Todd Shryock

ONC officials share their views on what the future of medicine should look like. 

Who will solve interoperability, and when? 

This year could prove to be a challenging year for physicians who aren’t attuned to the latest industry trends in reimbursement. 

A look at the competition for the future of primary care 

Here are the reimbursement trends physicians can expect in 2019.

Four physicians allege ABIM is illegally tying its initial certification to MOC.

How practices can benefit from data-driven patient care.

Quality Payment Program and Physician Fee Schedule both see changes

Getting patient data into their EHR is rated as a major problem. So how are doctors getting the patient data they need when they need it? 

Pilot program offers 25 quarterly questions in lieu of 10-year test.

What to consider before investing-and what it takes to win.

Reduce the burden sooner rather than later.

Small practices score some wins, but work remains to be done under Medicare’s Quality Payment Program and Physician Fee Schedule.

While physicians may prefer to focus their attention on patient care, it’s imperative to carefully analyze expenses and calculate how every business decision can affect overall profitability.

Physicians and patients must unite to accomplish real changes with payers and policymakers.

Physicians in practice for many years often find a comfort level with how they run their practice on a day-to-day basis.

Fend off hackers with a thorough cyberdefense plan

Partnership of six associations aims to give private practices a voice in changing healthcare environment.

Is your specialty in-demand or in decline?

Partnership seeks to better understand the factors affecting how physicians practice medicine

With quality metrics becoming more common and the quantity of forms and data reporting increasing, experts say physicians need to take steps to keep their paperwork to manageable levels.

Physicians constrained when payers put cost above care

Patient no-shows are a perennial problem for any medical practice or healthcare facility.

Prior authorizations have always been a source of frustration for physicians, but a new industry effort that includes medical groups and insurers has been established to try to streamline the process.

Prior authorizations have always been a source of frustration for physicians, but a new industry effort that includes medical groups and insurers has been established to try to streamline the process.

Industry insiders share their views of how healthcare is moving steadily toward a connected future.

Time spent on EHR data entry instead of interacting with patients is a common complaint from doctors.

CMS announces a commitment to give patients control of their records.

Four solutions to an age-old problem

Pamela Wible, MD, has dedicated herself to raising awareness about this issue and changing the conditions that lead so many physicians to take their own lives. Here's what Wible says physicians can do about the suicide issue to help themselves and others.