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What happens when you don't pay your mortgage? There's been a sharp rise in "strategic defaults" from borrowers who may have other assets available. As a result, the number of deficiency judgments and collection actions has risen dramatically.

The number of first-time medical school applicants reached a new high in 2011.

Digital health pioneers in California and Missouri are investing millions of dollars in new technologies to enable doctors, nurses and other health care workers help patients in remote areas as a new law lays the groundwork for telehealth adoption.

Physician assistants can be an effective and cost-efficient answer to the physician shortage and the impending influx of patients that will enter the health care system

Everything about Halifax smacks of the sea, but most especially its marine museum with the largest collection of wooden artifacts from the SS Titanic.

Fleeing the market during the downturn can have some disastrous consequences for your portfolio.

Financial affairs have become increasingly complicated and many doctors know to turn to a specialist who has the knowledge and experience in an area that they do not.

Health care industry organizations have mostly come out in favor of the new changes to the Medicare Accountable Care Organizations, but not everyone is sold.

HHS released the final rules for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations along with two incentive programs.

Fine wine is a luxury commodity just like art. Studies have shown that both can be added to an investment portfolio to diversity it.

Thornburg Pediatrics in Naples, Fla., is one of the only concierge pediatric medicine practices in the country. And his patients love him so much, they cry when it's time to leave the office.

A new project is exploring the ethical challenges that clinicians and organizations face when providing medical care to undocumented immigrants in the United States.

Nearly half of physician practices do not meet national standards to qualify as a medical home, a new study concludes.

You wouldn't run a marathon without creating and sticking to a training program. Forgo one and you won't have the endurance to make it to the finish line. So why would you dive headlong into opening a medical practice without fully understanding all of its financial aspects?

Many investors fail to realize that once they've chosen their asset allocations, they must continue to rebalance periodically to risk manage their portfolios and ensure growth.

Physicians are very uncomfortable with marketing and sales, but if you want to succeed in business as an entrepreneurial physician, you must learn to sell.

Bar Harbor was initially an island only of interest to outdoorsmen and artists. The town came to mean money when wealthy art patrons from New York, Boston and Philadelphia began building "cottages."

Although physicians can still expect to see salary increases next year, the increases will be smaller than they were in 2011, according to a study released by Hay Group.

Although many people are afraid of high-frequency trading, the truth is that it's a boon that only puts one very small group of traders at a disadvantage.

At the SEC we used to say that if we found more than two doctors invested in any unregistered security, it was probably a fraud. Doctors are targeted that often.

If you practice or live in one of these 500 ZIP codes, then you are incredibly lucky. One New Jersey town retook the top spot and California dominated the list.

During the "AAP Online Tools and Resources" session at AAP 2011, Dr. Michael Leu discussed and demonstrated some of the most popular and useful online tools, and a quick preview of what to expect.

The rapid march of science has led to some confusion about what type of diet is healthiest for us.

Since 2008, sales and leases of new vehicles have dramatically declined, which has led to a shortage or lack of supply of late model, good condition, used vehicles. Having fewer used vehicles in the marketplace has kept used vehicle values relatively strong

How much do you spend on vaccines every year? Jeffrey Couchman, MD, FAAP, addressed this very question during Sunday's session "Vaccinate Your Patients Without Losing You Shirt PLUS Is Bar-Coding in Your Future," at the AAP 2011.

Cash flow is a better metric than earnings. Companies with double-digit annual cash flow growth over the past five years outperformed the market by 286% when screened every quarter.

The Andersons find it hard not to rhapsodize about their favorite vacation place. Even the fact that things don't change much on Cape Cod is appealing.

Everything we do in life depends somewhat upon a prediction that is often made unconsciously. Most financial affairs, however, should be conscious decisions, based upon experience and what knowledge we can gather