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Coding for a visit after a patient's recent hospital stay poses a unique challenge. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

To try to get more physicians into practice faster, some medical school are experimenting with 3-year programs.

Physicians and nurse practitioners in Virginia have agreed on how they will work together to provide team-based care.

Market and regulatory pressures and shrinking profits are leading many physicians to sell their practices and become salaried employees. Get the keys to making the right decision for you.

Enticing and retaining new patients can seem like a puzzle. See how leading by example can solve it.

Small practices should consider cost-effectiveness when looking into patient check-in systems

Looking for an investment that will pay out a higher rate of interest? Find out the potential risks and rewards of higher interest investments.

Doctors in Massachusetts are being asked to apologize for medical errors as part of a plan to improve the state's malpractice system.

Where you start to build your online presence depends on what you hope to achieve

Thinking about merging your practice with another physician? Discover what you should think about before taking the plunge.

Creating several layers of protection for your electronic data will help you breathe easy

Just as athletes spend many years honing their skills to become Olympic caliber, building a profitable investment portfolio requires a great deal of time spent tracking market trends and researching stock performance.

Looking for trends in patient requests helped one young doctor uncover a startling demand for sexual health services for older adults that improved her services, care, and bottom line.

Without any thought or planning, the 401(k) has become America's default pension plan. But the 401(k) is deeply flawed and may not provide you with the retirement security you're expecting.

Your care of a patient isn't limited to what happens within the four walls of your practice, a Medical Economics board member discovers.

Family physicians will get a 7% increase in Medicare reimbursements, and internists will see a 5% increase, if a proposed rule is finalized from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act will mean more patients in your waiting room. What it won't do is control costs that are squeezing many primary care practices.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld the state's $500,000 limit on total medical liability damages.

Times are difficult, people are stressed, and employers are worried. What can you do, as an employer, to build a successful practice with efficient, friendly, motivated staff? The answer is simple.

You and your colleagues are reluctant to seek help, even when you need it. That's the conclusion of a study of more than 100 surgeons, anesthesiologists, and emergency department physicians practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.

Capitalism offers the most simple solution to the issues challenging our entire healthcare system. Such a system would allow physicians, hospitals, and anyone else to compete for patient business.

The prices healthcare providers charge for the most common screenings vary widely, according to new research.

This tool can help married couples make distributions to their children and charities posthumously without giving more than necessary to the government.

Found yourself with a trust that doesn't work well in the market? Learn how you can change the situation.

Cuts are coming. Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula mandates your payments decrease, and there's no guarantee Congress will step in again with a "doc fix." If you take action now, you can avoid an unpleasant shock on New Year's Day 2013.

Spending on prescription drugs in the United States was $320 billion in 2011, an increase of just 0.5% compare with 2010 after adjusting for inflation and population growth.

In a shared practice, the debate over the distribution of income and expenses can be fierce. See what you can do to keep the situation cool.

By now you've noticed those funny little boxes in the corner of magazine ads and posters. Although originally developed for the auto industry, these quick response codes can also find a home in the physician practice.

Our landmark study finds a steep learning curve for participants starting to use a new electronic health record system. Find out what kind of disruption your practice could be facing.

A contract might feel binding, but there's always room to change it before you sign on the dotted line.