Medscape Launches Education Program to Help Physicians Better Manage Their Medical Practices in a Complex and Dynamic Environment
One of the
For information on courses and faculty, visit
http://www.medscape.com/academy/business
Comprehensive and practical, the
"Physicians leave medical school, residency, and fellowship prepared to treat patients. However, with the advent of a digital practice environment, EHRs, and the combination of new and complex payment criteria and reporting requirements, physicians are unprepared for the business demands of their medical practice," said
Curriculum Addresses Need for Skill, Training
Physicians acknowledge that a lack of training exacerbates the problem. A
1) Revenue and Reimbursement: Insurance
Working With Insurance,
2) Reimbursement: New Payment Models
New Healthcare Delivery and Payment Systems
3) Negotiating and Getting Paid by Insurers
Deciding Which Insurers to Retain or Drop
4) Medical Practice and the Law
Legal Agreements and Forms of Organization
5) Finance: Accounting and Profitability
Fiscal Management and Budgets
6) Strategy: Running a Successful Business
How to Make Your Medical Practice Succeed
7) EHRs: Overcoming the Challenges
Working With EHRs and Reporting Data
8) Using EHRs to Improve Your Practice
Strategies to Increase Effectiveness
Medscape Physician Business Academy Faculty Composed of Recognized Leaders in the Healthcare Field
Aaron Holley , MD, internal medicine,Uniformed Services University ,Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ,Bethesda, MD Gregory Hood , MD, internal medicine,Lexington, KY Cheryl Pegus , MD, director, clinical innovation,NYU Langone Medical Center , NYJudith Aburmishan , MBA, CPA, healthcare practice management consultant,Chicago, IL Ron B. Sterling , MBA, EHR expert and consultant,Silver Spring, MD
At a time when reports project a shortage of up to 95,000 physicians by 2025*, the courses offered through the
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