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 ...

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 ...

The rate at which physicians referred patients to another physician — most often a specialist — has nearly doubled from 1999-2009, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday finalized changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as the Stark Law, which prohibits a physician from sending a patient for many ...

Editor’s Note: This is the last in a series of posts in response to Jon Gabel’s article “Where Do I Send Thee? Does Physician-Ownership Affect Referral Patterns To Ambulatory Surgical Centers?,” ...