Your voice: The pharmaceutical industry is not an unregulated free market
Readers react to recent articles.
For your healthcare supply chain, right-sourcing is the right call
Three steps to maximize return-on-investment and ensure pleasant patient experiences
Medical Economics cartoon: The old fitness tracker
When is the right time to upgrade your fitness tracker?
Three ways to boost your practice’s efficiency and profit
There are ways to boost your practice's efficiency and profit to ensure your staff is not overwhelmed
Does value-based pay have a future?
Value-based care has created a conundrum: pretty much everyone in healthcare likes the idea of paying for outcomes, but no one is sure how to fairly implement it.
How to get patients to stop smoking
Smoking is no longer as severe a health crisis it once was, but it’s still one of the most serious health problems in the nation.
What physicians need to know about lines of credit
What sources should physicians turn to when they need money for their practice?
Who has health insurance?
A breakdown of the latest data on health insurance coverage
Researchers eye vaccination for cats that could alleviate human allergies
For people who love cats but are allergic to them, relief may be on the horizon-and cats, rather than humans, would be the ones to be vaccinated.
Clinical trials underway to test adjuvants for flu vaccines
Researchers are examining whether two adjuvants could help boost the power of flu vaccines.
Physicians must help transform EHRs
Why physicians must have a role in transforming and selecting their EHRs
Texas physician using EHR patient portal for risk management
How portals help patients take ownership of their own health
Why a physician may be the best choice to lead an ailing organization
Three reasons why physicians are uniquely qualified to lead all types of healthcare organization to success
4 reimbursement trends to watch
Reimbursement can be tricky-here's what you need to know for the rest of the year.
Study: Primary care docs deficient recognizing, preventing prediabetes
Survey reveals significant gaps in overall knowledge of diabetes
Prior authorization: Physician groups take aim at insurance hassles
More than 370 physician groups have come out in support of legislation they say would simplify and streamline some prior authorizations
Inefficient financial services processes are sucking hospitals dry
How can hospitals optimize the administrative arm of the hospital in order to cut costs and improve cash flow?
Why I chose concierge medicine
How concierge medicine helped me provide better care to my patients
Survey results: How much school debt do physicians have?
Many physicians are dealing with massive student loans from medical school, according to a poll of Medical Economics readers.
Tools practices can use for patient engagement
A look at some of the new ways to get patients more involved in their care
Practice improves patient engagement through texting
By using a telehealth platform, a South Carolina practice has enhanced patient communication and workflow
Want better outcomes? Improve patient communication
There are communication breakdowns happening throughout the entire continuum of care. Is technology the solution?
HIPAA: At what cost?
Medicine needs to learn from Amazon that privacy has a price
Four financial tips for new attendings
How to plan for long-term success, even when faced with massive school loans.
STI epidemic: Are home testing kits the solution?
Sexually transmitted infections are on a dramatic upswing, according to the CDC, leaving physicians and health officials looking for solutions
STI screenings can help curb rise of gonorrhea
Why physicians should be offering STI screenings on a regular basis to their patients, regardless of age.
U.S. prescription drug use: 7 things physicians need to know
A slideshow of new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on the use of prescription drugs in the United States.
CVS-Aetna merger approved
Judge says prescription drug market will remain competitive
Medical Economics cartoon: What to do with patients while they wait?
Patients want retail-like convenience, but this might be taking things too far.
Your voice: Expanding the roles of NPs and PAs will make primary care more desirable
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