Coronavirus practice guide, part 3: Addressing staff and patient concerns
As the COVID-19 coronavirus sweeps the globe and uncertainty increases, physicians and practice leaders should turn their attention to the welfare of their staffs and their patients.
Coronavirus practice guide, part 2: Crisis could boost telemedicine use
If the Coronavirus pandemic contains any silver lining for primary care doctors, it may be to speed the adoption of telemedicine and other alternatives to in-person patient visits.
Coronavirus practice guide, part 1: Financial steps to save your practice during the coronavirus outbreak
Practice leaders need to accept that their practice is most likely going to take a financial hit and start planning accordingly.
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MARCH 26 update
Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results and more.
5 ways to make your practice strategy succeed
Having capabilities is all well and good, but just because you are capable of doing something, does not mean you are going to be successful.
Report: Hospitals facing massive losses on coronavirus cases
Researchers say a 35 percent increase in coronavirus reimbursements may stem the devastation.
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MARCH 25 update
Managing physician risk in a costly world
Amid speculation that malpractice insurance rates will rise, maintaining an air-tight risk management plan should be on doctors’ agenda this year.
How to handle patients that want to record medical conversations
When patients hit ‘record’ at the doctor’s office
Why the new U.S. interoperability rules matter during the COVID-19 pandemic
The new interoperability rules could not have come at a better time.
Stopping the coronavirus: Doctors tell public to stay home
"Please stay at home for us," physicians, nurses and hospital workers say in open letter.
What practices need to know about cyber insurance
Cyber insurance covers losses and damages resulting from patient data being stolen, exposed, held for ransom, or improperly shared. Is your practice properly protected?
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: March 24 update
COVID-19 forces cancellation of MOC exams
Spring testing has been cancelled by ABIM and ABFM
Coronavirus: Study finds psychological burden in frontline medical workers
The study looked at responses of healthcare workers in China during the coronavirus pandemic.
Revolutionizing America's healthcare payments
What doctors need to know about a single-payer system.
COVID-19 fallout: How will other needed care be provided during the pandemic?
There is no easy answer to this dilemma.
How to reclaim physician autonomy
Wendy Dean, MD, the founder of Fix Moral Injury, discusses how physicians have lost autonomy, and what can be done to restore it.
Report: Global spending on medicine projected to increase
Medicine use has seen a jump globally-but no telling what effect COVID-19 will have on this trend.
CMS grants COVID-19 reporting exceptions for QPP
Physicans in the MIPS program get an extended deadline for reporting and a guaranteed neutral payment adjustment for 2021.
FDA takes action to increase ventilator availability
Manufacturers see restrictions lifted in an attempt to boost supplies during the COVID-19 crisis.
Coronavirus: Telehealth coding changes to know
Coding changes regarding telehealth and transitional care management physicians need to know during the pandemic.
MCAT exams cancelled for March and April due to COVID-19
The MCAT exam for March and April are officially cancelled.
Hospitals ask for direct financial help to survive COVID-19 crisis
In a news briefing and letter to congressional leaders, hospital executives sound the alarm as they 'fight a war' against coronavirus.
ACP: Coronavirus stimulus bill does not do enough to support frontline physicians
The American College of Physicians recommends five changes to the CARES Act.
New survey probes physician concerns about COVID-19
The survey found a vast majority of physician respondents were concerned about the virus affecting them or their patients directly.
AMA calls on Trump administration to address critical supply shortages
Urges immediate action, including usage of the Defense Production Act.
AAFP: Congress must provide financial support for primary care practices during COVID-19 crisis
Family physicians call for five policies to help primary care practices weather the crisis.
COVID-19 and Telehealth: Technology Can Help Us Triage a Nation in Crisis
Telehealth is finally getting the attention it deserves
Coronavirus update: CMS offers guidance on elective surgeries and procedures
The agency recommends a tiered framework to determine if an elective surgery should be performed.
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