ABIM touts certification to restore patient trust
MOC changes gives physicians more flexibility, ABIM officials say
ACP urges collaborative action to put patients before paperwork
Internists detail recommendations to reduce the burdens of EHRs, quality metrics and more
Top benefits and risks of sharing notes with patients
Medical note transparency can help patients and physicians communicate better, but many physicians remain tentantive
5 ways physicians can avoid retirement failure
I have observed that there are significant and often emotional aspects to retirement that many people (including some financial consultants) overlook.
How to take advantage of the growing physician-dentist collaboration
As a growing body of research suggests a link between oral health and chronic health conditions, the benefits of physician-dentist partnership become even clearer.
What AHCA’s failure means for physicians
While Republicans have pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) after failing to gather enough support for its passage, physicians can expect little to change-for now.
Physicians want collaboration, not complication, from payers
The physician community has a simple message for payers: Let doctors be doctors.
Your Voice: Stop hating EHRs and do this instead
Stop hating EHRs and do this
How to survive an EHR outage
Most physicians have plans for responding to computer system failures, but many don’t revisit those disaster recovery/business continuity plans with any regularity.
Medical schools struggle to close primary care gap
How practicing physicians can help rebuild the next generation of doctors
Tips to make every payer negotiation a success
Successful payer negotiations require preparation, persistence and a bit of salesmanship
2017 Payer Scorecard breakdown
An inside look at what drives insurers to refuse to negotiate, require more prior auths and deny claims
Here's why physicians need to stay the course with MACRA
Staying the course is the best option
The payer time drain: dealing with prior authorizations
Despite recent moves to streamline the prior authorization process, physicians still struggle mightily as they jump through payers’ hoops.
What is and what isn't in a credit score
Whether it’s to expand the office, upgrade technology or buy new equipment, a physician’s credit scorewill determine how much funding for which you’re approved.
Kung fu insurance providers
Payer negotiations made simple.
Will retail take over primary care?
Walgreens and CVS pharmacy chains are aggressively developing primary care venues within their stores. Their approaches are similar yet different, although the underlying strategy is the same for both.
How federal policy has worsened the U.S. primary care shortage
Loud and clear warnings forecasting the current shortage of primary care physicians in the United States date back to the early 2000s.
2017 Payer Scorecard
For the first time, Medical Economics has polled doctors to get to the heart of the payer-physician disconnect.
Researchers target potent HIV antibodies in new study
The newly discovered antibodies can fight nearly every strain of HIV in existence, according to study authors.
Physician groups brace for vaccine questions amid Trump presidency
Between public skepticism on vaccinations and provisions of the American Health Care Act, some representing physicians are voicing concern.
Top 15 tips to improve payer/physician relationship
What are small practices saying about telemedicine?
While leaders in healthcare are pushing for an era of digital care, many providers on the frontlines have remained silent observers.
Study: DAA all-oral combination successful in treating hepatitis C
Early data shows promise in “real-world” effectiveness.
Real-world DAA therapy shows gains in community setting
Physicians have a “good, effective, safe therapy available” for hepatitis C virus genotype 6 patients, says researcher.
Artificial intelligence could create smarter EHRs
AI will be an increasingly important player in healthcare IT, with better medical care being an expected benefit.
EHRs open opportunities for clinical trials, research participation
Systems allow physicians and their patients to more easily identify relevant studies, although working such alerts into workflow can be challenging
Primary care physicians react to AHCA
From calling it “a step backward” to “complex and confusing,” primary care physicians told Medical Economics they have doubts about GOP healthcare reform plans.
CIOs committing to more population health technology
New research shows executives want to invest in enhancing their systems as population health’s role grows.
Five best practices for population health success
As small practices ramp up their population health management programs, here’s how they can get the most out of those efforts.