Todd Shryock

Partnership seeks to better understand the factors affecting how physicians practice medicine

With quality metrics becoming more common and the quantity of forms and data reporting increasing, experts say physicians need to take steps to keep their paperwork to manageable levels.

Physicians constrained when payers put cost above care

Patient no-shows are a perennial problem for any medical practice or healthcare facility.

Prior authorizations have always been a source of frustration for physicians, but a new industry effort that includes medical groups and insurers has been established to try to streamline the process.

Prior authorizations have always been a source of frustration for physicians, but a new industry effort that includes medical groups and insurers has been established to try to streamline the process.

Industry insiders share their views of how healthcare is moving steadily toward a connected future.

Time spent on EHR data entry instead of interacting with patients is a common complaint from doctors.

CMS announces a commitment to give patients control of their records.

Four solutions to an age-old problem

Pamela Wible, MD, has dedicated herself to raising awareness about this issue and changing the conditions that lead so many physicians to take their own lives. Here's what Wible says physicians can do about the suicide issue to help themselves and others.

Pamela Wible wants physicians to start talking about the issue of doctor suicides

Tired of preparing for a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) test that didn’t reflect his skills or what he practiced on a daily basis, Paul Teirstein, MD, set out to create an alternative to the process.

There is a special group of physicians who work tirelessly to improve the lives of their patients, their own medical practice and the well-being of their community. To us, those physicians are ChangeMakers.

Searching for answers as the industry moves away from fee-for-service

What the TEFCA announcement means for interoperability and doctors long-term.

As Medicare and private payers move toward more value-based care reimbursements, physicians need information to both accurately report data and monitor complex patients across multiple providers.

As Medicare and private payers move toward more value-based care reimbursements, physicians need information to both accurately report data and monitor complex patients across multiple providers.

Proposed Trusted Exchange Framework aims to make sharing healthcare data a clearer reality.

Many physicians are relieved to see 2017 come to an end.

Building blocks to better health.

Strategies for handling the early-year cash crunch

Medical groups, experts weigh in on Medicare payments for 2020.

With more healthcare costs being shifted to consumers, they are expecting more from their providers.

Starting out with clear priorities will help simplify process of finding the right plan, experts advise

The wrong malpractice coverage can cost physicians

Come out swinging for patients.

Building a sound financial plan can help protect from financial instability while charting a successful path forward

For physicians tired of working under the constant threat of a malpractice suit, the signs of positive change are encouraging.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule for year two of the Quality Payment Program portion of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), affecting who’s eligible and how quality scores are calculated.