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How physicians can adapt to the patient empowerment trend 

Can an ICD-10-CM body mass index (BMI) code be used as a stand-alone code?

Numerous factors can impact physician career satisfaction, including location. Here are the best-and the worst-states for practicing medicine.

An analogy to help lawyer politicians understand healthcare and its financing

Young physicians want good compensation. But money’s not all they’re looking for.

How to attract and retain physicians and other providers

Here’s a look at what 2019 may hold in four areas of healthcare policy of importance to doctors: the future of the Affordable Care Act, expanding healthcare insurance coverage, the cost of prescription drugs and changes to accountable care organizations.

Why physicians are hosting podcasts and how you can start one. 

Being an active participant in your finances can help you capitalize on your strengths, repair your weaknesses, and seek opportunities.

The Medicare Quality Payment Program, enacted under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), will affect participating physicians’ payment in 2021.

An overwhelming number of new medical technologies promises to improve diagnostics and increase efficiencies in healthcare-and we’ll start to see these improvements soon.

ONC officials share their views on what the future of medicine should look like. 

Who will solve interoperability, and when? 

If it's not relevant, easy-and yes-delightful, the opportunity to engage with the patient is lost.

Manage patients with atrial fibrillation to boost payments under MIPS.

For some doctors, it’s hard to say goodbye to a career they’ve loved and one which has formed a large part of their identity.

Focus on three things for a successful patient interview during a visit: what the doctor thinks the problem is, what the patient thinks the problem is, and each of their goals.

Hackers are increasingly using targeted attacks that resemble legitimate electronic communications.

Next generation medical wearables are facilitating the shift to a value-based care system, moving the point of care to the patient’s home while allowing doctors to monitor the patient’s condition through continuous, real-time data.

Physicians should weigh the pros and cons of participating in accountable care organizations.

Three simple ways healthcare teams can leverage surveys to make pain management more proactive.

A look at the competition for the future of primary care 

Experts analyze a proposed Medicare change that could impact the way physicians prescribe pharmaceuticals.

While newsmaking cyberattacks often involve external hacks, many breaches result from mistakes made within the practice.

While Continuing Medical Education (CME) and journals have kept me afloat, it is essential to find new creative ways to keep pace with the previous academic rigor of residency.

How the system works against you -and what to do about it.

Physicians engaging with publicly traded companies, such as serving on boards or as expert advisers, should pay particular attention to the rules around their agreements.

Telemedicine holds promise, but it is just another tool in a clinician’s care delivery toolbox.

Every year, Medical Economics asks physicians to rate the EHR system they use in their practice on a number of factors ranging from usability to customer service.

What does the shrinking market mean for physicians?