More Physicians Are Employees Than Owners For The First Time
What Does Increased Physician Employment Mean for Medical Billing Companies? According to research done by the AMA, “for the first time, fewer physicians are owners than employees.” In 2018, the percentage of physician owners dropped below the percentage of physicians who are employees. According to the AMA, the primary shift has come from solo practitioners…
4D Global Named a Top Business Service Provider by Clutch
4D Global is excited to announce that we have been ranked by Clutch as one of the top providers of business services in India. We have also been doing particularly well in one of Clutch’s more competitive categories, and are ranked as one of the top 10 call center companies in India. “It has been…
4D Global Named 1st for Medical Billing & 6th for BPO!
4D Global Named 1st for Medical Billing & 6th for BPO! In their annual report of the highest performing B2B companies in the world, Clutch has identified the best of the best in everything from branding agencies to call centers. In fact, their team has named us first and sixth in the world for…
CMS Opens New Mailbox For Beneficiary Notices Initiative
The Medicare program allows the beneficiaries to receive formal notifications concerning the different benefits, denials and coverage status from the providers. The Advance Beneficiary Notices of Non-Coverage and Skilled Nursing Facility are also included along with these notifications. Previously the Congress has issued a law in 2015 called the Notice Act, which has made it…
President Trump Appoints New Personnel For Key HHS Positions
Under the tenure of President Donald Trump, some of the key HHS positions are remaining vacant mostly at the subcabinet level. In the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), hundreds of sub-cabinet level positions remain unfilled even today. A noteworthy position that is yet to be filled is the Director for the Medicare program.…
CMS Sends MIPS Participation Letters To Eligible Clinicians
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had recently announced that the participation letters for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) would be sent to all the Eligible Clinicians starting late April through May. The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), which processes the Medicare Part B claims of clinicians, will send these participation letters. Clinicians were…
Implementation Of The New Payment Models Delayed By CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an Interim Final Rule on March 21, 2017, which delays the effective date of many new Medicare payment models that were developed and introduced by the CMS Innovation Center, along with the introduction of updates to an existing model. To be specific, the Interim Final…
HHS And President Trump Work Out Plans To Reduce Pharmaceutical Drug Costs
Dr. Tom Price, the newly elected secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary, recently informed a House appropriations subcommittee that HHS is working on a new plan with President Donald Trump. The primary objective of the new plan is to considerably reduce the price of pharmaceutical drugs. Dr. Price stated that the significant increase in…
Stalled Healthcare Bill Puts Pressure On HHS Secretary
The stalling of the health care bill has put increasing pressure on President Donald Trump and the new Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Together, both of them are presented with the intricate task of managing the law, which remains increasingly unfavorable among most members within the Republican Party itself. In addition, they will…
CMS Trying To Attract More Doctors And Patients To ACO
Recent reports suggest that the CMS is trying to improve provider and patient participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). They are planning to improve participation by automating the process to pair patients with the doctors who are participating in the ACO models. This means that in the coming weeks, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to…
