Morgan Lewis Jr.

By now you've noticed those funny little boxes in the corner of magazine ads and posters. Although originally developed for the auto industry, these quick response codes can also find a home in the physician practice.

Heatlhcare jobs are expected to be the fastest-growing category through most of the new decade.

Ten business days is the most time California private health plan members will have to wait for a non-urgent appointment with a primary care physician.

Physicians' moods affect number of prescriptions, referrals and lab tests ordered, as well as amount of time spent talking with patients, a new study shows.

National and state organizations representing physicians were among 118 organizations that sent a lettter to House and Senate leaders supporting equality of Medicaid and Medicare rates for primary care services.

Connecticut AG sues Health Net of Connecticut in January for failing to secure private medical records and financial information of 446,000 enrollees.

Nearly 44 percent of office-based physicians reported using all or partial electronic health record systems in practice.

U.S. hospitals are only halfway to qualifying for government incentive payments aimed at controlling healthcare costs while improving the quality and effective delivery of patient care, according to a survey released by technology consulting firm CSC.

A software lab in Austin, Texas, is submitting to become a EHR certification group.

Congressional Budget Office notes few Americans would enroll in public health insurance option if it were available.

Survey shows British PCPs feel they spend more time looking at computer screens in the exam room than they do with their patients.

Practices with 20 or fewer physicians may end up being exempted from the new "Red Flag" rule which requires physicians' practices and other businesses to spot and report identity theft.

A non-profit and a research network at Syracuse University have forged a partnership to develop a database for consumer medical care reimbursement.

Although much attention is being paid to software solutions, gadget and tool providers continue to release new equipment options.

The California office of administrative law rejected a proposal that would have expanded the scope of practice of psychologists and potentially all other health care practitioners.

Senate shelved bill that would have cut out the method which CMS uses to calculate physician fees

Long-term care insurance can enable residents to protect personal assets if enrolled in Medicaid

Vermont physicians will get thre years' free access to an e-prescribing program thanks to a federal grant

Hand-washing more likely when others are watching

First-year enrollment in U.S. medical schools up 2 percent

AAFP forges partnership to help members and physicians select EHR vendor

Practices making the plunge into electronic health records prior to the final definition of "meaningful use" should require the EHR contract guarantee the system will meet those requirements.

Economic and health reform uncertainty have more primary care practices considering selling to hospitals, according to discussion at the 2009 Medical Group Management Association annual conference in Denver last month.

Medicare Part B causes medical groups the least amount of hassle, according to a survey of 1,700 practices released at the Medical Group Management Association?s annual conference in Denver last month.

Holston Medical Group employs team-based strategy to treat patients with cardiometabolic disorders.

HSAs are a tax-free, interest-bearing investment tool in which funds deposited can be spent only on qualified health services.

Pfizer allegedly promoted four drugs for off-label indications and caused false claims to be submitted to government health care programs for uses that were not medically accepted indications and therefore not covered by those programs.

A look at state legislation affecting primary care doctors.

The Department of Health and Human Services will join state multi-payer patient-centered medical home demonstration programs next year as a payer.

Meditation and experience sharing may improve mood and lower feelings of burnout, according to a study in JAMA.