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As income inequality worsens in America, the health of its less-fortunate patients continues to decline.

As out-of-pocket costs and patient liabilities rise, medical practices struggle to get paid for their services.

The survey, conducted for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), identified three reasons for skepticism.

Improving diagnoses in three areas-cancer, infections and vascular events-would help reduce patient mortality rates and malpractice claims, a new study finds.

The study surveyed 150 patients and their interactions with both male and female attending physicians and nurses in the emergency department.

Medical Economics has been polling physicians on a broad range of EHR-related topics. Here are seven important findings from our latest survey.

There are three areas where blockchain can be effectively applied in healthcare.

Medical Economics surveyed more than 1,000 physicians and asked them what issues they feel are ruining the practice of medicine.

Certain models of the MiniMed insulin pump were recalled by its manufacturer Medtronic due to potential cybersecurity risks related to the pumps’ wireless communication with other devices, such as glucose meters and monitoring systems.

Readers react to recent articles.

The federal government is pushing forward with regulatory action that it hopes will end data blocking and promote more sharing of patient information.

Besides knowing the service parameters, pay rates and usage requirements for CCM codes, physicians must understand how to effectively bill for CCM in order to profitably achieve that goal.

There is a crisis in healthcare with respect to how its female physicians-the fastest growing and most prized talent pool-are being treated.

Doctors may overlook insurance options that can be just as crucial to protecting their assets and livelihood as malpractice coverage. In some states, certain forms of coverage are required by law, a mandate of which practices might be unaware.

Anal STIs can be caught with better sexual health screening.

Where medical devices are and where they could go in the near future.

Not every survivor of sexual abuse will openly talk about their experiences. Physicians should tailor their approach to taking a sexual health history with this in mind.

A new study reveals that primary care offices are the best place to receive hepatitis vaccines, but more work is needed to improve timing.

Today, patients’ concerns about vaccinations fall along a spectrum, with some refusing all vaccines while others are more hesitant about specific immunizations like the MMR vaccine or receiving several vaccines at once.

These anti-vax parents take some precautions...

Our readers speak out.

How 19 specialties rank in terms of salary compared to annual revenue generated.

How to protect yourself from EHR technology-related legal danger

As physicians add telehealth services to their practices, they need to consider legal and compliance issues around providing such care, from telemedicine-specific regulations to state licensure requirements and even malpractice-related questions.

Why the multitasking demanded in our work is likely an under-appreciated, but substantive factor in physician burnout