Laura Mortkowitz

Americans are planning some big vacations for 2012. More than a quarter of respondents in a TripAdvisor survey plan to take five or more leisure trips.

While the majority of physicians believe that EHR systems are safer, the people whose information will be saved digitally differ. More patients would prefer paper records.

Barnes & Noble has unveiled its newest device and direct competitor with Amazon's table. The price tag for the Nook Tablet is higher because B&N believes its device has superior insides.

Despite the troubles that have followed the recession in 2008, global prosperity is on the rise since 2009, and for the third year, the U.S. has ranked at number 10.

Baby boomers think a lot about finances and health care as they enter or near retirement. But their houses are also incredibly important and they could be the catalyst to a myriad of interior design changes.

Medicare cost growth was lower than expected this year, which means that although there will be a reduction to the previously expected 29.5% cut on Jan. 1, the cut to reimbursement is still a high 27.4%.

Employers have indicated a preference for ACOs run by physicians, rather than ones run by hospitals. They also like to see that an ACO is providing quality care while managing costs.

Physician compensation models have been taking new shape with the various changes and upheavals going through the health care industry.

As the 29.5% Medicare cuts loom on Jan. 1, physician practices are uncertain how much they will devote to Medicare patients and are already planning further cuts.

It's becoming more important than ever that physicians have a good grasp on how to actually use EHRs. Unfortunately, a report revealed that most physicians are not adequately trained.

The number of first-time medical school applicants reached a new high in 2011.

Health care industry organizations have mostly come out in favor of the new changes to the Medicare Accountable Care Organizations, but not everyone is sold.

HHS released the final rules for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations along with two incentive programs.

Although physicians can still expect to see salary increases next year, the increases will be smaller than they were in 2011, according to a study released by Hay Group.

If you practice or live in one of these 500 ZIP codes, then you are incredibly lucky. One New Jersey town retook the top spot and California dominated the list.

Three health care jobs have made the list of the top 10 most overrated jobs because of the stress and the long hours.

Physicians are finding that they have to deal with a host of issues that affect their businesses. For the primary care physician who is still in private practice, dealing with these can be time consuming, which is where physician networks come in.

New physicians are being aggressively recruited, with more than 75% receiving at least 50 job offers during their training. However the changing landscape of the industry has almost a third wishing they could go back and choose a new field.

At the latest Apple reveal, the company didn't unveil the new iPhone 5 like many had hoped and instead showed the new iPhone 4S. Although it's identical outside to the iPhone 4, it's the inside that matters.

Hospitalists reported an increase in compensation from 2009 to 2010. And although pediatric hospitalists earn less, they saw a larger increase than those in adult medicine.

What the economy is like across the U.S. is as varied as one might expect from prosperous Los Angeles to struggling towns in North Carolina.

Three parties file petitions to the Supreme Court to make a decision about the constitutionality of President Obama's Affordable Care Act.

Amazon unveiled its new Kindle Fire, a tablet that costs less than half of what the Apple iPad does.

Many physicians feel they are giving patients too much medical care because they feel pressured to do so.

Medical practices cut operating expenses by more than 2% as the health care industry braces for the 29% cut to Medicare payments.

Section in the Affordable Care Act will block the growth of physician-owned hospitals in areas that are already underserved, according to study.

Although the initial meaningful-use threshold probably won't have a significant impact, the later thresholds for the program will lower mortality.

The HHS will be awarding a total of $10 million to entities seeking to provide a more comprehensive range of primary health care services and/or expand their services.

HHS announced a new initiative to prevent a million heart attacks over the next five years.

When you own a business sometimes where you are is almost important as what you do. Real estate agents like to spout "location, location, location," to explain steep prices, but there are a few places where the prestigious street address might actually be worth the exorbitant jump in price.