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Just Pay Us

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Technology can make some aspects of patient experience more user-friendly, but it won't change the underlying opaqueness of medical billing.

If you are part owner-of a business you need a buy-sell agreement with your business partner or partners. Such agreements outline in advance what will happen if a co-owner leaves the business.

As more and more companies try to underwrite healthcare centers and research, physician's shouldn't necessarily shy away. They should, however, be prepared for public relations blowback.

A new survey finds most physicians are frustrated by the amount of time they spend focusing on ICD-10. That story tops this week's PMD Critical List. Also making the list – a plea to stop using the phrase "providers" and a look at why fewer physicians are conducting research.

One Foot on the Dock

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For the average Dr. Mary or Joe, setting sail into the future is exciting. Unfortunately, right now, it's more like having one foot on the dock and the other in the boat with the winds of change coming from all directions.

The IRS will no longer take the super rich's mega-checks, credit card debt is inching up again, and a travel website has pinpointed the best time of day to buy airplane tickets.

Eighteen physicians are members of the 114th Congress. Here are a few things the medical community should remind them of.

A financial advisor can be a key factor in whether or not you achieve your long-term goals. But before choosing an advisor, it's important to know what professional standards they hold themselves to.

Big device seems stuck in an increasingly irrelevant 'build it and they will come,' 'we know best' business model. Meanwhile, the innovation pipeline is drying up.

Whether in the practice of medicine or the business of healthcare innovation, solid clinical judgment can make all the difference.

The adoption of mobile healthcare technology continues to gain steam-at least as far as consumers are concerned. And yet, physicians-often seen as the key driver for patient mobile health adoption-are not mirroring the acceptance registered by consumers.

Advice to a Banking Dropout

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Bankers have a lot to teach healthcare, particularly since they are among the top three most highly regulated industries along with construction.