While there are obvious concerns over primary care shortages, nurse practitioners practicing unsupervised is NOT a safe or wise answer.

Your voice: Stop selling primary care physicians short

A shady inquiry 

What physicians can do about these common coding mistakes

Two ways to reduce coding denials

The federal government recently finalized a rule that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to offer telemedicine as a core benefit.

New rule provides telemedicine opportunity 

Many practices turn to staffing agencies to fill vacancies. This can be a fast and easy way to find a credentialed temp, but drawbacks included expenses and work restrictions.

How to survive staff shortages

Is it legal for physicians to import medication for poor patients?

Importing prescription drugs for patients

Under value-based pay, practices may find they need ancillary services just to maintain their current revenue.

Ancillary services: A new cost-benefit analysis 

Many Americans still need help digesting information about heart disease and understanding their personal risk.

How we can stop America’s silent killer

We all want to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, but you can’t care for patients if you can’t keep the lights on.

May 10, 2019 edition