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Dave deBronkart ("e-Patient Dave") shares his point of view on EHRs and health IT.

What types of risks will you face and how can you avoid a potential disaster if you, as a physician, want to file a lawsuit.

Job losses are cutting into state income tax revenue at the same time that sales tax receipts are dropping as consumers cut spending. The resulting red ink has state legislators scrambling to find ways to close the budget gaps.

So the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act has been approved; now what?

SmartMoney’s 17th annual discount broker survey shows that not all discount brokers are the same.

We’re coming up on the middle of the year and if you still haven’t used that gift card you got last December, it may be time to dust it off and find something to buy with it.

Prudent investors should invest with a long term perspective and resist the urge to time the market, or move to cash with the intention of reinvesting only when the markets begin to rise again.

The Governor of Florida recently signed a bill that will require insurance companies to pay out-of-network doctors directly if the patient agrees.

Crunching the numbers to compare leasing versus owning is an essential step in the decision process, but car shoppers should weigh other factors, too.

Medical home pilot projects currently underway are proving to be a unique and effective way of boosting a practice's income.

If Congress decides that some form of universal health coverage should be a part of an overall healthcare reform package, many healthcare experts are predicting that the already existing shortage of primary care doctors could become a crisis. Shouldering much of the blame for the shortfall is the crushing debt that medical students incur.

The Volatility Index, the VIX, is one of the investment industry’s most widely accepted methods to gauge stock market volatility.

When the real estate bubble burst, many vacation home owners found themselves with a house worth far less than what they paid for it along with dwindling reserves to finance its upkeep.

Insurance experts foresee an end to low premium rates and many counsel that it may be better to shop around for a good rate and then lock it in for a longer term.

There are some important qualities to look for and other qualities to certainly avoid when seeking a new financial advisor.

With investors forced to dip into IRA accounts early and face 10% penalties, it is important to find out in advance if you might qualify for an exemption.

A recent survey has measured the impact of the recession on America�s healthcare habits, and the results are a red flag for providers.

College finance advisors find it surprising that only a third of the families who are saving for college are using a 529 plan.

Whom can you trust to give you unbiased investment advice, free of compensation-related conflicts of interest?

Although yields on Treasury securities have been on the rise lately, money market funds that invest primarily in Treasuries are still paying paltry interest rates.

Recently, interest rates started rising, oil prices have been going higher, and a battle is developing between those expecting a large amount of inflation and those that don’t.

The dollar amount of prescription drug sales is expected to dip slightly in the US in 2009 and experience slow growth worldwide.

The nation has faced economic uncertainty on numerous occasions, but this time, it’s different. A once-in-a-generation confluence of events has led to an extreme contraction of the global economy at a time when a record number of people are in or approaching retirement

Even as health insurance companies promise to support President Obama�s push to provide insurance coverage for the estimated 50 million Americans who are currently uninsured, they have been relatively silent about making changes to the small business market, a category that includes many medical practices.

Ask stock market professionals whether the recent run-up in the market is a signal that the economy is turning around and you’re likely to get a variety of opinions – yes, no, and maybe.

Cash flow management is about managing the income flowing into the household against the money flowing out of the household, and you can’t do that unless you have an effective method of measuring both areas.

The recent outbreaks of swine flu have highlighted what some healthcare experts say is a critical shortage of laboratory technicians in the US.