David Raths

Storing and accessing patient records can be a big hassle, especially when practices are experiencing a business transition. Learn how to maintain compliance and avoid potential lawsuits.

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. Take action to protect your practice and your patients’ data against cyberattacks and data breaches.

Community health information sharing platforms are cropping up to give healthcare providers a more holistic view of their patients’ needs and challenges as well as capture interactions with other social service agencies. That, in turn, is helping to improve patients’ care and their quality of life.

As Medicare increasingly emphasizes value-based care, AAFP leadership is guiding primary-care physicians with its new model.

There are a lot of elements of MIPS that should concern physicians, but Advancing Care Information isn't one of them.

How did the first year of the program go for practices and what does the final rule mean for them in 2018?

Clinical Data Registries have taken on renewed meaning because of MIPS reporting requirements. What do physicians have to know about them?

Doctors are taking it upon themselves to create new payment models to better align with how they administer care.

Virtual groups are supposed to help small practice physicians participate in MACRA, but questions remain on how that will happen.

HIEs see themselves as an engine to help practices report on MACRA measures, but there are a few drawbacks.

Despite a Republican Congress and White House, experts are skeptical about federal medical tort reform bills becoming law.

Fitbits and other wearables have become more and more popular, but does using this data fall under HIPAA or not?

With new technology in medicine, the privacy lines are often blurred. Here are some things to keep in mind regarding HIPAA compliance.

The words "repeal and replace" were thrown around during the campaign, but the reality is much more unclear for government officials.

Seven areas of MACRA where practices will likely struggle in the coming years, with advice from experts on how to deal with each one.

The American Board of Internal Medicine is attempting to salvage the name of MOC. Will physicians buy in?

We know what technologies practices are using today, but what will they be utilizing in 10 years? Here are six possibilities.

In announcing its Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model, CMS showed it has somewhat learned from its first go round.

The Merit-Based Incentive Program could mean more practice buyouts and increased complexity between Medicare Parts A and B.

The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System is coming and that means physicians will be reimbursed on a different set of rules. Here's what we know so far.

Part two of a two-part series where Physicians Practice looks back at the top health IT issues of the year. More practices looked to the cloud in 2015.

In a two-part series, Physicians Practice looks back at the top health IT issues of the year. Part one focuses on meaningful use and ICD-10.