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These anti-vax parents take some precautions...

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How 19 specialties rank in terms of salary compared to annual revenue generated.

How to protect yourself from EHR technology-related legal danger

As physicians add telehealth services to their practices, they need to consider legal and compliance issues around providing such care, from telemedicine-specific regulations to state licensure requirements and even malpractice-related questions.

Why the multitasking demanded in our work is likely an under-appreciated, but substantive factor in physician burnout

President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring transparency in healthcare prices, a move he hopes will drive down costs by helping consumers make informed choices. 

Why treatment requires a multi-pronged approach

Patients are finding it increasingly difficult to pay off their medical bill balances, and that is forcing more physician practices to chase after bad debt.

Is “incident to” billing on the way out?

A slideshow of the top 14 ancillary services for internal medicine/family medicine practices in 2018.

The Federal Communications Commission will vote July 10 on the Connected Care pilot program, which would provide $100 million to develop new telehealth programs for rural and underserved areas as well as veterans.

Thomas H. Lee, MD, Press Ganey’s chief medical officer, talks about the growing importance of the patient experience and how it can affect care outcomes.

The proposed rule would update the Part D e-prescribing program by adopting standards that ensure secure transmissions so as to expedite prior authorizations.

Read the latest data breach report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights.

The biggest perceived threats in healthcare are the risks associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), medical devices, third-party vendors and program development/management, a survey of 60 high-level healthcare executives reveals.

How a recently concluded jury trial in federal district court in Texas has major nationwide implications for existing and future marketing arrangements between medical facilities and doctors.

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In this new world of big corporate medicine, the relationships that physicians have with their administrations can often be tense and uneasy

The AMA says that the Affordable Care Act must be strengthened to meet the needs of patients who still lack insurance

Two new CPT codes allow payment when physicians order, review, and interpret new INR test results-even when patients self-test at home

A study of millennial physicians shows they are frustrated with administrative burdens and the pace of change in healthcare, and see technology that bolsters patient engagement as a key solution.

In the past, a practice could offer a handful of Saturday appointments and that was about the only convenience patients expected. But patients are now demanding the same expectations from practices that they do from restaurants or retailers, and if they don’t get them, they find another doctor.

Researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute are conducting a study to learn what causes the high incidence of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders in select rural areas in Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and offer clues on how to alleviate them.