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Despite the fact that short inpatient stays and observation stays at hospitals were mostly for the same reasons, Medicare paid three times more for short inpatient stays in 2012.

Although the European crisis scared investors for the last year or so, the region is looking more attractive now, especially now that China's growth is slowing considerably.

Advocates of clinical trials data sharing blast a new proposal of principles from American and European pharmaceutical groups as "window dressing" that fall short of actual concrete commitments.

Now that it's becoming clear the ACA is a train wreck, some of the president's staunchest allies are openly calling for repeal of the law.

Canada surprises - it is the second largest country in the world, yet has a population the size of California. Even in bad weather, it's a great visit, because there are so many attractions.

Although Greg Stein was the first physician in his family, he comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. After his residency he went back to school to obtain an MBA, which led financial services, then biotech and founding multiple pharma companies.

What is the best thing that can happen to a stock you own? A buyout? Sure that gives instant gratification, but there's something even better, and now's the time to identify it.

For those who sold or are selling because of fear of higher interest rates soon, buying individual bonds is an option. This is some of what you need to know to redirect money from bond funds to individual bonds.

It sure looks like gold is ready to rally. In fact, if gold were a rocket, it would be on the launch pad with smoke coming out of the engine. Here are five reasons to be bullish on gold.

Recent cases have seen third parties, rather than the physician's own patient, claim a physician's alleged negligent care and treatment caused injury to the third party. Three cases all arrived at different results, though.

Physicians would do well to consider other career options that may be interesting and available in case health care changes in a direction that makes their current careers no longer attractive.

The annual excess of health care costs as a result of medication nonadherence is roughly $290 billion in the U.S., with large variations across the nation. These states had the best adherence for four conditions.

Last week Jeff Brown, MD, enumerated some of the issues wrong with American health care, but there are still more problems: including fraud, customer service and malpractice.

If a doctor does self-invest, then he is his own investment manager. He is the manager and client, which is beneficial because he clearly has his own interests in mind.

The employer mandate delay will hurry the transition time away from employer-based health insurance to a single-payer system. If employers don't offer insurance, millions will have to use the insurance exchanges.

While Google Glass could be used for medical purposes, the Apple iWatch seems better suited for patient engagement. Here are several reasons why.

With increased health information technology adoption in the medical community, practice executives who are responsible for technology report a 7% salary increase.

Nearly half of Americans outlive their assets and die with no money. However, that doesn't mean investors should consider risky opportunities. Instead, there's a simpler and more effective way to generate income.

Many investors add an investment in real estate to their portfolio and there are a number of ways to do this depending on how much time and money you are willing to put in.

Investors are redefining wealth so that it is less about having a certain amount of money and, instead, means they do not have to worry about financial constraints, according to a new survey.

Although Detroit recently declared bankruptcy, the city wasn't even the least expensive housing market based on May's median sales prices. Not all the markets here are troubled, though. One would make a good retirement spot.

While a lot of attention has been focused on the hot market for biotech IPOs, follow-on offerings by U.S. biotech companies are also sizzling. The numbers, though, may overstate the case.

The key to being wealthy is not just to get paid a lot from your job - although that certainly helps. What you do with the money you have is what truly creates wealth.

Canada is the nicest neighbor a country could have, although Americans might not take the time to visit. However, there is a lot to see, the currency doesn't dominate the U.S. dollar, they speak English and it's quite different from America.

As the health care industry faces the challenge of providing quality care at lower costs, more physicians are looking to get MBA degrees to be better able to help improve health care in the U.S.

The housing market is normalizing, China's growth is slowing and no one knows what interest rates will do next. Morgan Stanley broke down how these issues will affect investors in the remainder of 2013.

The perception that retail health clinics are in direct competition with medical practices, couldn't be further from the truth. Instead, these clinics see collaborative opportunities with physicians.

What if you could invest in a company that had growth and was also undervalued? It's nearly impossible to find those stocks, but they do exist and they can be found.