Vaccine mandate: Biden administration files response to stay
Wrangling over the requirement continues in the courts.
How to be a telehealth physician
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a sea change in the way that physicians treat their patients and nowhere is this more evident that in the near-overnight implementation of telehealth across the health care industry.
Jobs report: Employment rose by 531,000 in October
Healthcare saw a modest increase in jobs but is still well below pre-pandemic employment.
Why doctors need a buy-sell agreement
Creating a strategic exit plan from a doctor’s practice and career is vital and should not be put off.
White House gears up for COVID-19 vaccine mandate court battle
After a panel federal judges put a temporary halt on the mandate, the U.S. Surgeon General says the administration is ready to fight for the requirement.
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Nov. 8, 2021
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
How to hire - and keep - the right employees for your practice
Physicians in office practice know that a professional, motivated staff is key to a practice’s success. But finding, training and retaining employees can be a significant challenge for practices.
How to digitally engage with patients
Now that patients have seen how technology can change their health care experience for the better, practices must adapt by using the latest tools or risk losing their patients to competitors.
5 financial benefits of owning your medical practice building
From increasing wealth to saving on taxes, the benefits of owning your building are real.
Three steps to fixing the data quality issue plaguing the U.S. health care system
The end result will be a health care system that provides better care at a lower cost.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccine attitudes vary by age
A mid-October poll of older Americans found major differences in vaccine attitudes between different groups.
Pfizer touts antiviral COVID-19 pill’s efficacy
The company’s proposed COVID-19 treatment proved to be 89 percent effective in preventing hospitalization.
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Nov. 5, 2021
What do medical practices need to know about cash flow?
Set up the right system for success.
Biden administration requiring healthcare workers to receive COVID-19 vaccine
The regulation would affect more than 17 million healthcare workers.
Physician fee schedule: Organizations respond
Physician organizations give their take on the newly release physician fee schedule.
How to negotiate for a higher salary — and win
Physicians spend most of their lives training to be the best doctors they can be. What they don’t spend a lot of time doing is understanding what they are worth.
Schwab Intelligent Income vs Immediate Annuity: Which Is Better?
Annuity produces more guaranteed lifetime income; Schwab plan is more flexible.
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Nov. 4, 2021
Common costs practices can cut to save money
There are a lot of little strategies that can add up to big savings.
Short on staff? Efficiency—not hiring—may be the best answer
2022 Physician Fee Schedule maintains telehealth expansion for now
The Medicare telehealth expansion will continue at least until Dec. 31, 2022.
Texas Medical Association sues over surprise billing law arbitration provision
The association claims that the new surprise billing law’s arbitration provision overly favors insurers.
Is an MBA right for you?
As medicine grows increasingly corporate, doctors are finding that career advancement requires understanding the business side of the profession
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Nov. 3, 2021
CDC recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
The agency moved quickly to approve the smaller shots.
Drug price relief could still be included in spending bill
Some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs may yet be part of President Biden’s social spending bill, and that would make a large majority of Americans happy.
Kareo and PatientPop merge to focus on modernizing health care practices
The goal of the new company is to help independent practitioners succeed in consumer-driven health care
How established practices develop bad cashflow habits
Having a successful practice is great, but you are probably still leaking money.
What physicians need to know about exchange-traded funds
The rapid growth of ETFs makes more tightly focused strategies accessible to individual investors, especially those bewildered by the often daunting task of picking stocks.
