Practice Management

Experience with certain patients inevitably become retained as "teaching points," both positive and negative, to be tucked away for use in future patient care.

One physician and his physician wife made a pledge early in their careers that they would not treat family members.

Daniel Z. Sands, MD, a practicing general internist, spoke at the American Academy of Family Physicians' Scientific Assembly about how engaging patients online can improve treatment adherence, lifestyle improvements, and outcomes.

Learn how to stay up with the competition that retail clinics offer to consumers.

"Wow, that was easy!" How wonderful it would be if you could utter those words once your transition to electronic health records was complete.

What specialty in medicine compromises the quality of its work based on its model of care? The author of this article points to primary care.

Congress voted in late November to halt a 23% payment cut that was to take effect this month to physicians who accept Medicare.

More than 6 million New York residents will have access to Web camera or telephone physician encounters, according to BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and American Well.

One-third of 272 hospitals and practices surveyed that use an electronic health record system reported at least 1 known case of medical identity theft at their organization, according to results from HIMSS.

Letters discuss board certification and electronic health records.

Review 10 of the latest devices in Medical Economics' annual list of new technology products for practice.

Find out how to keep an employee even if you're unable to pay more in compensation.

Is it possible to sell just one-third of your practice to an associate?

There is an emerging concept in medicine of a health coach who serves as an integral part of a medical practice.

As physicians, it is your responsibility to protect your patients and supervise staff members who work for you.

The author regards herself as a pretty nice, approachable, and reasonable person. So she says it never fails to surprise her when she has a difficult and heated exchange with another physician.

Medicare practices that have implemented an electronic health record system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to a survey from the Medical Group Management Association.

Practicing good medicine can be a delicate balancing act that includes clinical skills and knowledge, the application of the skills and knowledge, and often, patient adherence (depending on what's being treated).

The transition from paper to electronic health records may be a challenge, but it is worth the effort, says David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for Health Information Technology, who spoke during the annual conference of the Medical Group Management Association in October.

Learn the appropriate codes that you can use for reporting the monitoring of warfarin dosage for certain patients.

The physician committee that advises the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the valuation of physician work needs an outside group to ensure these rates fairly compensate all specialties, according to a letter to CMS from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Learn whether there is a standard formula to calculate how much it costs to see a patient in office.

Letters discuss remembering patients as human beings, recalling positive past experiences, and the misuse of midlevels.

What does it mean to be uninsured in America?

Learn how to figure out value of accounts receivable.

The money used to run a practice is called working capital. Having positive working capital means your practice is able to pay off its short-term liabilities, such as payroll, supplies and rent.

Most physicians count on their retirement plan for the bulk of their financial security. Yet few of us understand how our retirement plans really work.

Hospitals face increasing liability costs in the coming year, according to a new analysis.

Remote deposit captures are explained.

High-spending health plans don't always deliver the best care, according to an NCQA report.