Category: MVP
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A Physician is Leaving Your Practice – “Must Have” Employment Agreement Provisions (Part II)
Editor’s Note: The following is the second installment of a three-part series discussing important provisions in physician employment agreements. When a physician leaves a medical practice, especially if the physician stays in the area to compete against his/her former employer, the situation can become stressful and acrimonious. During the final weeks of employment, the departing…
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Four Types of Identity Fraud on the Upswing
If you thought that the promising (albeit modest) drop in the total dollars stolen by identity thieves in 2015 was a harbinger of things to come, think again. According to the just released 2017 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin Research, the number of victims of this crime—in all its permutations—climbed to a record high of…
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Federal Regulations Stipulate Physicians Need a Translator…
And, we have a solution. The Medical Association has partnered with CTS Language Link to deliver multilingual interpretation and translation communication services to meet the growing needs of your practice. As of Oct. 16, 2016, physicians receiving financial assistance from HHS, except solely Medicare Part B, must provide language assistance for persons with limited English…
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Can You Trust that Shopping App?
Just because you downloaded a shopping app from a legitimate app store doesn’t mean the app itself is legitimate. Recent news reports note that fake retail and product apps have shown up in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store. The timing couldn’t be worse, given the holiday shopping season is upon us. The…
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2017 Chronic Care Management Changes and Outsourcing Chronic Care
Medicare’s shift towards value-based care means the traditional model of health care reimbursement has just had a major shakeup. With value-based care, providers’ payments are now based on the value of care physicians deliver to patients and their health outcomes. Patients with chronic conditions often require greater care outside of the office. Beginning Jan. 1,…
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Help Your Patients Save on Their Medications
The CDC reports that Americans spend more on prescription drugs than people in any other country – some $45 billion in out-of-pocket dollars in the last year alone. With that in mind, the Alabama Rx Card is reminding physicians that the Alabama Rx Card is a free option to lower out-of-pocket prescription cost for their…