Opinion

Physicians from across the nation look into the future to predict what the coming year might bring for healthcare.

French study shows that ICU admissions for and mortality from severe COPD exacerbations are increasing despite improved management methods.

In a small single-center study, a breathlessness, cough and sputum score of 5.0 or greater was a good predictor of exacerbation risk.

Care for chronically ill patients represents the most expensive segment of Medicare, with more than 93% of spending going to those with multiple chronic conditions.

I spend a tremendous amount of time reconciling medications with and for my patients. I don’t see a specific “data” indicator for this in the decision-making tables. How do I account for this?

A brief look at one alternative practice model to traditional, insurance-based primary care.

Face it: Patients today are OK with not seeing a physician when it comes to their care.

It’s more difficult than ever to connect with patients. One physician explains why its worth the effort.

A new bill in Congress is designed to help overcome one of the most challenging barriers patients face when accessing care: the out-of-pocket cost.

Physicians sometimes face the prospect of dismissing patients from their practice. It’s not easy, but there is a right way and a wrong way to do it.

With value-based reimbursement coming, its time to consider how and when to share the rewards with employees

Adjusting to value-based models, practices seek ways of integrating mental health providers

Two physicians test out what the tech giant says is an improved search function for responding to patient inquiries

The healthcare industry loves its acronyms, making it a little like a confusing, high-stakes version of alphabet soup. New acronyms are constantly introduced into the healthcare landscape, each signifying change and a new challenge.

Primary care doctors can select providers and healthcare entities to create care coordination teams designed to enhance population health management.

Transforming primary care practices into hubs that support patient engagement is a prerequisite for better population health.

Mobile apps offer HIV patients more options for managing their treatments and medications, but whether those apps are improving outcomes has yet to be seen.

Physicians must first establish a trusting relationship with HIV patients who struggle with both physical and social stressors.

Many physicians are overconfident when it comes to their finances, and Joel Greenwald, MD, a former internal medicine physician who has spent the last 16 years working as a certified financial planner (CFP) for physicians and dentists, admits he was one of them.

With President-Elect Donald Trump having campaigned vowing to repeal Obamacare, there are some who feel that the federal government’s announcement that premiums for midlevel health plans under the Affordable Care Act are expected to increase by an average of 25% in 2017 is nothing to worry about.

If an advanced computer like IBM’s Watson can go on Jeopardy and win, can a computer start diagnosing patients better than a human doctor? The possibility could mean a reduction in a diagnostic error rate that the Institute of Medicine estimates may be as high as 15%.

To take on a lease or take out a loan? For many small business owners, that really is the question. Especially for those in the medical field, it’s a tough choice between leasing expensive new equipment or financing it with a loan.

Department of Labor changes this year are causing many healthcare businesses to reevaluate overtime requirements.

In this guest blog, one practice outlines their journey for switching EHRs.

Primary care physicians may not manage later HIV/AIDS treatment, but they are on the front line for the early detection and diagnosis that could save a life.

Direct-acting antiviral agents can be safely administered with chemotherapy in patients with hepatitis C virus, according to new research.

As new therapies transform HIV management from acute to chronic, primary care physicians have a greater role in supporting the interventions of specialists.

Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Canada are limited in their access to direct-acting antiviral agents, according to researchers.