The medical care disparity is widening between urban and rural America. What can we do about it?
As scientists endeavor to build biological vaccines for COVID-19, there is increasing recognition that societies must look beyond biological methods alone. This means “digital therapeutics,” are needed to change human behavior and build societal resilience.
Secure communications platforms can help reduce the hassle of trying to communicate with physicians, other care providers, staff, and patients.
The 2023 vaccination schedule, as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Take care of yourself if you want to be able to take care of patients.
Care guidance supports physician practices and at-risk organizations to achieve health equity objectives and succeed in value-based care.
Cash balance pension plans are particularly well-suited to medical practices.
While there was widespread enthusiasm and expectations of relief from surprise balance billing, the No Surprises Act that went into effect Jan. 1, 2022 has made very little progress since its implementation.
Here’s what we’ve learned about telehealth best practices from those that have been the most successful.
Study provides key insights into the strategies and attributes of the best performing independent practices of 2020.
Doctors and staff should know how to respond if internet goes down for prolonged periods
Technology has potential to improve provider efficiency and patient outcomes
There’s no single solution, but physicians, nurses, and managers all have roles in recruiting and retaining employees.
Four simple steps can increase collection of patient balances while also preserving the practice-patient relationship.
A case study for a patient who required additional SGLT-2 inhibitors to help reduce progression of renal disease is presented, and Drs Robert Busch, Dhiren Patel, and Muthiah Vadugananthan share their final thoughts on renal protective agents.
A perspective on the CMS Innovation Center roundtable on health equity.
It’s important to understand current challenges that physician practices are facing with patient collections.
Workplace predictions for this year and beyond
Understanding a patient's life circumstances is key to improving their health. Here's a guide for how to start.
We’ve made little progress on health equity because we haven’t been able to frame the issue around business cases.
While telehealth represents tremendous opportunity for providers, it also poses substantial risk.
Interoperability solutions can also help health care industry achieve Quadruple Aim
The health care industry hasn’t fully adapted to treating patients as consumers the way other industries have.
Follow these general guidelines to minimize the effects on your patients
Understanding the different types of hypertension and leveraging remote patient monitoring can mean the right care intervention.
Don’t dread a call from OCR investigators. They are here to help physicians and other providers avoid astronomical monetary penalties.
Use data to track how patients want to interact and how insurers will cover costs as 'hybrid' becomes the new normal.