News in brief Report examines how medical practices can make more money New report from the MGMA explores the factors that lead to a medical practice earning more revenue. Oct. 25, 2017Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The Medical Group Management Association has released a new report that explores the factors that lead to a medical practice earning more revenue. The following factors, MGMA reported, are associated with higher earnings in a medical practice: Lower operating expenses Greater physician productivity Increased patient portal usage Faster patient scheduling and same-day appointment availability Steps taken to reduce no-shows and cancellations The report also noted that higher-earning physician-owned practices typically spend less on information technology expenses, while better-performing hospital-owned practices usually spend more on IT than their lower-performing peers do. Learn more about the MGMA report here. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articlePrejudiced patients: Offensive comments reported by nearly 60% of surveyed physicians Next articleBest states for doctors in 2017: Physicians Practice weighs in
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