Less than 1 in 5 women physicians are practicing in the top five high-paying specialties. Women compose only 6% of orthopedic surgeons, 8% of interventional cardiologists, 10% of urologists, 17% of plastic surgeons, and 18% of otolaryngologists, according to the…
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Professional vs Facility Billing: What Hospitalists Must Know
Coding and billing for the professional services of physicians and other practitioners in the hospital and for the hospital’s facility costs are separate and distinct processes. But both reflect the totality of care given to patients in the complex, costly,…
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Orthopedists’ Earnings Changed Little in 2020
Despite the unprecedented challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic caused medical practices in 2020, orthopedists continued to be among the top-earning specialists, with average reported incomes remaining unchanged from 2019, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2021. In the survey…
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ID Doctors Have the Most Paperwork, Administrative Demands
Infectious disease physicians are among the doctors carrying the largest burdens in the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps not surprisingly, they were the specialty least likely to feel they were fairly compensated in the Medscape Infectious Diseases Physician Compensation Report 2021. Only…
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Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million
A Humana Inc. health plan for seniors in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in 2015 by overstating how sick some patients were, according to a new federal audit, which seeks to claw back the money. The US Department of…
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Pandemic Slices Medicare Physician Spending in First Half of 2020: AMA
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, physician spending in the fee-for-service Medicare program was $9.4 billion less than expected — a drop of 19% — in the…
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More Competition for Docs as Insurers Boost New Telehealth Plans?
United Healthcare recently became the latest major insurer to offer a “virtual primary care service.” Initially, the service will be part of some employer-sponsored insurance plans in 11 states. United intends to expand its footprint next year. United is using…
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