Practice Management

Doctors may change their behavior if aware of test costs, a search engine for rare diseases, why healthcare cost growth has slowed, more.

Primary care was among the specialties least likely to receive payments from the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, according to an analysis of Massachusetts' records of industry financial relationships with physicians.

A new report shows that median first-year guaranteed compensation for primary care physicians rose about 3% last year to $180,000.

If primary care physicians have a bigger enemy than the RUC, Brian Klepper hasn't heard about it.

A new app lets patients tailor healthcare information for multiple individuals, obtain healthcare tips, create personal health alerts, keep track of medical check-ups and vaccinations, and learn about benefits and services covered under the Affordable Care Act.

Changing Medicare's policy to permit patients to self-administer injectable drugs in their homes could create "substantial savings" without inhibiting patient safety or treatment effectiveness, according to a recent NEJM editorial.

For physicians who are searching for a new position, whether it's in a hospital or private practice, the long list of things to consider can be overwhelming.

Medicare implementation of ICD-10 is on track for the October 2014 compliance date, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will continue to work in partnership with industry to assist all healthcare segments-and especially small providers-with making a successful transition from ICD-9.

If Marcus Welby, MD, were in business today, he might have sold his medical practice to the local hospital. But by making a few adjustments, it's still possible to have an independent.

Sequestration has taken effect, but the fall out is only beginning. Discover what the cuts are going to mean for your practice.

Managing circulatory diseases are no longer only under the exclusive jurisdiction of specialists. Here's what you need to know to help your patients.

Recovery audit contractors are looking at scenarios in which a physician furnishes services in an outpatient setting of a hospital to ensure that claims are being billed with the appropriate code. Here's how to make sure you're submitting accurate claims.

After provider compensation, costs for support staff are the biggest expense of running a medical practice. Even with good practice management, you and your office manager often may feel as if you never can get staffing levels just right, which is understandable. Here are three steps to determining the appropriate staffing balance for your practice.

Our readers respond to the February 25 cover article, "The Obesity Epidemic."

With a national EHR system, you can seize the opportunity to help establish the appropriate standard of care, one that opens up a new era of patient care while also setting reasonable parameters on what a healthcare provider should be responsible for when an errant entry lurks in the medical file.

Physicians and their practice managers are starting to see that complying with recent laws and mandates will require a greater use of information technology (IT) and are exploring the pros and cons of using a single vendor versus multiple vendors for their IT needs.

Remote health monitoring system automatically sends readings from anywhere in a patient’s house.

Epic has attracted several notable critics, who warn that its market dominance could have harmful effects on the future of health information technology, EHRs and even patient care. Worse, these critics warn, Epic has achieved much of its market dominance on the backs of taxpayers.

In an unprecedented move, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has revoked the certifications of two electronic health record systems that had been certified for providers to use to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.

Find out how you compare with your peers in a wide range of financial preparedness areas – retirement savings, top financial concerns, estate planning, disability insurance, and more

Work stations enable physicians to integrate technology into their practices.

Physicians can remotely monitor patients and provide distance medical services via video conferencing.

New updates to the Food and Drug Administration program of post-market surveillance of medical devices are designed to incorporate more feedback from you and your patients to help ensure patient safety.

The good news: Health cost growth has slowed down so much in recent years that it's increased at the lowest rate since the government began tracking it 50 years ago.

If you don't report quality data this year through the federal government's Physician Quality Reporting System program, you will be docked 1.5% of of their Medicare reimbursements in 2015.