Medical Economics Pulse

In the midst of a global pandemic, there are new liability risks physicians need to prepare for.

The latest on managing diabetes with Marie E. McDonnell, MD

How can physicians help patients control their diabetes in the COVID-19 era?

What should we do about physician burnout? How can we create a health care system that supports our physicians?

McClellan, a former CMS and FDA leader, discusses how to transform health care in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role for primary care.

There are financial, legal and operational considerations physicians must consider as they deal with COVID-19 and flu season.

Many practices are facing down a huge revenue shortfall from the pandemic's shut down. But there are ways to recoup your losses and grow your practice.

This flu season, physicians must stress importance of vaccinations — and find creative ways to provide them.

While independent medical practices face significant challenges, they are an important part of the health care market and need to be protected.

Analyzing different ways practices can stay competitive, including hospital arrangements, private equity and forming a super group.

A coding expert explains how evaluation and management (E/M) coding is changing next year, and answers your coding questions.

Joseph Kvedar, MD, president of the American Telemedicine Association, breaks down what physicians can expect for future telehealth payments and regulations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the physician job market.

The COVID-19 pandemic will have an unprecedented effect on the U.S. heath care system.

Jon Regis, MD, explains how he set up a virtual office using remote patient monitoring to help his practice thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.

What impact will telehealth have on patient outcomes and physician reimbursement? Jeremy Gabrysch, MD, CEO of Remedy, discusses telehealth and other changes in health care.

Primary care was in crisis in the United States — and then COVID-19 happened. How can we create a better model for primary care?

How the COVID-19 pandemic is setting up a potential crisis in cancer and other serious conditions.

Physicians now have to deal with new patient safety risks and other management challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farzad Mostashari, MD, CEO of Aledade, discusses why physician practices that have leaned into value-based care have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic successfully.

Sean P. Byrne, JD, a medical malpractice defense lawyer, discusses how coronavirus has scrambled a physician's malpractice risks, and what doctors need to do to prepare.

Primary care was in crisis in the United States - and then COVID-19 happened.

Thomas Lee, MD, the chief medical officer for Press Ganey, discusses what physicians have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Geeta Nayyar, MD, chief medical officer for Greenway, discusses how physicians can re-open their practices safely and efficiently in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter Alperin, MD, an internist and vice president at Doximity, discusses how physicians can use telehealth to efficiently see patients, even after practices re-open.

Healthcare consultant Elizabeth Woodcock answers common questions about telehealth use, reimbursement and coding in the new post-COVID-19 world.

Physicians can use telehealth not only during the COVID-19 pandemic, but to improve patient care in the long run. Here's how. 

Independent medical practices are crucial to the working of our health system. So what can be done to save them from COVID-19?

Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, the president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association, discusses the state of the COVID-19, the role of physicians in ending the pandemic.

Tabassum Salam, MD, the ACP's vice president of medical education, discusses what physicians need to know to get started with telehealth right away.