Lifestyle

Most people believe that if they cover the billing cycle from scheduling through collections, nothing further could happen within the practice's billing cycle. They couldn't be further from reality.

A new group of enthusiasts is apparently entering the arena of sports: adults, even retirees, whose careers didn't ever give them enough time to learn a sport - but now they have both the time and the money

Didn't catch HCPLive's webinar live? Want to view it again or share with colleagues? The "Medical Apps for the iPhone" webinar is now archived.

Young investors are more upbeat about the U.S. stock market and women and men have very different views on what they think will happen and whether Republicans or Democrats are best able to jumpstart the economy.

All of the U.S. was more negative about the economy in 2011, including the District of Columbia, the only region that had been positive in 2010.

A new study shows that switching to electronic prescriptions from paper prescriptions could increase patient adherence and potentially reduce health care expenditures by $240 billion.

One of the most important metrics to start strengthening your practice's cash flow is days in accounts receivable. By improving ways for patients to pay, or keeping track of who hasn't, you can free up your money.

Google's new privacy policy doesn't go into effect until March 1; however, as soon as the search engine giant revealed the new policy on its site, the hoopla began.

Before Facebook filed for its IPO, it was trading on secondary markets. And you, too, can get in on that action. But you'll need a lot of cash on hand.

Whether you work in a solo or group practice, you can turbo charge your retirement with a cash balance plan on top of your existing 401(k) plan.

It's time to do some quality assurance on investment gurus and the financial media, so here are some more of the worst investment calls of last year.

The Super Bowl is always a big day for gambling, with everything from obvious bets like the outcome of the game to obscure ones, like the color of Madonna's hair at the start of the halftime show.

After considering cost of living, property taxes, income taxes, climate, and fiscal health, TopRetirements.com released its list outlining the 10 worst states for retirees to live in 2012.

Few people would deny themselves the chance to make over $12,000 per hour, albeit briefly. Yet, it is possible.

The public can finally see the company's income, revenue and expenses. Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg included a letter likening the culture at Facebook and management to hacker culture.

With less time to manage both their practices and the finances many physicians have poor or no financial plans, which can erode their wealth before they even retire.

Every year thousands of physicians are victims of medical identity theft, and for a third of those cases it takes more than a year before the thefts are actually discovered.

The planets aligning for medical technology right now as Baby Boomers move into their golden years, hospitals upgrade their technology and product innovation continues.

Facebook is expected to file its IPO today, which is going to make a lot of people very, very rich. Some analysts are speculating that the nontraditional might still throw a curve ball when it files.

More American than ever will watch the New York Giants and the New England Patriots face off again in the Super Bowl, and they'll spend an all-time high too.

Even if they don't work as well, by switching to the generic equivalent of drugs as soon as they're available, prescribers in the U.S. saved the health care system and consumers more than $900 billion.

New website and free app from Kaiser Permanente put a patient's lab results and prescription refill requests on mobile phones.

Sometimes it's easier to admire the records of athletes when it's a sport the spectators can more readily play, such as tennis, golf and swimming.

And now for something different: hospitals in Maryland are keeping lists of malpractice lawyers to refer patients to. These lawyers are willing to offer discounted fees in exchange for trying to settle cases quickly.

Hawaii's beaches may be beautiful, but the islands have other great activities for tourists that don't involve sitting in the sun on a lounge chair all day.

Just days after Saudi Arabia donated $25 million to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $750 million, in addition to the $650 million donated over the last 10 years.

With physicians seeing more and more patients on a daily basis, it's easier to simply refill prescription based on patient phone calls, making it easier for patients to commit drug fraud.

New Jersey's taxes are so high that the state is consistently one of the least friendly states for businesses. Wyoming, Nevada and Florida are among the friendliest.