Imagine the ability to see into your financial future. To gather payer contract proposal data, analyze it and model a new fee schedule before you enter negotiations. It’s possible and easy to see into ...

Make sure that everything you wanted in the contract actually makes it in, and that acceptance and payment terms are reasonable. Selecting a new product or service and its supplier can be a long ...

Advocate Health's chief medical officer shares what mindset to have in negotiations with payers. Once you, as a provider, have made the decision to break free from the fee-for-service model to embrace ...

How would you sum up your vendor negotiations today? Are these negotiations bringing you added value, or are they leaving untapped potential on the table? Asking these critical questions can define ...

You may get little guidance around contract negotiation in physician assistant (PA) school. But getting the contract terms you deserve is crucial for long-term career satisfaction. Often, PAs face ...

Negotiating a contract can be daunting, but it's a critical skill every physician must master. When I received my first contract, I was overwhelmed by the legal jargon and the sheer number of clauses.

You may actually be better off with the calendar year 2007rates and groupers, especially if you have a lot of minor procedures and the default rate for off-list procedures is favorable. 5. Negotiating ...

Contract management is an area that poses a significant challenge in banking, financial institutions and enterprise operations. Many times, manual contract processing becomes a bottleneck for ...

Many of you who work for companies that budget on a calendar year basis are knee-deep in spreadsheets as you plan for 2005 IT expenses. After staffing, telecom generally gobbles the largest chunk of ...

9 strategies to use when negotiating contracts with vendors How would you sum up your vendor negotiations today? Are these negotiations bringing you added value, or are they leaving untapped potential ...