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A reader explains why many doctors are unhappy with the medical profession.

Although numbers are vital to the practice of medicine, they can define a physician's life to the exclusion of everything else.

With the starting date for stage 2 of the meaningful use program fast approaching, two major provider groups are asking for more flexibility in the program's requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new tablet for use in helping patients with opioid dependence.

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seeks to open healthcare access to millions of uninsured Americans, there are seemingly just as many unanswered questions about its impact on physician practices in terms of costs, payer rules, quality of reimbursements, increased collections, and other issues associated with an influx of new patients.

Physicians are facing a cascade of change, and primary care doctors will lead them through it.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the Cobas Integra 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay can now be used by healthcare professionals as an aid to diagnose diabetes.

Virtual Lifestyle Management provides 24/7 online access to summaries and graphs of each patient’s progress, so physicians can treat numerous people in less time

Truven Health Analytics has introduced new functionality in reporting for its Pharmacy Intervention and Infection Prevention products, which allow physicians to demonstrate improved care quality and better patient outcomes

A reader responds to an article describing ways to save for childrens' college expenses.

A reader disagrees with a previous letter-writer's view that electronic health records benefit medical practices.

A reader responds to a previous letter by noting that obesity is a chronic, complex disease with a multifactorial etiology.

Medical Economics readers comment on the challenges of remaining in independent practice, the advantages of the Patient-Centered Medical Home for primary care, and the shortcomings of the Maintenance of Certification program.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is renewing its call for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay physicians for telephone evaluations, care plan oversight services, and online evaluations.

When it comes to securing and protecting patient health information, physician practices with fewer than 50 providers fared the worst in a recent audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has 700 full-time staffers devoted to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and some pundits believe that number may grow to a minimum of 5,000 employees, according to a recent report in Forbes.

More than 76% of medical schools have launched or are planning to build at least one initiative to increase interest in primary care specialties.

More market efficiency is needed in healthcare, but a completely unregulated free market actually may increase costs without improving quality, according to one expert.

Sometimes, you have to let your resume speak for you. But if your curriculum vitae, or CV, doesn't include these five items, you might want to make some revisions

MedWatcher allows users to submit voluntary reports of serious medical device problems to the FDA.

A reader responds to an opinion essay from a Medical Economics editorial board member with a defense of government's role in the nation's healthcare system.

Find out when you can-and can't-use the office place of service.