Q&A: Protecting your assets
Asset protection is addressed
Hospital physicians in high demand
A survey of hospital chief executive officers showed that 95 percent report a shortage of physicians in the U.S.
Q&A: Protecting against identity theft
Identity theft is addressed
MGMA suggests bar too high for practices to earn government incentive
The Medical Group Management Association suggests that government officials need to ease requirements for incentives related to meaningful use within medical practices.
What are your risks when a patient does not follow treatment advice?
Your level of risk in practice is a function of the complexity of care required, your ability to deliver that care, and the success of your treatment regimen.
Process nurse visits, phone services properly
Various areas of coding, including nurse visits and phone services, are addressed
Viewpoint: Analysis of the free market incentive model
Tighter government control and expanded regulation are likely to occur in the near future, even if fundamental healthcare reform doesn't materialize.
Q&A: Can I discount my fees?
Get your questions answered on fee discounting.
Quality investment help can be a bargain
Know what you're looking for when seeking a personal financial adviser.
Operating free clinics while running your traditional practice
In one such free clinic model, called Project Access, physicians donate appointment slots in their offices, allowing them to practice in familiar surroundings without the restrictions of free clinics.
How to focus more attention on profits in tight economy
More practices are streamlining billing and collection programs, as a result of the recession.
Forgoing malpractice insurance is not the best solution
Going bare, or going without malpractice insurance, can leave you exposed to financial disaster.
NCQA plans to revise medical home standards
The NCQA plans to update its evaluation program of medical practices pertaining to patient-centered medical home demonstration programs.
Q&A: Claiming economic hardship now harder
A discussion of economic hardship to defer loans is addressed
State Roundup: Massachusetts bill forces doctors to accept health plan
A Massachusetts bill, if passed, would require physicians to accept a new health plan designed for small business employees or they risk losing their medical license.
Q&A: Profiting from Medicare's e-prescribing premium
Get your questions answered on Medicare e-prescribing.
California launches first online PPO rating report card
California launched an online resource designed to help consumers decide which preferred provider organization is best for them.
MGMA sends EHR recommendations to HHS
The Medical Group Management Association says many medical groups may not achieve "meaningful use" and will not qualify for the EHR incentives if the criteria are too burdensome.
Study: Telemedicine benefits cardiac patients with depression
Collaborative care delivered via telephone benefitted patients with depression after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, according to a study recently published in Journal of the American Medical Association.
HHS to award $80 million for health IT training
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award $80 million in grants to develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce.
Managed care company loses data on 446,000 patients
The Connecticut attorney general's office is investigating the loss of health information of 446,000 state residents by managed care company Health Net and the company's six-month notification delay.
Things to consider before accepting a job offer
Get your questions answered on coding and billing skills, as well as what to consider before taking the job.
Considerations when buying a practice
IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed
New EHR certification group emerges
A software lab in Austin, Texas, is submitting to become a EHR certification group.
Report: Little demand for public option
Congressional Budget Office notes few Americans would enroll in public health insurance option if it were available.
Study: Eye contact suffers with technology
Survey shows British PCPs feel they spend more time looking at computer screens in the exam room than they do with their patients.
Coding versus billing skills
Smaller practices may be exempt from 'red flags'
Practices with 20 or fewer physicians may end up being exempted from the new "Red Flag" rule which requires physicians' practices and other businesses to spot and report identity theft.
When does converting an IRA make sense?
Viewpoint: How to handle a death in the family and keep going
No one educates young physicians on how to tell your own family that someone is dying or how to balance your grief and sadness with your family's request for medical knowledge.
