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CMS announces a commitment to give patients control of their records.

Perils of Replacing Physicians with Non-Physician Providers, Part 2

Pamela Wible, MD, has dedicated herself to raising awareness about this issue and changing the conditions that lead so many physicians to take their own lives. Here's what Wible says physicians can do about the suicide issue to help themselves and others.

Medical Economics recently spoke with Peter Goldbach, MD, chief medical officer with Health Dialog, a provider of population health management services, on the importance of shared decision-making in medical care and improving patient outcomes.

For 2018, there are changes to the requirements of CPC+. I will focus on the CPC+ electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).

A look at how Medicare is reforming primary care payment.

Within the past decade, over 165,000 mobile health apps have launched, with thousands more on the way.

Choosing the option of completing the Advancing Care Information (ACI) section of Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) offers physicians one clear path through the complex thicket of guidelines that define the program.

The economy is going gangbusters. According to an American Medical Association report, that's due in part to the healthcare industry.

A new year is upon us, so it is time for the obligatory New Year resolutions. However, since I am terrible at keeping resolutions, here is at least one thing I hope to work on for 2018: I want to grieve better.

We told you the top 10 most in demand metros for physicians, as well as the top 10 metros doctors are getting the biggest pay raises, but what about the worst places for physicians who are looking for a salary bump?

Congratulations on becoming a new attending. To jump-start your career, you'll find innovative ways to save on student loan payments, protect yourself with essential insurance products and supercharge your retirement savings.

Forecasts of future trends go along with a new year as reliably as champagne and the ball drop. Medical Economics spoke with three leading health information technology (HIT) experts to see what HIT trends they expect will matter the most in 2018. Here are the trends they foresee.

There is little argument that the EHR, and especially meaningful use of the EHR, are the main drivers of physician burnout and decreased productivity.

Keeping in mind that the core mandate of value-based care is shifting accountability to providers for the holistic quality and cost of the care they deliver, five shortcomings of legacy EHRs become apparent.

The important differentiating characteristics patients seek in a primary care physician may not be what you'd expect.

In our Coding Case Studies, we will explore the correct coding for a specific condition based on a hypothetical clinical scenario.

Older adults in the United States are sicker and more likely to skip treatment than senior patients in 10 other developed countries, according to an international survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

Just as the medical profession strives to manage health and disease risks to ensure sound health, the estate planning profession strives to manage risks to ensure a client and his or her family's financial health and wellbeing.

This year, Washington, D.C., was once again the epicenter of the debate about the future of healthcare in America.

An HHS spokesperson told Medical Economics that Anne Schuchat, MD, formerly principal deputy director, is now the acting director of the CDC. With a background in internal medicine, here are five other facts physicians should know about the new head of the agency.

Read on to find out the top 10 metros physicians get the biggest pay raises.

Physicians have a big challenge when it comes to managing online reviews: HIPAA. Although patients may say whatever they like, doctors are bound by HIPAA not to release certain information, and the lines can be blurry.

The Overbilling Conundrum.

Although these numbers are common and, most likely, first-hand knowledge among providers, they continue to frustrate medical practices year after year.

New research suggests that just because patients like their provider doesn't mean they will stay with the practice

As a healthcare provider, if you're not on social media by now, you should seriously consider it.

There's no one-size-fit all solution, but there are common strategies practices can take to adapt to value-based programs.