Laura Mortkowitz

Drug companies are adding more responsibilities to their medical affairs groups.

Others are judging your behavior when you're at the beach and pool, especially if you breach etiquette.

Despite policy efforts to help critical access hospitals, many of them simply don't have the resources to ensure high-quality care.

Up to $500 million will be available through the Affordable Care Act to improve care and prevent injuries and complications.

Preparing for reimbursement models that place a greater share of financial risk on the practice is the biggest challenge that medical practice managers struggle with.

The FDA's drug advisory council recommends withdrawing breast cancer as an approved use for Avastin, but the final decision lies with the commissioner.

Once, physicians would have preferred to compete with a local hospital, now the two want to work together to maintain revenues.

Continental's rewards program has an expiration date. Here's what the transition will look like and other US airlines' programs.

A report from the Archives of Internal Medicine has determined that any risks of exposure to radiation from the new full-body airport scans are trivial.

J.D. Power and Associates published its annual Initial Quality Study, which shows that new vehicle launches declined in quality, while carryovers improved.

According to a recent study, more than half of drug companies are getting their pricing teams involved by Phase 2. And 15% are even involved during pre-clinical stage.

Visiting the famous monuments is just as important as letting yourself wander the streets.

Although the health industry is mostly split on whether or not to move toward Affordable Care Organizations, respondents agreed that the biggest obstacle to overcome would be physician alignment.

Beginning July 1, first-year residents will only be able to work a maximum of 16 consecutive hours for a shift. This is down considerably from some 30-hour shifts.

A new database that would map the interactions between physicians and others in the health care industry has received $5.5 million in venture backing.

The FDA unveiled the new graphic images that will be required on all cigarette packs, cartons and ads by September 2012.

A new network makes reporting adverse drug events easier for physicians who neglected calling into the FDA because the old process was so cumbersome.

The 10 most tax-friendly and 10 least tax-friendly states for retirees. In some you might not even pay state property taxes, while in others even your Social Security benefits will be taxed.

A MGMA survey shows that physician compensation in 2010 was mixed with emergency medicine up the most year-over-year and urology had the largest decrease.

A new survey by Accenture shows that more physicians are leaving private practice to the point that by 2013 only one-third of physicians will still be independent.

The Abernathy Group II is launching a new office devoted to managing the investments of high net worth doctors and their families.

According to a new survey, the majority of physician jobs are for hospital employment with less private practice opportunities.