Patients

It disheartens me when I see healthcare dollars going down the toilet, but like most physicians, I don't know how to prevent it.

You can't order a coffee today and pay tomorrow, so don't let patients leave your medical practice without some kind of payment arrangement.

How does your practice handle it when a parent refuses to vaccinate his child in accordance with recommended medical guidelines?

So you think using a certified EHR makes your organization HIPAA secure? Think again. Careless users and mobile devices represent your greatest risk.

While we spend most of our days seeing patients, reaching out to teach others of all ages can very fulfilling for physicians.

Recent high-profile lawsuits involving bloodborne pathogen exposures highlight the risk of complacency and the need for industry responsibility.

Patient expectations have changed little in the past 15 months, but patient intensity has.

The events of the Boston Marathon make me reflect on my own disaster response experience and my gratitude for all the 'helpers.'

The goal of medicine is to heal people, not to mass-produce them.

The year 2014 was supposed to be the year the "uninsured" became a thing of the past under healthcare reform. That may not be the case now, however.

Stop cash flow from being a regular issue at your medical practice with these four tips to minimize the time between seeing a patient and getting paid.

Medicare's Annual Wellness Visits are a critical element for primary-care physicians to document ICD-9 codes on their Medicare Advantage patients.

Many physicians are troubled by changes they view as turning their profession into a commodity. But now is the time for action, not worry.

Health insurance exchanges, created under the Affordable Care Act, take effect in 2014. Here's what they are and what physicians need to know.

Each physician must decide whether to comply with the spirit, or merely the letter, of the rules of EHR use. That is a grassroots decision.

The answer to training more physicians and other providers like PAs has to go beyond didactic training, and include ample opportunities for clinical training.

In addition to the clinical duties of physicians are moral obligations. But does a physician always have a moral obligation to act in the best interest of patients?

Your practice may be making these common customer service mistakes that create big dents in patient satisfaction.

Find out why patients are canceling their appointments, and then use that information give them more information and get them back into your medical practice.

Together is the only way we are going to be able meet the challenges facing physicians and other providers in serving the healthcare needs of the patients.

Repeated use of emergency rooms for nonemergency care is having negative effects on our nation. But some innovative strategies to avoid this are emerging.

Doctors have heard it all. Here's what some of our physician readers said they can't stand hearing from patients.

President Bill Clinton discussed the current state and future of healthcare in the U.S., including the role of health IT, at his keynote speech at HIMSS13.

This article identifies the types of observation codes, how each is used, and relevant CPT guidelines for physicians and medical practices.

EHR optimization is more than just getting the most out of the technology, says Trenor Williams. It is about the overall improvement of patient care.

Mobile health continues to evolve, changing healthcare each day. But it remains to be seen if the industry can adapt to this ongoing innovation.

Is telemedicine a good thing for office-based physicians? Or, will all the teledoc services take away business?

Share what you do in this type of situation and why. Your response might help another physician deal with this issue.

It is both a science and an art to determine the most effective price for a practice’s concierge program. Here are some observations and guidelines.

There is no evidence PAs and NPs are a large factor in the illegal diversion of narcotics, so a recent recommendation to the FDA on pain control upsets me.