August 2017

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted to approve several proposals aimed at decreasing Medicare spending for Part B physician-administered drugs.

To optimize clinical outcomes and reduce the total cost of care, it is important to limit physicians’ choices of care.

Joliet Oncology-Hematology decided to create new governance and compensation structures and eventually elected a new president.

Whether the practice is large, with a boutique staffed by a full-time employee, or small, with an unmanned rack in the waiting room, it isn’t uncommon for a clinic to try selling nonmedical products to patients.

About 5 years ago, Texas Oncology moved to improve accountability and pathways compliance by introducing a pay incentive that put 2% to 3% of a physician’s pay at risk.