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The wrong malpractice coverage can cost physicians

President Donald Trump is trying to let Obamacare disintegrate on its own

My hobbies are scrapbooking and journaling every single medical decision I have ever made after I got sued two years ago.

Study shows that longer sleep duration was associated with reductions in several markers for type 2 diabetes.

Patients at high risk could be identified and targeted for intervention, resulting in the potential for high healthcare cost savings.

The devastation that hit the coast of Texas certainly qualifies as a time that tries men’s souls. However, at the same time, it is the heart and soul of your fellow man that may allow you to survive that acute devastation and to salvage hope for the future.

This problem represents yet one more example of CMS’ ill-advised attempts to dictate what transpires in the course of the doctor-patient encounter.

The telehealth boom begs the question: Will the expansion of hospital-based services wind up pulling patients-and revenue-away from primary care practices?

Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+), the new model for primary care in America, is changing the way physicians run their offices in a revolutionary way.

Often considered the social outcast of healthcare, behavioral health has long struggled to obtain legitimacy in the eyes of the general medical community. But with more than 60 million Americans effected every year from mental illness, something has to change.

A look at how doctors can get their patients to leave online reviews.

While there are some frustrating aspects of this documentary and assertions that shouldn’t be taken as fact, there are several other messages worth focusing on in this documentary.

From identifying alternative prescriptions covered at a lower cost by a patient’s plan to serving as an educator on disease management, pharmacists can play a huge role in aiding patient care.

The time has come that we fire those in Congress, government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the insurance industry.

Using technology tools the right way can yield positive results

A Medicare change may effect billing

Medicare payment reform offers added incentives for making pharmacists part of a patient’s care delivery team.

For doctors, the price of prescription drugs used to be largely a medical concern: Patients wouldn’t get better if they couldn’t afford to fill their prescriptions. But with Medicare’s growing emphasis on value-based care, many physicians now also have a financial stake in ensuring that patients can pay for the medications they need.

Before investing in or becoming associated with any outside venture, it is critical to proactively identify and limit risks

Regulators are providing flexibility when it comes to system upgrades, but functionality questions remain

2017 Physician Writing Contest: Honorable Mention

Experts are skeptical that deregulating state insurance markets will lead to less costly plans and better coverage

It's fair-right?

One in four Americans has multiple chronic conditions according to the CDC.

Teens want and need physicians to reach out and give them responsibility when it comes to managing vaccination, according to a new report.

States requiring students to get certain vaccinations before middle school have lower disease incidences and higher compliance rates, a new report finds.

It has been a rough start to 2017 when it comes to politics and healthcare. While no formal studies have been completed, many physicians say political talk with patients is increasing.

In the last few years, drug overdoses led by opioids have become the leading cause of accidental deaths, eclipsing that of automobile crashes and violence.

Vaccine-related injuries in adults are rising, but healthcare providers administering those vaccines rarely have to worry about liability claims.

Researchers have developed a microneedle patch that could replace injections for influenza vaccination and a host of other diseases.