Madelyn Kearns

The latest installment of the swooping MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2013 Report Based on 2012 Data dubs quality and patient satisfaction as measures expected to have a considerable impact on compensation structures in the coming years.

The results are in from the MGMA-ACMPE Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2013 Report Based on 2012 Data.

Debt for medical students continues to rapidly rise according to a recent report released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Reimbursement rates for treating Medicare patients will continue to be a major issue for physicians in 2013 some industry experts predict.

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than it will need in 2015. Allowing foreign doctors to practice in the U.S. could provide one solution to the problem.

Congress must repeal the sustainable growth rate formula to stabilize Medicare physician payments, and CMS needs to adopt a series of strategies that would strengthen the Medicare program by enhancing the role of primary care physicians, said the American Academy of Family Physicians in a recent letter to CMS.

A letter bearing the Friends of the AHRQ seal and the signatures of 139 organizations including the AAFP, illustrated the distress the bill has promoted within the minds and hearts of primary care advocates and initiates the nation over.