Practice Management

In the era of accountable care, influencing healthy behavior is a must for physicians. January represents an opportune time to motivate patients to lose weight, seek treatment and live a healthier lifestyle.

January represents an opportune time to motivate patients to change behaviors and adopt healthier lifestyles. Here are five wellness apps physicians can recommend.

‘Walk with a Doc’ program shows you how to model healthy behaviors and strengthen the patient-physician bond

One study suggests that when it comes to managing hypertension, nearly 69% of patients visited a primary care physician compared to 24% who visited a specialist.

A new study from Oregon is casting doubt on the assumption that expanding health insurance will decrease the use of Emergency Departments (ED) for non-emergency care and will eventually lead to a reduction in overall healthcare costs.

Physicians looking for employment have an opportunity to take advantage of doctor shortages-more hospitals have vacancies

Millions of people might be signing up for healthcare insurance under Obamacare, but verifying their eligibility may pose major administrative challenges for physicians in January. Management experts offer advice.

With so many changes in healthcare this year, it is no surprise that our top 10 Facebook stories range from medical schools to marijuana.

Doctors don't have to be the only provider of care to patients in order to feel professional satisfaction, a reader writes.

A reader writes that today's physicans are subject to so many government requirements that they can no longer practice in the way that best suits patients.

A reader questions the methodology used to compile the Medical Economics Top 100 EHR list.

The dynamics of primary care will enter a new era as major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) take effect on January 1, 2014. While the changes are expansive and the impacts are in many ways still unknown, experts who spoke with Medical Economics offered predictions falling into five main categories.

Do you have too many patients? Primary care physicians with crowded waiting rooms already feel overburdened. Many physicians are thinking of closing their practices to new patients. Experts say that no matter how busy you are, closing your panel may be a mistake.

The impact of the health exchanges and Medicaid expansion will depend on geography, but every practice will be affected to some extent.

No matter if you are a good manager of your staff or not, at some point you will (or should) have to review their performance and consider raises

The Food and Drug Administration’s black box warning is the strongest advisory that prescription drugs can contain without being pulled from the market in the U.S. If improperly prescribed, drugs with a black box warning can lead to serious adverse events. How can prescribers reduce the legal risks of prescribing drugs with black box warnings?

Why the major challenges of 2014 are also opportunities for primary care

If you're concerned that your vendor won't be ready for the ICD-10 updates by Oct. 1, 2014, here are some questions you need to ask

In the world according to Frank, profitability is the most important responsibility of a medical practice. Here’s why.

Experience-based medicine is a personal and dynamic learning process based on the everyday experiences in the life of every clinician.

A Georgia specialist finds it hard to jot life details about patients on stagnant EHR fields

The healthcare market is behind in its preparation for ICD-10, according to a new WEDI survey, and it could result in major payment slowdowns next October. Here’s why.

The numbers of new Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) climbed to 123, according to new numbers from Health and Human Services.

Winter and the holidays are fast approaching. These are typically times in which patients have trouble. Here a few tips to help keep your patients out of the emergency department.

As more adults are being charged with taking responsibility for their healthcare costs and outcomes, a recent survey suggests that many don’t have a clear understanding of what many health insurance terms mean.

GlaxoSmithKline changes its sales and marketing practices to put more focus on patients, CEO says.

Many physicians are already accustomed to using social media to build valuable career connections, which may lead to future job opportunities. But now, one social media site is taking steps to bring the jobs directly to physicians.

The number of patients – and even physicians – who are “symptom searching” online continues to increase.

For physicians, blogs can be valuable tools to promote their practice or to help boost their careers.

Features such as short wait times and convenient location are not what keep patients coming back, according to a new study