Using a budget to boost practice performance
Practices that don’t develop and regularly review a budget are missing out on a tool that can provide warning signs of financial trouble.
Medical decision making and coding
Physician coding questions about medical decision making, answered by our coding expert.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 21, 2022
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
EHR notes may enhance and prolong racial bias: study
Clinicians need to avoid negative terms in describing patients
Health savings accounts: A physician's guide to supplementing their retirement
Maximizing contributions to an HSA can help a physician be more financially secure in retirement.
Why your practice needs a mission statement
How to create a mission statement — and a sense of purpose — for your medical practice.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 20, 2022
No Medicare reimbursement raises for doctors in 2023: MedPAC
Doctors’ groups condemn recommendation, say it will impede patients’ access to care
Revenue cycle management 2.0: The key to successful healthcare finance
To improve performance and meet new challenges, healthcare providers need to blend the next generation of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) with traditional patient care.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 19, 2022
Ranking 7 at-home COVID-19 tests for patients
Know which at-home COVID-19 tests to recommend to your patients.
Insurers spend millions to cover ivermectin prescriptions, study shows
Spending occurs despite lacking evidence of ivermectin’s effectiveness.
Top doctors, scientists support Fauci in open letter
More than a hundred doctors signed onto an open letter defending Fauci against criticism “motivated by partisan politics.”
Patient surveys: How to collect useful feedback
Are your patients satisfied with the service your practice provides? Here's how to find out.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 18, 2022
N95, KN95 masks are best at slowing COVID-19 spread, CDC says
One rural doctor’s battle to vaccinate patients against COVID-19
Shawn Purifoy, MD, is director of a family medicine clinic in rural Malvern, Ark., population 11,000.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 17, 2022
Supreme court blocks vaccine mandate for employers, but allows it for healthcare workers
Employee mandate would have impacted 84 million workers. Healthcare mandate affects every facility that receives federal funding.
Two critical meanings of health equity
A perspective on the CMS Innovation Center roundtable on health equity.
Why fixed-rate annuities pay more than bank CDs
Each has distinct pros and cons — be sure to compare before investing.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 14, 2022
The 7 new drugs expected to hit $1 billion in sales in five years
These drugs treat everything from cancer to cognitive decline.
Waning immunity, not greater transmissibility, responsible for COVID-19 breakthrough infections: study
But protection against hospitalization and death remain strong.
It's time to bring competition back to health care
Health care cost increases are not the result of over-utilization, but rather legalized kickback schemes.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Jan. 13, 2022
Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize healthcare
For healthcare, blockchain can be used for payment processing, but it can also improve interoperability, track claims processing, or develop and maintain provider directories.
2021 sees 7% inflation
Energy and autos lead the way, health care relatively stable
Coding audits 101: How physicians can prepare
Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect.
How to support team members: 3 lessons from the Great Resignation
A large number of healthcare workers have left the medical field — leaders need to focus on caring for their staff.
