Practice Management

Existing chemical panels already include numerical indices for chronic renal disease, a reader says.

A reader notes that maintenance of certification boards are being required for credentialing.

A doctor writes about why his patients come to him, even though he doesn't accept payments from insurers.

Survey finds widespread recognition of problem, but many are reluctant to discuss with patients

Successfully transitioning to an accountable care organization entails weighing the advantages and drawbacks of the model as well as careful long-term planning.

Achieving stage 2 attestation requires staff cooperation and help from your EHR vendor.

Time is the physician’s most important resource. Although healthcare is moving toward value-based payment models, most physician income still depends largely on effective time use based on the number and intensity of services provided. Here are four ways to optimize productivity.

Marketing activities may help to bolster revenue, but they must also be HIPAA compliant. Here are the legal issues to consider when marketing your practice.

A large number of physicians are facing retirement soon, yet few have a plan in place to transition out. Before selling your practice, take these steps to maximize its value.

While some short cuts in EHR systems are great time-savers, they might cost you in the long run if they are misused. Here's what you need to know.

New guidelines emphasize importance of lifestyle changes, risk factor modification

Reporting hernias in ICD-10 has many similarities to ICD-9.

Growing financial pressure on patients in the post-healthcare reform world means physicians need to be prepared to deal with payment issues to protect the financial health of their practices. The keys: Be up front and proactive.

The introduction of the Affordable Care Act coupled with a host of assorted marketplace dynamics is causing physicians to think anew regarding how to build a practice that is not only sustainable in the near term but will maximize its growth potential over time.

A new, voluntary government program will use electronic health records (EHR) data to compare different treatments for particular conditions, using the largest clinical database ever assembled. This program has the potential to advance medical research and improve care in physician practices.

New study ranks U.S. last in most performance metrics, but ACA may bring improvement

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to private clinics as an emergency measure to ease patient access problems, while struggling to fill vacancies at its own clinics.

When President Barack Obama promised that most healthcare insurance plans available on the federal exchanges would be the price of a cellphone bill, he wasn’t too far off base.

Mehmet Oz, MD, cardiologist and host of the "Dr. Oz Show" testified before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday concerning false claims from the advertisement of weight loss supplements, but ended up being the center of criticism.

Pertussis – also known as whooping cough – has been declared an epidemic in California, with more than 800 cases reported in the last two weeks.

A new wave of physicians were cut from UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage networks in Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Tennessee. Physician advocates and legislators are preparing for a fight.

Though practitioners are still having productivity complications with their EHR systems, they continue to invest in them so that they work more efficiently for staff and patients.

About half of the health plans offered on the insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are narrow network plans, according to a recent report released by the McKinsey Center for U.S. Health System Reform.

Paper outlines vision for “learning health system,” making data accessible and useful to providers and patients

Apology laws aren’t as important as you may think when it comes to situations in which physicians have to explain, or apologize for something unexpected. However, as healthcare becomes more transparent, sometimes statements of sympathy can be beneficial.

Physician frustration over the functionality of electronic health record (EHR) systems has been escalating. But as healthcare enters a new era of value-based reimbursement, in which part of physicians' incomes will be based on their quality scores, it’s worth considering how EHRs can help raise those scores. Here are five ways.

Thinking about the fine details and nuances of what will outlive us and be passed on to heirs can prove daunting even for the most pragmatic of physicians. Nevertheless, ignoring it is a mistake.

In order to understand diabetes coding in the ICD-10, it’s worth making a comparison of the structural differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10.

Hypertension is the most common disease seen among adults in a primary care practice, and is a leading preventable cause for other serious morbidity and mortality. Here are the new guidelines that physicians need to know.