Erich Burnett

Beginning this issue and continuing through November, Medical Economics will deliver "Cardiometabolic Disorders & Weight: Action for Outcomes," a series of in-depth coverage designed to help you manage your patients' disorders more effectively.

Patients are more satisfied with their doctors' use of technology when doctors took the time to explain what they were doing with it.

Taking time to talk with a patient may cost you a few minutes of conversation, but could reward you with a lifelong relationship.

Downcoding, pharma freebies, vaccine costs

The early days of the Obama administration give the estimated 83 percent of doctors without an electronic health record system valid reason to sit tight for a while longer.

Downcoding, whether by audit or during routine claims processing, could be on the rise - particularly for practices with electronic health records, which are able to code for higher levels of service with relative ease.