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Roy Musgrove, MBA, Hub International

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Increasing the Value of Your Medical Group When Looking to Buy or Sell

In today’s volatile healthcare market, smaller physician groups are looking to be acquired, while larger ones may want to expand their reach by making an acquisition. Best practices for both include increasing risk management practices and enlisting a competent insurance broker to help maximize the medical practice’s valuation.


April Dembosky, KQED, via Kaiser Health News

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Rural Doctor Launches Startup to Ease Pain of Dying Patients

A palliative care doctor in rural California launched a startup firm to help him care for patients in remote locations. The key challenge is financing his big idea.


H. William Wolfson, DC, FICC, MS

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Your Financial Health May Need a Second Opinion

The necessity of knowing what financial products to purchase and when to sell is usually an enigma, and most individuals have no rhyme or reason for what they choose to do with their investments.


Lee R. Phillips, Counselor United States Supreme Court

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No LLC Operating Agreement - No Asset Protection

Your LLC operating agreement is the rule book that you have to comply with as your LLC wanders down the business road ahead. You'll want to make sure the agreement is written properly to protect you.


Gale Scott

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AMA Wins Pain-Management Rule Change

At the urging of the American Medical Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it is eliminating a rule that some physicians feel has contributed to the US opioid addiction epidemic. Starting in 2017, patients at outpatient facilities will no longer be asked whether they got sufficient pain management. CMS announced other changes as well.


David B. Mandell JD, MBA, Jason M. O’Dell, CWM

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Recession-Proof Investment Alternatives

In this uncertain market, a balance of equities, bonds, real estate, commodities, and other alternative investments would prove much less risky than holding the majority of your investments in stocks and real estate -- which is what most physicians do.


Devon, Oyster.com

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7 Must-See Sights in Hong Kong

When foreigners picture Hong Kong, it's often the neon lights, staggering skyscrapers, and hoards of people. This all may be true, but this city is home to just as much old as new.


Jason Wainscott

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Convert to a Roth IRA Before 2013 Tax Changes?

If you have considered converting a traditional IRA to Roth IRA, now may be the perfect time considering the tax increases you're likely to face in 2013.


Richard M. Braverman, CFP, RFC

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Picturing Yourself in Retirement

Visualizing retirement can help physicians plan effectively now.


Brian Bolan

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Distressed Investing

There is an old saying that "when there is blood in the streets, buy." For the investors who do this on a regular basis, it can be a profitable trade.


Steven Chan

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A Psychiatrist in Your Pocket: Could Mental Health Apps Be the Next Big Thing?

Much of mobile health technology's big splashes have involved creating gadgets that track fitness more effectively or make miniaturized versions of heavy hospital and ICU equipment: electrocardiograms, telemedicine video cameras, thermometers, and pulse oximeters.


Brittany Lovely

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Study Finds Healthcare Organizations Not Utilizing Social Media

A study in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery evaluating the use of social media among residency programs shows lack of adoption.


Terry Allman, CPC, CRPC

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Invested in the Presidential Election

Despite the fact that the market has bounced back from lows, people don't feel like the market is any better off. So what, if any, effect will this have on how people vote in this year's presidential election?


Douglas R. York

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Most Critical Financial Step in Physician Divorce: Evaluating the Practice

It's essential that he/she choose an attorney with substantial experience in the process who knows how to challenge the other party’s financial expert.


Michael D. Gibney, CFP®, AIF®, Modera Wealth Management, LLC

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Empathy for the Conservative Investor

In the past, the conservative investor’s needs were met with a portfolio of bonds. These investors did not have to worry about the volatility of stocks because their portfolios were immune to the inherent, and sometimes severe, gyrations of the stock market. In today's economic environment, things are quite different.


Brian Edwards

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Improving Medication Adherence with Care4Today Mobile Platform

Patients neglecting to take medications as prescribed costs an estimated $290 billion in avoidable medical spending every year. But messages through cell phones are an effective way to change that.


Kim Renners, MBA

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Recession-Proof Investment Alternatives

In this uncertain market, a balance of equities, bonds, real estate, commodities, and other alternative investments would prove much less risky than holding the majority of your investments in stocks and real estate -- which is what most physicians do.


Rick Jaye

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Insurance Freedom

Captive insurance companies can reduce insurance costs, save taxes, protect assets, and transfer business value and family wealth to future generations. Legal changes in the last five years may make this one of the most advantageous times to form one.


Jill taylor

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Thinking Outside the Box to Improve Practice Management

Younger physicians are driving the search for innovative practice management tools that provide greater flexibility and support for new business models.


Will Bonesso

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UnitedHealth Group Bridges the Gap between Insurance Companies and Physicians

UnitedHealth Group will acquire the operations of a major California physician group to bridge the gap between insurance companies and health care providers.


Robert Leahy

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10 Simple Keys to Unlock Financial Security

Smart financial moves are actually much more basic than most people think. Here's a list of financial keys to live and thrive by.


Thomas R. Kosky

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The Rise of Interest Rates and Fall of Bond Prices

Conservative investors may feel safer leaning more toward fixed income investments as opposed to stocks, but there's risk there too should interest rates start to creep up.


Melinda Kibler, CFP

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You're Probably Overlooking Some 2016 Deductions

Deduct every charitable contribution, donate stocks, harvest tax losses, boost retirement plan contributions, and more.


Mark Vickery

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Happy Last Day of 2012 Trading!

Say goodbye to 2012 - an occasionally volatile but modestly successful 12 months overall, even if Congress' apparent impotence in the face of the coming fiscal cliff has hacked away at that perception over the past couple weeks.


Eric C. Jansen, ChFC®

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You Have Retirement Products. Do You Have A Retirement Plan?

Medical professionals are among the millions of Americans who confuse the financial products they own with having a retirement plan. Unfortunately, most individuals don’t have a plan. Instead, they own a variety of products they’ve been sold by a commission-based financial advisor, broker or insurance representative â€â€


Sweta Killa, Zacks.com

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4 High-Quality Stocks and ETFs to Beat the Market

With a rate hike in the cards and a slew of mixed economic reports, the US stock market might see a tough ride in the months ahead. The Fed is on track to raise the interest rates for the first time since 2006, provided the world's largest economy continues to improve. Given this, quality investing seems prudent.


Steven Chan, MD, MBA

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How Health Care Professionals Can Design an App

Have an idea for an app, but don't know where to get started? Turns out creating apps - or any user interface for that matter - starts with nothing but pencil and paper.


Fraser Sherman

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The Length of Time to File Back Taxes

Filing your taxes late is much better than not filing at all. Although there are legal time limits on things like refunds that kick in if you postpone filing long enough, the obligation to pay never expires.


Leslie Moser

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Electronic Medical Records - Remotely

There is no escaping EMR in healthcare news these days, and in a few years no one will remember how life was without it.


Perry W. Payne, Jr., MD, JD, MPP

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Residents More Efficient with Smartphones than Pagers

Although hospitals continue to use pagers, new research shows how new technology can enhance the system, making the hospital more efficient.