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Healthcare reimbursement is rapidly evolving from primarily fee-for-service to value-based, risk sharing accountable care contracts. Health systems with employed physicians primarily paid on productivity-based compensation plans face the challenge of aligning their physician’s financial incentives with the new market requirements for quality, outcomes, and patient experience.  

10 Key Factors to Know About a Physician Contract Your employment contract impacts your professional satisfaction, your personal happiness and your long term career goals; not to mention they typically involve hundreds of thousands of dollars and cover multi-years terms. Needless to say, you must carefully read and fully understand every aspect of your employment […]

What is a Subpoena A subpoena is a legal document that requires a person or entity to produce documents or to provide testimony in a court case. A person or entity that receives a subpoena has the legal obligation to respond or can face civil or criminal penalties. You Receive a Subpoena, Now What? A subpoena arrives […]

HIPAA Prior to HIPAA, no generally accepted set of security standards or general requirements for protecting health information existed in the health care industry. At the same time, new technologies were evolving, and the health care industry began to move away from paper processes and rely more heavily on the use of electronic information systems […]