Erica Sprey

Is your practice ready for the new Medicare payment systems coming in January 2017? Now is the time to develop a plan.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

Final Rule concessions under MACRA may just delay implementation of new payment model, and together CMS and Vermont create single, state-wide ACO.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

Once considered elitist, direct primary care practices are gaining ground with physicians and patients alike.

If you are attending this year’s Medical Group Management Association conference in San Francisco, here are nine things to put on your agenda.

We asked our practice management experts to reveal their trade secrets for dealing with patients. Here's what they said.

Copy and paste can speed up patient charting in the EHR, but physicians and staff must be wary of propagating errors. Here are key factors to consider.

There are many factors that determine where a physician should set up shop. So, we combed through the data to help you figure out where that will be.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

The presidential candidates have diametrically opposed positions on healthcare and Congress may be the culprit for out-of-control drug costs.

In response to dramatically higher copays and deductibles, patients and their physicians are using technology to find the best prices for healthcare.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

When it comes to running a practice economically, physicians are getting creative, and new research indicates that Meaningful Use falls short.

Rising patient deductibles and cost sharing not only hurts patients, but also can put pressures on medical practices to manage their revenue cycle.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

The relationship between physicians and their patients is at the core of medical practice. However, outside forces are changing the physician-patient dynamic.

The number of physicians prescribing controlled substances grew 359 percent in 2015, according to new data.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

Docs say they feel pressure from hospitals to make patients happy by prescribing narcotics. Also, text messaging patients may be the next frontier.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

Don't work harder, work smarter. Technology can ease your most pressing revenue cycle and work flow concerns.

In our recurring blog "Inbox" we share comments from physicians and practice administrators telling us what keeps them awake at night.

If your practice is struggling to collect all that it is due from patients, here's how you can stack the deck in your favor.

Captive insurance companies can bring significant benefits to physicians, yet the risk of an IRS audit can increase.

Captive insurance companies allow physicians to pool their malpractice premiums, so that any risk is distributed across the group.

Despite HIPAA protections, young adults still on parents' health policies have little privacy. In some states, that is beginning to change.