ...

Aprima is the No. 1 EMR in the small practice market when ranked by customer satisfaction, according to a report from market research firm KLAS Research. For the report, KLAS Research spoke with ...

SOMETHING didn’t look right with Ms. “Smith.” My patient for 25 years, widowed for the last 10, she had been meticulously coifed, groomed, dressed in her Sunday best — and with an unmistakable twinkle ...