The overwhelming tendency is for deeper and deeper specialization within certain medical specialties. I believe the need for super-generalists is being overlooked.
Knowing how to evaluate a practice manager is vital to your success. Here are 36 specific guidelines that can be used.
The focus of the 2012 presidential election now centers around the future of Medicaid and Medicare.
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, all claims filed under government plans are now on equal footing with ERISA-governed health plan claims.
The backbone of our healthcare system - the physician - is in trouble, as physicians struggle to cope with forces of market and government-induced reform.
Common misperceptions about the electronic transaction and code set standards of HIPAA
From reviewing state laws to understanding reimbursement, the American Academy of Physician Assistants offers six tips to hiring a physician assistant.
Oncology practice-management expert Risë Marie Cleland answers your most common questions.
Physicians today are faced with burnout like never before. Here are three ways healthcare organizations can tackle this problem.
While there are many similarities between the two models, the differences turn direct care from a curiosity or sideshow to a potentially huge player in the American healthcare marketplace.
It’s expensive, time-consuming, and practically a prerequisite for practicing medicine today. But does board certification make you a better physician? You might be surprised by the answer.
Gastroenterologist Robert E. Kramer on his uphill battle to stay fit for the long run.
Hand surgeon Robert Tucker on why his early-retirement plan worked for him - and how it could work for you.
As compensation becomes more closely tied to value-based care, it behooves physicians to develop new strategies to care for their sickest patients.
Surgeon Robert L. Horner planned to see the country as a railroad engineer until a watershed moment in a pool hall in Wyoming convinced him to change tracks.
This primary-care physician has successfully used social media to spread the good word about his cash-only practice.
Mainstream EHR vendors have gotten better at catering to physicians in specialties outside of primary care, but don't count out niche EHR vendors. We help you examine your purchasing options.
How can we be leaders, physicians may ask, when often we are overwhelmed by the daily challenge to survive? I contend that we have no choice.
The Affordable Care Act will broaden the government’s efforts to detect Medicare overpayments and fraud, and will require you to implement a formal compliance plan. Here’s how to get ready.
As a physician or administrator, you should be close to your staff, but also maintain professional standards.
If your practice is acquired or part of a merger, you need to decide the fate of your retirement plan. So consider the costs and flexibility of your options.
Frustrated with traditional, volume-based medicine? We may have just the ticket to enjoying work again.
She’s a touchy-feely doctor who likes to hug. But when her boss wondered only whether she’d billed for a consult when giving a patient a cancer diagnosis, OB/GYN Robin Carter decided she’d had as much as she could take.
The attention given to CMS' Medicare payment data by the media demonstrates a continued focus on greater transparency at medical practices.
There are many ways practices can partner with specialists and others to bring more services in house and increase revenue. Here's a few to consider.
A pair of small practices are fully entrenched in the meaningful use journey. Here’s how they’ve succeeded.
You’ve spent years studying and even more practicing medicine. Don’t let your patients forget your expertise, and authority, as their physician.
Here are five key points about Medicare Advantage plans to answer questions and clear up misinformation for physicians.