Keeping your practice profitable has become more challenging, but by learning how physicians get paid, and deciding which mode is best for you, you can improve your chances of success.

This course covers:

• How physicians get paid through Medicare, Medicaid, commercial (private) insurance, and self-pay arrangements
• How best to evaluate what plans the practice should participate in
• Best practices and lessons for collecting effectively from third-party payers and patients
• Programs that enable physicians to improve payments, and the important principles behind accountable care operations and episode-based payment initiatives
• Quality Reporting System penalties and e-prescribing penalties from Medicare