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Healthcare trends for 2020The pace of change is accelerating in ways that we haven’t seen before. Here's some predictions for what’s coming our way.
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A financial and operational checkup for physiciansIt’s critical that healthcare providers understand how to better prepare, operationally and financially, for the next outbreak.
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Telehealth and patient management recommendations lead 2021 Obesity Algorithm updatesSince 2013, the Obesity Algorithm has undergone yearly updates to help healthcare professionals stay abreast of the latest developments in obesity medicine.
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Improving patient communication around hearing loss comorbiditiesPrioritizing hearing can improve patient outcomes and healthcare savings.
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Improve population health efforts by mining the medical recordFour areas where physicians can use the EHR to propel population health efforts.
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Can we stop wasting the COVID-19 vaccine?We must get our act together and carry out a nationwide vaccination campaign efficiently and smartly
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2022 Physician Report: Learn more about the physicians who took our surveyMore than 1,000 physicians participated in the annual survey.
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Rein in hidden billing costsWhere do hidden billing costs typically exist-and how can practice leaders more effectively rein them in? Here are four common blind spots?
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5 ways to encourage patients to leave positive reviews onlineBy enacting a few simple techniques, you can better ensure patients share and spread positive feedback of your practice.
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More is less: The future of data-driven medicineIt’s not enough to send data. For data to have value, it needs to have purpose.
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Solving physician burnout: The two keysHealth systems cannot impose a new order on physician communities. Attempting to do so without meaningful physician input will increase their sense of disenfranchisement and aggravate burnout.
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Improving quality and increasing star ratingsWhat you need to know to perform better on quality measures and get a higher rating.
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Despite repeated attempts, corporations struggle to disrupt health care with direct-to-consumer approachWalmart’s recent decision to discontinue its health care initiative is a notable yet unsurprising development in the ongoing quest by non-traditional players to navigate the intricate landscape of health care delivery.
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Digital preparation for physicians in a time of crisisFive considerations for physicians in the face of COVID-19.
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How COVID-19 Is Changing Patients’ Perception of HealthcareA new survey of 500 U.S. consumers by Sage Growth Partners and Black Book Market Research reveals how COVID-19 is significantly changing patients’ healthcare concerns and preferences.
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Physician finances: What to do in these uncertain timesYou don’t need a lecture about what to do and not to do with your money. What you need is a survival guide.
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Chronic Care Codes Offer Greater Flexibility and Payment in 2020Here are the new CMS coding changes and ways to maximize reimbursement and care management efficiency.
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Frank Gabrin's story: Discovering 'the heart of care'Frank Gabrin, DO, passed away last week from COVID-19. In 2012, he wrote a heartfelt cover story for Medical Economics. Here it is.
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Why hybrid care starts with the patientA combo of in-person and virtual visits is here to stay.
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4 tips to use technology to gain work-life balanceTo take good care of patients, themselves, and loved ones, providers need to strike work-life balance.
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Five top use cases for data on social determinants of healthWhy many providers are starting to use non-medical consumer data in their care management planning.
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The OFFCP’s proposed rule to end the Tricare debateWhat you need to know about this proposed rule.
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The OFFCP’s proposed rule to end the Tricare debateWhat you need to know about this proposed rule.
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Top 5 Lessons Learned about Telehealth As We Face Our New NormalWe now look to telehealth not just for convenience, but for its safety and flexibility.
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Transparency in billing is a challenge and opportunity for providersUnlike most industries which have a clear cost and billing structure, the healthcare revenue cycle remains an overly complex, opaque, and inefficient tangle of patients, providers, employers, and insurance companies.
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Mitigating health care’s cybersecurity risks in the era of hyperconnectivityFor an increasingly sophisticated, global community of cybercriminals, health care pays - both figuratively and literally.
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Managing Obesity, Stress and Depression During the COVID-19 pandemicGetting a handle on the pandemic must include efforts to address the obesity and mental health crises as well
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Now what? The imminent dangers and emerging opportunities for physiciansIndependent physicians likely have two options to sustain their practices into the future.
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Is this the end of the independent physician?The plight of the independent physician has never been so stark.
