Physician work RVUs for new and established office visits will increase by 6% to reflect the elimination of the office consultation codes. Initial hospital and facility visits will see a 2% increase in the physician work RVUs as a result of the eliminination of the facility consultation codes. CMS announced these changes will be budget-neutral, so as to not either increase or decrease aggregate expenditures under the physician fee schedule. CMS will also adjust the practice expense and malpractice expense RVUs to recognize the increased use of these visits. CMS instructs physicians instead to use...Continue>
The HITECH provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provide $19 billion dollars for the adoption and use of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) by physicians and hospitals which translates into incentives from $44,000 to $64,000 per physician. Find out how to get your share. Continue>
The economic downturn is just the latest in healthcare trends which have increased patient responsibilities for healthcare costs. About 11.1 million Americans were unemployed in December. Continue>
The pressures being put on consumers by the current economic downturn are forcing collectors to rethink their recovery strategies according to a new survey. Continue>
Milwaukee, WI September 24, 2008--ProSperus announced its partnership with TIOPA, Inc, offering the North Texas physician's association's more than 300 independent physicians access to a complete suite of personalized practice management serices. Two of the challenges independent physicians face today are billing and electronic medical records (EMR) implementation. ProSperus' expertise in these services is offered at a more competitive rate than many North Texas physicians are currently paying. Full Release >
Milwaukee, WI July 15, 2008--ProSperus announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with the Independent Physicians Network of Wisconsin (IPN). The partnership makes ProSperus a prefered IPN vendor--offering the network's more than 1,000 member physicians access to a complete suite of personalized practice management services designed to increase productivity and enhance performance and compliance. Full Release >
Milwaukee, WI July 15, 2008--ProSperus welcomes Tom McBride as the Chief Executive Officers of practice managment firm. McBride brings a wealth of knowledge and 25 years of experience and leadership expertise in the technology and profesional service industries. Full Release >
Milwaukee, WI July 2, 2008—ProSperus, a full-service practice management solution provider, is being launched by Dominion Medical Management, a leading revenue cycle management firm specializing in services for specialty and large general practice health care providers. ProSperus will bring state-of-the art medical billing and revenue collection services to the office-based family practices and specialty physicians across the country. Full Release >
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