Practice Management

Quality of Care, Drug Abuse, Tort Reform, Medicaid, Insurance Hassles

When medical review boards abdicate their responsibility, A bad outcome but no malpractice, Note from the editors

Think twice about using alternative medicines, this physician tells her patients.

You can't improve efficiency and boost income unless your staff uses the system properly. Here's how to help them do that.

The doctor's office is the logical--and sometimes the only--place where people can seek help with their most intimate problems.

Managed Care, Errors, Medicare, Medical Education, Access to Care

Vigilance is the key. Here are steps you can take right now.

You can't improve efficiency and boost income unless your staff uses the system properly. Here's how to help them do that.

Compensation, The Malpractice Crisis, Antitrust, Physician Workload, Electronic Transactions, Medical Careers, Our Web Poll

Should you reveal or withhold vital information about patients? Often, your conscience is the only guide.

Physicians are just as divided as the rest of the nation on this controversial issue.

Some doctors lie to insurers to help their patients. Others cut corners to protect themselves.

The graying of America means the graying of medicine. Is your practice geared up to meet seniors' needs? Your practice health will depend on it.

Coding, eMedicine, Medical Malpractice, Abortion

Surprise! Some insurers will actually pay more than you charge. This doctor did the math and boosted his bottom line.

Medical Licensure, Patient Safety, Reimbursement, Claims Denials, HMO Premiums

A speech by President Bush has given new impetus to the move for malpractice reform. But will Congress buy the administration's pitch?

Is it wrong to accept freebies from detail reps?

Forget the scare tactics. Here's how to get ready on your own, without spending a fortune.

Good dictation habits improve patient care, lower malpractice risk, and boost income.

"More testing, less thinking" is no way to treat patients, says this physician.

Attorneys duped a court in a secret deal to tap a deep pocket in a malpractice trial. Arizona judges weren't amused.

Quality Care, Reimbursement, Physician Profiling, Fraud and Abuse, Our Web Poll

This doctor was initially reluctant to get involved. She's glad she changed her mind.

Today's residents are deserting primary care for more lucrative specialties and more desirable lifestyles.

Good Samaritan Laws, Managed Care, Medical Practice

Despite some tough challenges, the pharmaceutical industry still presents good investment opportunities.

Employees who break the rules, won't learn, or spread dissension don't belong in your practice. Here's how to cut them loose.

A handful of states have bucked the litigation trend. Tort reform is one reason. Demographics may be another.

Etiology matters: A great teacher and a simple test, A tip on saving scanned data, Coding: A time frame for suture removal