Avoid coinsurance clause penalty in your property insurance
If you own the property that houses your practice, you should pay attention to coinsurance clauses. Here's why.
Liability risks for the Good Samaritan
Emergencies can happen in everyday life and as a medical professional, you may want to help. Discover the ins and outs of liability law for doctors who help strangers.
A difficult patient transforms a medical student
As a doctor, you'll see thousands of patients. But it only takes one special patient to make you a better physician.
Waiting for results: The worst part of medical tests?
Diagnostic procedures are necessary for patient health but that doesn't make them pleasant. See how one doctor dealt with having his wife on the other side of the clipboard.
CDC: Kansas must spend more on smoking prevention
Anti-smoking initiatives in the state aren't making the cut, the CDC says. The failure is going to cost the state.
Obesity rates have plateaued since 2000
American's aren't getting any fatter, but, then again, they aren't getting any thinner either. See the latest shocking obesity numbers.
Services in ambulatory settings may grow
Hospitals are merging or closing. Find out how to fill that gap as a outside care provider.
Editorial: Tobacco ruins lives
Tobacco use is killing our patients, our colleagues, our friends, and our loved ones. If we don't stop it, we're part of the problem.
March Madness lessons for financial investments
What do investments and the NCAA tournament have in common? Discover the connection.
Doctoring in Haiti: 2 weeks with the poorest of the poor
After the 2010 earthquake, Haiti has seen an influx of medical professionals ready to help out where needed. Learn how one of those professionals spent her days.
Personalized patient handouts provide support
Handouts can help patients with a myriad of problems. See why the personalized touch can make them even more effective.
Review patient flow pattern to be a PCMH
New healthcare policies favor Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Discover how to get your practice in shape.
Knight Rider, MD: Ford introduces car with health tools
At the Consumer Electronics show, the car-maker introduced the "car that cares" with the help of app maker Healthrageous. Is this KITT 2.0?
How to bill for multiple chronic conditions
Questions include code numbers for multiple chronic conditions and how to ensure accurate claims. Find out the answers to pressing coding questions.
Sell to an insurance company? Why not?!
The economy's in the tank, so you have to make a buck somehow, right? Take a look at one viable way to sell your medical practice for fair market value and retire rich.
Make the most of your capital investments at tax time
Significant changes in the Internal Revenue Code will alter how you depreciate purchases of equipment, property and more. Find out what lies in store for your tax return with these changes.
Slowly phase out retiring phyisician
See why it's important to ensure a graceful transition for your veteran partners.
Practice owners need more help implementing EHRs
Physicians who own their practices have a tougher time integrating technology into their practices, a study finds. Read why.
Mileage allowance covers damage to employee's car
Your employee went on an office errand and crashed into a lamppost. Now she wants you to pay for it. Find out if this fender bender is on you.
Perfect your collections to increase revenues
Collections are an important part of your business, but it's easy for the system to be ineffective. Learn about how to optimize your office's cash inflow.
Ask patients how they prefer to be addressed
Find out if calling your patients by their full names is a violation of HIPAA ... or just plain rude.
Most hospital errors not reported
Only one in seven errors, accidents, and other events that harm hospitalized Medicare patients, is recognized and reported, federal investigators say.
Consider tax consequences in retirement portfolio
See why you should think about taxes when it comes to retirement planning.
Texas health assistance program set to fold
The TEXAS Consumer Health Assistance Program, which helps consumers find affordable health insurance, is expected to close due to lack of federal funding.
Waiving copays puts you at risk for fraud
Collecting copays can be a hassle for your practice. But waiving them can get you in hot water.
Crisis management for your medical practice
Learn how to ensure your practice survives a disaster like the death of an owner.
How the tax code could cure what ails healthcare
Discover how the tax code could make uncompensated/undercompensated care a thing of the past.
Healthcare spending growth remains slow
Healthcare spending saw its second consecutive year of slow growth in 2010, mostly due to the poor economy, according to government analysts.
Poll: Healthcare reform will harm PCPs
A majority of healthcare providers think primary care physicians (PCPs) will be worse off after all aspects of healthcare reform are implemented than they are now, according to a recent survey by Managed Healthcare Executive.
Revenue-expenses-profit: A plan for 2012
Get creative and make this your medical practice's most successful year yet.
