In order to achieve a strong and consistent physician referral base, organizations need a marketing strategy designed specifically to attract physicians. This strategy should address the following: ...

As healthcare organizations struggle to remain competitive, they often overlook one potential opportunity: courting physician referrals, Medical Marketing & Media reports. While many providers may ...

Physician referrals are an important strategy for most medical practices to gain patients. In fact, as I've seen with my clients, many practices hire dedicated physician liaisons to build ...

From 1999-2009, the rate at which physicians referred patients to another physician, most often a specialist, nearly doubled. Physicians referred patients 4.8 percent of the time in 1999, but one ...

Some providers aren't properly referring patients, which could lead to inappropriate and out-of-network care, according to a new survey by Kyruus. The online survey of 200 primary care and specialty ...

A few years ago, physician referral software was a popular area for health IT startups. Now they are getting snapped up by larger health IT vendors seeking to diversify their businesses as accountable ...

HHS’ Office of Inspector General released its General Compliance Program Guidance on Nov. 6, providing an overview on Stark law and physician referrals. 1. Stark law prohibits physicians from making ...

It’s not uncommon for physicians to refer patients to specialists that they know, thus creating an unofficial referral network. These networks may influence patient admission rates to hospitals, ...

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued physician self-referral law "blanket waivers" under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (Section 1135). The waivers are ...

Purpose To compare physician referral practices and attitudes regarding hereditary breast cancer by clinical practice location. Methods A self-administered survey of 214 physicians in Ohio's tri-state ...

For many health care systems, patient leakage – when patients leave a health care system’s network in favor of out-of-network providers – is a rampant problem that results in substantial lost revenue.