Legal Compliance

Before ACOs are in full swing, HHS may need to make some tweaks to its current rules on physicians, relationships, and payments.

Not sure where to get started on your medical practice's operations manual? Here's a table of contents to get you started.

Now is the time to be sure our EHR is compliant with auditing and documentation guidelines if an audit comes your way.

I know I can't help every patient, but I try. But sometimes, some patients push me to the brink of frustration when they won't let me help.

Physicians continue to drop Medicare patients and it will continue unless something is done to reinvigorate enthusiasm on the part of providers.

Are you and your office staff up to date with the HIPAA privacy laws? After what I recently saw, you might want to have a refresher.

Simple strategies to help your patients manage their medications.

We need patients to understand that while physicians don't always agree with the rules, we can't just skirt around them.

Before you decide to terminate a difficult patient - give him the benefit of the doubt and try these techniques to mend the breac

Got a patient who's abusing your staff, ignoring your advice, failing to pay his bill? When you realize it just isn't going to work, it's usually best to let the patient go. Here's how to do it correctly.

One woman's declaration of love for her physician shouldn't mean dismissal. Or should it?

Not every patient who abuses prescriptions is just out for a good time or a quick buck. Here's how to recognize prescription-abusers, and what do to do about them.

Whether you've decided to retire, relocate, or retreat from practice, you can reduce the pain for your patients and staff by following these five guidelines.

What you do online matters - and medical boards are paying attention.

Conducting video visits over an Internet connection is going mainstream.

The government is getting more aggressive-a lot more aggressive-in going after possible fraud. Here's how to keep your practice out of legal hot water.

When it comes to patients taking your advice, sometimes it is easy, sometimes it is frustrating, and sometimes, it just won't happen.

With the mushrooming litigation climate, and the advent of the Internet, patients are now bombarded with copious information about their care, and in particular their medications.

Thanks to new federal initiatives and the increased use of smart phones and tablets, more physicians are communicating with each other while on the go.

What every medical practice's prescription drug monitoring program should include.

Before prescribing patients controlled substances, most of you require them to sign some sort of informed consent form. Do your forms contain enough information?

In the medical world, the way you introduce yourself and others can make or break your relationships - with patients, their families, and your colleagues.

Innovation is great. Litigation isn't. Here's how to use the latest tech tools at your practice properly and within the letter of the law.

Are you competing with Dr. Google? Here's some advice on how to deal.

Here's how to work with your physicians to deliver the best possible outcome for your practice, yourself, and your boss.

Feel like you can't do the fee-for-service practice model anymore? Here are several examples of new models in primary care that may the answer for you.

Health literacy is the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services. How many of your patients truly have a handle on their own healthcare needs?

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

Every clinician has, no doubt, run into difficult patients. Here are 10 simple tips that may help you manage these challenging appointments.

A conversation about best practices physicians can take when treating patients with chronic pain prescriptions.