James F. Sweeney

To try to get more physicians into practice faster, some medical school are experimenting with 3-year programs.

Physicians and nurse practitioners in Virginia have agreed on how they will work together to provide team-based care.

Doctors in Massachusetts are being asked to apologize for medical errors as part of a plan to improve the state's malpractice system.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld the state's $500,000 limit on total medical liability damages.

You and your colleagues are reluctant to seek help, even when you need it. That's the conclusion of a study of more than 100 surgeons, anesthesiologists, and emergency department physicians practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.

The prices healthcare providers charge for the most common screenings vary widely, according to new research.

Spending on prescription drugs in the United States was $320 billion in 2011, an increase of just 0.5% compare with 2010 after adjusting for inflation and population growth.

Physicians with greater racial biases are less likely to provide patient-centered care and don't communicate as well, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

The kinds of health problems you're likely to encounter among your patients depends to a degree on where you practice, according to a recent study.

A Commonwealth Fund study wide disparities in how states have been implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), with Arizona having done the least.

Doctors in Minnesota want a share of the refunds insurers will be paying to the state.

Physicians are leading more than half of the first Medicare Shared Savings accountable care organizations (ACOs), which pleases the American Medical Association (AMA).

The United States spends more on cancer care than European countries, but its patients typically live nearly 2 years longer, according to a study in the April issue of Health Affairs.

Patient satisfaction surveys consistently show that wait time is among patients' top complaints with their physicians. A recent analysis showed where states stand.

Young physicians think the outlook for their profession is bleak, according to a recent survey by the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for doctors.

Six categories of waste account for about 20% of the nation's healthcare spending according to Donald Berwick, MD, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Planned Parenthood is suing to stop Texas from enforcing a new rule that excludes it from a Medicaid program.

You already know patients have conflicting feelings about being told how to live healthier lives. Those same feelings apply to laws aimed at helping people make healthier choices.

The number of physicians working part time has grown rapidly in recent years, according to a joint survey by the physician employment search firm Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA).

Medicare's idea that paying hospitals based on how they perform does not lead to fewer deaths, according to a new study, refuting a commonly held belief in the reimbursement industry.

The Magnolia State may take an unusual step to increase it's primary care workforce.

Persuading your patients with type 2 diabetes to lose weight and exercise more can help them stay mobile longer, according to a new study.

You and other physicians likely will face a bureaucratic "perfect storm" next year: deadlines for ICD-10 transition, e-prescribing, electronic health records, and the Physician Quality Reporting System-along with a reduction in Medicare reimbursement.

Technology has improved medical care immensely in the past two centuries, yet the profession struggles with how to use it most effectively.

As healthcare enters a critical stage, Medical Economics will continue to provide information on practice management, patient care and personal and professional finances.