Medical Economics November 2020

If you don't have these six items in your handbook, you are putting your practice at risk.

Creating a solid retirement plan can build peace of mind as you navigate the challenges of practicing medicine today. So what should you be doing?

Despite recent pressures on physician profit margins, a physician’s income remains relatively high compared with that of the general public. Without the proper tax planning strategies in place, a physician could face some costly surprises.

Physicians who have spent most of their working life building a practice often have no clue how much their business is worth. This lack of knowledge can affect retirement planning, create financial delays when applying for loans and allow inefficiencies to erode the overall value of the practice.

COVID-19 has completely upended clinical operations, requiring a “new normal” going forward.

With forethought and the right technology on board, remote patient monitoring can be a good complement to telehealth, allowing physicians to receive data about their patients’ in real time.

This scenario involves a patient presenting with symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); see if you can choose the correct codes.

The best practices for treating COPD, particularly in light of the changing restrictions imposed by COVID-19

Telehealth came to the forefront of medicine when the pandemic first hit, but how much of a future it has remains in question.