Clinical Practice Management

Physician groups warn nearly 10% in Medicare cuts could stall shift to value-based care, force staff cuts Physician groups charge a series of cuts to Medicare payments set to go into effect in 2022 could force them to hold off on a shift to value-based care.

Newsroom - New UnitedHealthcare Benefit for Low Back Pain Helps Reduce Invasive Procedures and Address the Opioid Epidemic By encouraging people with low back pain to access physical therapy or chiropractic care, the benefit design is expected to reduce the number of imaging tests, spinal surgeries and opioid prescriptions MINNETONKA, Minn. (Oct. 29, 2019) – UnitedHealthcare has introduced a new benefit for people wit...

UnitedHealth execs: Patients are using telehealth for convenience, not as a necessity Telehealth use began to skyrocket back in March as patients saw virtual care as a necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients are continuing to see doctors over video visits, but for different reasons now—it's more convenient and faster than going to see the doctor in person. Find out why Optum...