As a result, providers have an incentive to improve population health outcomes and reduce unnecessary utilization of healthcare services. By providing a fixed payment upfront, healthcare providers have an incentive to manage their costs while also providing appropriate care for their patients. This can lead to better patient outcomes and […]

The doctor can access the money in this risk pool at the end of the fiscal year. If it is financially unsuccessful, the money is kept to cover deficit expenses. Another benefit of capitation payments over FFS is that it reduces the possibility of doctors recommending unneeded medical care to […]

When you send an invoice to a client after finishing a project, you would “debit” accounts receivable and “credit” the sales account. “It was just a whole revolution in the way of thinking about business and trade,” writes Jane Gleeson-White of the popularization of double-entry accounting in her book Double […]

Although three accounts were given effect in the second case, the net entry between debit and credit is 0. Hence, the double-entry system of accounting suggests that every debit should have a corresponding credit. Making a dual entry in two different accounts involved in the transaction indicates the net effect […]

In the oil market, a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude rose 2% to bring its gain for the week to 4.8%. Bitcoin and related investment have a notorious history of big price swings in both directions. MicroStrategy, a company that’s been raising cash expressly to buy bitcoin, saw an early […]

It’s a strategy that harmonizes two potentially conflicting orders, marrying them into a single, conditional order that waits patiently for whichever scenario unfolds first. For instance, a trader buys Bitcoin at $19,000 with the hopes that the price may rise to $23,000 in the coming weeks. Knowing how volatile crypto […]