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An aging global population means that healthcare needs to shift the way it looks at ― and the location of ― patient care. And technology can help.

Defining quality in healthcare is an ongoing process, but understanding and managing processes to deliver predictable outcomes can be a key element, says one expert.

How will Washington's budget-cutting zeal affect your practice next year?

Marc Halley, president and chief executive officer of The Halley Consulting Group, provides a guide to successful physician/hospital integration.

John Torres with Texas-based FTGU Medical Consulting discusses revenue strategies and cost containment.

If you are looking for the latest and greatest practice management news from this year’s MGMA11 Conference, we’ve got you covered.

As the government searches for ways to cut healthcare spending, many physicians will need to work harder to ensure their paychecks aren’t trimmed as well.

The transition from full time to part time can be a difficult one. Here's how to make it work for you and your practice.

Why physician Katharina Scharruhn thinks about the public's view of doctors and the image she wishes they would see as diametrically opposed.

The proposal would help physicians dodge a 29.5 percent pay to Medicare services, but it would slam them with other - perhaps more serious - problems.

Despite efforts to educate all clients that any payment for referrals is illegal, kickbacks continue to be paid.

With the right technology, your practice can do a better job of collecting upfront copayments, catching likely claims denials, and tracking patterns.

It may be too early to tell the degree to which participating physicians will reap benefits from the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.

Yet another study reveals a shortage in primary care physicians. Specialties in short supply include urology, dermatology, psychiatry, and neurosurgery.

Recently, as part of our virtual trade show, Physicians Practice Live!, I gathered some of healthcare's more perceptive thinkers for an in-depth talk about the future of private-practice medicine.

More physicians are opting for employment over the partnership track, hoping to avoid the headaches and hassles of owning a business. But is that that the right choice for you?

Poor layout and cramped quarters can decrease efficiency and patient well-being - here are some simple, low-cost solutions.

To simply dismiss outsourcing hurts you, your practice, and possibly your patients.

Without the repeal, physicians will experience a 30 percent pay cut for Medicare reimbursements with the beginning of the new year.

Two proposals that could dramatically influence the rate at which physicians are paid for their services were released this week.

Like all other arrangements into which physicians enter, you must take a moment to consider whether there are any regulatory implications.

Here are some important points about billing for services delivered by physician assistants in your practice.

Here's my prediction: your practice will be audited in the next 24 months and asked to return overpayments.

What they are, how they work, and whether it’s a smart choice for physicians to participate.

All three of my ideas are not radical to all, but I think everyone will find at least one of these ideas is a way to take you to that opposite extreme.

Claims denials can hurt practice revenue, so stay on top of your billing process to collect every penny you've earned.

With so much else changing in healthcare, it's understandable that you'd want to avoid thinking about transitioning to the coming ICD-10 code set. But the longer you wait to start, the tougher it will be to make the switch, and the more likely you are to lose money. Here's what you need to know to avoid claims denials and ensure a smooth conversion.

RVUs determine the amount Medicare, Medicaid, and private payers compensate physicians for various services. But it’s long been questioned whether RVUs are fair.

Where do you stand on exchanging medical services for something other than a direct payment?

Bartering is a concept that is generally not practiced in today's times. In years past when patients had no money to pay their physician, it was common for them to bring an object other than money for payment: a chicken, a barrel of vegetables, etc.