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Growing Patient Deductibles Affecting Doctors’ Incomes

Patient deductibles are growing, collecting has become a bigger challenge, medical practices are impacted, while hospitals struggle to keep track and ask for clearer reporting Great River, NY – April 24, 2019 – Research predicts that by 2020, 95% of patients will fail to pay off their full medical balance….

Supergroups, Mergers, and Under-Collecting Have Doctors Talking at AAOS

The accelerated speed of change in medicine is more rapidly affecting practices, reimbursements and medical billing, challenging industry norms. Great River, NY – April 3, 2019 – More doctors are reporting in from the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeon’s) annual conference, recently held in Las Vegas, and, according to…

Orthopedic Surgeons Pressured by Consolidation and Billing Complications

Venture capital, hospital consolidation, insurance cutbacks, and patient co-pays making doctor’s lives harder Great River, NY – March 20, 2019 – The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons just wrapped their annual conference in Las Vegas, and among the more than 40,000 attendees, a growing number of surgeons were voicing concerns…