Medical Economics March 10, 2020 edition

Combating chronic pain

July 08, 2020

Article

Understand the tools physicians need to combat chronic pain as the opioid crisis continues.

Managing physician risk in a costly world

March 25, 2020

Article

Amid speculation that malpractice insurance rates will rise, maintaining an air-tight risk management plan should be on doctors’ agenda this year.

Chairman's letter: How to defeat the cyber threat

March 06, 2020

Article

Right now, there’s a good chance a cybercriminal wants to break into your practice. Emails are being sent in the hope one of your employees will click on a link that will install ransomware, hackers are exploiting security flaws in medical equipment with internet connections, and information is being gathered from social media to trick staffers into revealing patient or financial records.

Defending against the cyber threat

March 04, 2020

Article

Any talk about cybersecurity in healthcare will undoubtedly cover one or more of a hacker’s favorite tactics: Ransomware, phishing, or exploiting poor device security.

Reaching rural patients through telehealth

March 03, 2020

Article

The struggle to merely access quality health services for the 15 to 20 percent of patients who live in rural areas across the United States remains real, leading to frustration and serious health consequences.