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A physician ponders a patient's death and what it must be like to become sick and die so far from home, to be offered words of comfort in a language you do not know, and to wonder what might have been done differently.

Learn whether there is a standard formula to calculate how much it costs to see a patient in office.

Letters discuss remembering patients as human beings, recalling positive past experiences, and the misuse of midlevels.

What does it mean to be uninsured in America?

Under increasing pressure from third-party payers and facing the uncertainty of healthcare reform, physicians have been able to find some comfort in stable, or, in some cases, declining medical liability premiums.

Letter addresses how the value of face-to-face contact with patients may be diminished with use of electronic health records.

A growing number of Americans are buying long-term care insurance. Long-term care is a form of protection against the potential of a financial disaster resulting from an injury or from a long, debilitating illness.

Learn how to figure out value of accounts receivable.

The money used to run a practice is called working capital. Having positive working capital means your practice is able to pay off its short-term liabilities, such as payroll, supplies and rent.

Learn from a physician's personal experience as to how to inch toward retirement while still in practice.

Discover how to protect your retirement nest egg while instilling values in the next generation.

Know whether to consider a reverse mortgage if you need income.

Most physicians count on their retirement plan for the bulk of their financial security. Yet few of us understand how our retirement plans really work.

With the year-end approaching, it's a good time to evaluate your financial situation and consider tax-planning opportunities.

The Joint Commission is developing standards to designate its accredited ambulatory healthcare organizations with a "Primary Care Home" status.

Hospitals face increasing liability costs in the coming year, according to a new analysis.

Remote deposit captures are explained.

High-spending health plans don't always deliver the best care, according to an NCQA report.

The elimination of reimbursement for consultation codes has impacted physician revenue greatly, in some instances. Learn how to address this in your practice.

A cash balance pension plan and other forms of defined benefit pension plans can be great ways for practices that can afford them to dramatically increase retirement savings while reducing taxes.

Although critical shortages of primary care physicians continue in Massachusetts, more doctors expressed satisfaction with their practice environment than dissatisfaction, according to a state society.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has released an online tool designed to help physician practices prepare for billing and payment audits by insurers and federal contractors.

During these challenging economic times, many medical professionals are re-examining their personal and professional finances.

The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that between now and 2015, the shortage of doctors across all specialties will quadruple according to projections.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes an element that could have a significant impact on physicians-not as medical providers, but as small business owners.

How to weigh whether to finance a loan for an associate.

The recent downturn in the economy has taken long-standing personal finance calculations and turned them on their head. As a result, many of us face an endless set of questions regarding our financial planning.

Determine whether it is wise to enter into a hospital partnership.

Large IRA accounts pose both income and estate-planning challenges.

The traditional model of innovation in the medical technology industry, which includes iterative product improvements driven by physician collaboration and interaction, is being affected by new restrictions on products eligible for 510(k) marketing clearance, according to Pulse of the Industry: Medical Technology Report 2010, Ernst & Young?s annual report on the industry?s performance.