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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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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 ...

Most ASCs consider referral marketing the most important marketing strategy for continuously bringing in new patients, according to MindStream Creative. 1. Build relationships. Physicians must take ...

Referral patterns by family physicians affect numerous aspects of medical care. This study compares the outpatient referral rates of residents, residency faculty, and clinical faculty. Objectives: ...

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?,” ...