Practice Management

Seventy percent of physicians now use electronic prescribing through their EHR, and in 2013, the number of prescriptions sent electronically topped 1 billion, according to the latest report from the ONC.

Patients who gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been able to access primary care physicians with relative ease, according to a recent survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association is urging CMS and ONC not to make the same mistakes with meaningful use as it did with meaningful use 2.

A reader urges Medical Economics to make more clinical information available in the magazine

A reader calls maintenance of certification an example of academic medicine exerting control over practicing physicians.

Halfway through the 2014 reporting year, providers and hospitals are still struggling to achieve meaningful use stage 2.

Kaiser Foundation examines factors affecting program outlays

Fighting with payers over prior authorizations costs millions of hours in lost productivity, but there are ways to improve your chances of winning the battle.

The coming wave of biosensors and wearable devices will be a great benefit to doctors--provided they can make use of the data in a meaningful way.

Fighting with payers over prior authorizations costs millions of hours in lost productivity, but there are ways to improve your chances of winning the battle

This emerging business and clinical need has stimulated the growth of a class of technology that connects patients’ current medical status to physicians and other caregivers in hospitals and primary care practices.

A medical director for a major insurance company discusses prior authorizations, and how physicians and payers can work together

There are many reasons-and many ways-to spread the word about your practice

Do's and don'ts on how to receive payment for pre-operative visits.

As physicians, hospitals and health systems increasingly share patient data between providers and across healthcare organizations, the issue of patient consent becomes critical.

Updated guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.

Where finances prevent a patient from receiving medical attention, physicians may be tempted to provide the required funds directly to the patient or by waiving the patient’s cost-sharing obligations.

A tax lawyer was challenged by the IRS on the way he was taking advantage of the IRA Rollover Rules. He lost, and now the rules have been modified for all of us.

It’s no secret that the U.S. cancer care delivery system is in crisis. But when primary care physicians are closely involved during a patient’s cancer treatment, quality of care can improve.

ONC, AMA offer clinical standards to treat more people with the infection

As millions of dollars in venture capital pour into the development of remote patient monitoring technologies, these devices, available now or in development, could have profound effects on the ways physicians communicate with, schedule, monitor and engage patients. In this photo gallery, Medical Economics introduces you to several remote patient monitoring devices with interesting applications.

Interstate licensure compact could lessen the burden on physicians seeking licensure in multiple states, promote the use of telemedicine and ease the physician shortage

Additional telehealth services would also be covered

As stakeholders across the country debate the religious, gender and political implications of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby, one physician advocacy group worries that the decision ignores the practice of evidence-based medicine.

As more medical schools offer dual medical doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees, a new study measures the impact of the burgeoning educational trend on physicians’ career opportunities.

Despite the focus on making healthcare more affordable, a new study suggests that the cost to treat patients could escalate starting in 2015.

Bill would prohibit dropping doctors during open enrollment periods

Physicians’ rocky relationships with their EHR systems seem to trump other professional issues that lead to job satisfaction, according to a survey of physicians conducted by the RAND Corporation sponsored by the AMA.

Physician complaints regarding the functionality of electronic health records are widespread, and a recent study suggests that those systems pose a potential threat to patient safety.

Two U.S. senators are asking CMS to investigate