Practice Management

The stakes are even higher for security breaches of health information, according to new rules for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Whether you use an independent contractor in your practice or work as an independent contractor, be sure to consider several points when formalizing the arrangement.

With increasing laws and regulations, it can seem nearly impossible to maintain a profitable practice. Don't despair. Here's are 6 tips to maintain a positive cash flow.

Have you had a buy-out offer from a health system? Here are some questions that you need to consider before signing on the dotted line.

See how one practice is keeping patient engagement a priority-and how your practice can follow its lead.

If your practice is reaching capacity, you may be considering hiring a new doctor or not accepting new patients. Discover why you might just need to exercise tighter control over your appointment book.

New types of payment models have popped up recently, but payers have been slow to take notice. Here's why they need to take notice.

This month's question focuses on how place of service billing will be changing soon. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

It may seem like tax laws are just there to take your money, but some recent legislation offers a way to pay less taxes when withdrawing from 401(k)s. Find out how.

When renewing your lease or searching for new space, here's a strategy so you don't spend time or money unnecessarily.

Here is Medical Economics’ completely subjective list of 20 insightful, interesting, and active family doctors on Twitter, in no particular order.

Numerous studies have highlighted shortages in primary care and have predicted even greater supply problems after the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented. A new study published in Health Affairs puts the shortage in new perspective, however.

The future and success of primary care may rest on its ability to engage patients in entirely new ways.

Is it time for you to dump your traditional patient portal, which draws on records from only a single physician's electronic health record system?

More than 40 speciality physician groups have joined the Association of American Medical Colleges in an advertising campaign urging Congress to fight cuts to federal funding that supports doctor training at America’s teaching hospitals.

Stressing the benefits of healthy habits to your patients rather than ordering tests or referring out can help you focus your practice on what interests you most, too.

In Medical Economics Weekly's first episode, Brandon Glenn and Kevin Stout talk about EHR adoption, healthcare social media, SGR, and more.

The American Academy of Family Physicians has released five new things to avoid as part of the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign, adding to the existing list of five tests, medical procedures, or treatments that have been deemed to possibly do more harm than good.

Many physicians may not be aware of how their clothing choices affects patients' perceptions of their professionalism or competence.

Public health experts at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research say the current gun policy dialogue needs more physician involvement, according to a new paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Researchers have developed a primary care task list that describes patient visits to ambulatory clinics that physicians can use as a workflow evaluation tool.

The nation's looming shortage of primary care physicians has been well-documented and much-debated, but what about a shortage of physician assistants in primary care?

Dissatisfied EHR users reported problems interfacing with other software, overly complex connectivity and networking schemes, and concerns related to integration with mobile devices.

Roughly half of all osteopathic physicians (DOs) practice in primary care and those ranks will continue to grow, according to results of the latest residency match.

Increasing patient involvement in medical care decision-making is a worthy objective, but a new study reveals that physicians may be spread too thin to make that goal a reality.

Abandoning unnecessary or obsolete Medicare regulations could save almost $700 million each year, according to a new rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The government’s healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement efforts led to charges or convictions of providers and others and also removed almost 150,000 providers from Medicare's billing system, according to a new report from the federal government.

Alan Sager, PhD, dicusses with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA, the current primary care crisis and whether accountable care organizations will provide any relief.

The world of medicine is changing quickly.