Healthcare Reform

After contemplating a career that is seeing diminished autonomy, I've selected the date I'll retire from private practice medicine.

President Obama and the Affordable Care Act survived Election Day, but there are real threats to patients and healthcare professionals looming on the horizon.

Care coordination is one of the most elusive yet important ways to improve outcomes. Here’s how one group gets it right.

Yesterday's risk models in healthcare are today's accountable care organizations, but the same issues still exist to find success for physicians and patients.

President Obama’s victory means key health reform initiatives will move forward. For many medical practices, that means big staffing changes are on the horizon.

Most physicians want to explore new payment and delivery models, but SGR-related uncertainty is holding many back, one survey finds.

The political food fight over EHRs raises question of whether physicians should be concerned about program’s future.

Pediatrician Helene Hubbard lays out her first term if elected U.S. president with a focus on the nation's younger residents.

Ophthalmologist Ari Weitzner outlines his platform if elected president, starting with cutting healthcare costs.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, healthcare experts discuss preparing for the future.

Touted as a cost-saving, quality improvement measure, bundled payments also have their critics. Here's what you need to know.

Psychiatrist Daniel B. Block lays out his first term as president of the United States of Utopia.

Ken Hertz of the MGMA Healthcare Consulting Group discusses the various options and opportunities for small medical practices to thrive in the future.

CMS has five new CPT codes regarding care coordination for family physicians and there are clear pros and cons.

By now you have likely encountered the term "Patient-Centered Medical Home" or PCMH. If you do not yet know what a "medical home" is, think of it this way - these are practices that use care teams to put the patient at the center of the healthcare delivery system.

Relations between hospitals and physicians have never been especially warm. But the hospitals need your referrals and your patients need the services that hospitals provide. So how do you work together?

The election is less than two weeks away, and no matter if the Affordable Care Act is preserved or repealed, healthcare continues to evolve.

Describing his life of accomplishment, world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises setting distant goals and resolving to achieve them.

As efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse intensify, medical practices are facing more scrutiny. Here are three areas to focus on.

At MGMA12 in San Antonio, Monday’s panelists discuss the changes to which physician practices and health systems must adapt.

Accountable care organizations are the latest magic solution offered by the federal government. Just don’t pull back the curtain!

As medical practices begin participating in value-based reimbursement initiatives, physician compensation plans must change. Here’s how.

A Washington, D.C.-based, nonprofit advocacy group has refocused its mission from opposing the Affordable Care Act to fixing it.

Enough is enough regarding the various pressures bearing down on primary-care physicians, says neurosurgeon Ben Carson of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson of Johns Hopkins says healthcare reform is "not really" addressing today's healthcare problems. Physicians need to get involved.

Before making any big changes at your medical practice, neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises you consult two important stakeholders: your patients and your staff.

Two presenters at this year’s MGMA conference predict how healthcare reform will influence independent practices and suggest how practices can prepare.

It's almost Election Day. Here's how the two men vying for the Oval Office compare when it comes to issues facing today's physicians.

As the upcoming presidential election nears, voices of contention are growing louder over healthcare IT initiatives, including the incentive program.

Are you making the switch to paperless prescriptions? Here's guidance on preserving patient safety.