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While physicians should be circumspect about “firing” patients in most types of cases, they are well within their bounds to dismiss patients who are violent, verbally abusive or use their trusted doctor-patient relationship to feed drug addictions.

The impact of tax-free health savings accounts (HSAs) to foster direct primary care (DPC) models will be a refreshing change to the cumbersome accounts receivable processes we are all frustrated by.

Maintenance of certification angst is growing and the purveyors of this onerous exercise have discovered the root of the problem: the patient.

While medical offices typically have good cause to dismiss patients who are violent or abusive, doctors and healthcare attorneys say they should be (and generally are) more circumspect in other types of frustrating but ultimately resolvable situations.

Q: We have recently been receiving patient complaints for procedure claim denials. These used to get paid, and our physicians haven’t changed how they are coding. Can you help?

Tips and strategies short of suing your patient for defamation

Your primary care practice team may not be as efficient as it could be, particularly for patients with complex, chronic health needs

Avoid repeating these common errors

How MACRA punishes physicians when patients don’t adhere

How does a physician overcome the challenges and take advantage of the valuable opportunity that arrives with that third person in room?

Acme Insurance Inc. stress balls really do help.

Since approval of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 5, reaction in the healthcare industry has been largely negative.

What the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act would mean for PCPs

The recent White House-Congressional fiasco epitomizes the lack of basic understanding regarding healthcare and healthcare reform.

The current conversation fails because it does not address the fundamental barrier to healthcare access - which is not insurance coverage, but rather the cost of healthcare coverage.

Physician groups are sharply criticizing Thursday’s vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), saying the bill would reduce or eliminate healthcare coverage for millions of Americans.

You need to start thinking like a plastic surgeon.

You need to start thinking like a plastic surgeon.

Today, insurance mostly dictates the way we pay for healthcare-from basic primary care to hospital stays and treatment for cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

Although I am no great fan, there is a very favorable element of the ACA that I would be loath to see disappear.

Although I am no great fan, there is a very favorable element of the ACA that I would be loath to see disappear.

Today, insurance mostly dictates the way we pay for healthcare-from basic primary care to hospital stays and treatment for cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

Researchers believe a vaccine could be developed to prevent the formation of celiac disease and possibly other autoimmune disorders.

A simple prompt reminding patients of their flu shot was found to be highly effective in a trial run at the University of Pennsylvania.

New ACGME work hours upset medical residents

Physicians should adapt their financial planning based on life circumstances and goals

Is it time to outsource? Here’s a closer look at the pros and cons of outsourcing vs keeping it in-house

More than 80% of security breaches result from human errors

Physician numbers aren’t declining