The author is a former senior editor of <i>Medical Economics</i>.

Ken Terry

Articles

Despite state laws and class-action settlements, many insurers still force doctors to take plans they don't want.

Health plans: All or nothing could be here to stay

Payers' efforts to measure and report on physician performance draw fire from the AMA and AAFP.

Thumbs down to report cards

Going online with pharmacies can save you time and improve patient care, but liability issues may increase.

E-prescribing: The rewards and risks

Information exchange between U.S. hospitals and community physicians is still fairly primitive. So it's surprising that a continuing care retirement community has taken the lead in establishing interoperability with a non-related-hospital.

A vision of the future in Baltimore

Despite the rising competition from companies offering certified EHRs for half of what the name-brand vendors charge, some of the latter say they have no plans to lower their prices.

Big vendors don't plan to cut prices

Doctors have nothing but praise for a government program that helps them adopt electronic health records.