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You and other physicians likely will face a bureaucratic "perfect storm" next year: deadlines for ICD-10 transition, e-prescribing, electronic health records, and the Physician Quality Reporting System-along with a reduction in Medicare reimbursement.

With one organization decrying delays and another supporting a different system entirely, time has not quelled the debate. Find out who's saying what.

With only 1 month left to start e-prescribing or face a penalty, one management group is trying to buy you more time. How long of a reprieve do you need?

We have the highest healthcare costs despite being younger and smoking less than average. Discover the one big problem causing costs to skyrocket.

Another healthcare reform law mandate gains traction thanks to millions of dollars from the federal government. And there's more money to be had.

Expanding healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act will cost less than originally estimated, but will help fewer people, a new study shows.

More and more of your Medicaid patients are ending up in the ED according to the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

With all eyes on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, few are seeing why antitrust laws could frustrate reform.

If you've been thinking that fewer of your patients are obtaining health insurance through their employers, you're right. Employer healthcare has been declining for a long time, though disproportionately more for some groups of patients.

The California legislature is considering steps to address the state's physician shortage, including medical student loan repayment plans and enhanced telehealth services.

Patients may be skipping visits to your office, putting financial health before physical health. See who?s cutting back most?and what services they?re forgoing.

More than 100 professional organizations bashed a proposed federal regulation that would require you to search for and refund Medicare overpayments. See all their gripes.

The Illinois state legislature is considering doubling the state's annual physicians' license fee-used to pay for regulatory enforement of the profession-to $200.

The go-live date for ICD-10 may be pushed back further, to October 2014. Even so, one expert says you should start making the change sooner rather than later.

As if your waiting room isn't crowded enough already, a new study predicts that the shortage of primary care physicians (PCP) could be made even worse by President Barack Obama's proposed budget.

The proposed rule for publicly reporting physicians' financial interactions with drug and medical device manufacturers does not offer you enough protection against misleading or inaccurate information according to the American Medical Association.

A public-private care coordination program could pay for participating physicians. Find out whether you qualify.

Our exclusive interview with a physician leader involved in the CMS Shared Savings Program reveals what she hopes to achieve through the program. Could your practice learn from her experience?

Electronic health information exchange is a concern for you--and for lawmakers. A briefing for top U.S. Senate staff members discussed possible solutions.

If a key part of the healthcare reform law is ruled unconstitutional it could change the way you practice, say health law experts. And one group of your patients is especially vulnerable.

CMS awarded more than half a billion dollars to successful e-prescribers and participants in its PQRS program. When you average it out, however, it's not as much as you?d think.

Dozens of physician groups petitioned CMS to change or delay multiple rapidly approaching regulatory deadlines and penalties. Read their list of demands.

The Institute of Medicine says your practice should work with public health organizations in your community. Discover the potential payoffs.

If you're fresh out of residency, the Magnolia State wants you, and it is willing to waive its state income tax to get you there. Get the facts before you pack your bags.

If you're relieved by the ICD-10 delay, you're not alone. Your colleagues are behind-really behind-according to a recent industry survey.

Two major health insurers announced the formation of accountable care organizations with primary care practices last week and it's the practices that benefit.

The U.S. House approved a bill that would repeal a key piece of the healthcare reform law. But what are the chances representatives will get their way once the Senate has its say?

A series of high-profile arrests and a legislative crackdown on storefront "pill mills" In Florida led to a dramatic decline in the number of oxycodone pills sold in that state last year.

In the first full year of healthcare reform, 3.6 million Medicare recipients saved $2.1 billion on prescription drugs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Your patients are likely among the most satisfied patients in the world, but are not more likely to view America's healthcare system among the best globally, according to the results of a consumer survey released on March 13.