The second stage of the government's program to incentivize physicians for implementing electronic health records systems will not begin until 2014, according to final rules recently released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Nearly one-third of Massachusetts residents report that insurance companies are most responsible for their difficulty in accessing healthcare.
In the next 3 to 5 years, about 57% of employers say they will use integrated delivery models to improve the effectiveness of primary care, according to a new report from Aon Hewitt, a human resources and consulting firm.
What can you do to keep patients happy? Medical Economics asked the practice management experts for their advice.
ACA wants to build health information exchanges to connect Medicaid providers. Learn what you need to know about them.
Thinking of the selling products in your office? Here's what you need to know before taking the plunge.
George G. Ellis Jr., MD, FACP, recommends two reference apps and a medical calculator.
You already like your current software, but imminent electronic health record system implementation requires a different program. Here's how to avoid entering information more than once.
If your business slows, you might consider giving free consults. Find out why this might not be the best idea.
You have no choice but to trust your patients when they say that they are taking their medications as prescribed. But they could be about to change with new technology that remotely keeps track of whether patients really do stick to their healthcare regimens.
Weight management and nutrition counseling may offer a way to help your patients—and your practice—become healthy.
Medicare may begin paying primary care physicians for the time they spend on post-discharge care coordination and preventive counseling and screening services via telehealth. Also, PCPs may get options for participating in quality improvement programs.
EHRs can pose a security risk to your patients. Discover what you can do to protect the data.
Thinking about incorporating midlevel providers into your practice? Here's what you need to know before doing so.
Using an electronic health record (EHR) system can help keep your patients loyal to your practice, especially if the EHR lets patients access their personal health information online, according to a new study.
It's easy for practices to become inefficient over time. Learn how meetings can change that.
Here's what to focus on when you're switching to 5010.
Nearly 11 million people in the United States had their healthcare data lost or stolen last year, almost twice as many as the previous year.
Want to increase the efficiency of your practice? Here are eight ways to do so.
E-prescribing has caught on big in Minnesota. Doctors there had the highest rate of e-prescribing use in 2011, according to the seventh annual "Safe-Rx Awards" survey from the e-prescribing service Surescripts.
This month's question asks about effective dates and Medicare. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.
Are you looking toward retirement and thinking of selling your practice? Discover how to make it all happen.
Implementation of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10), has been delayed until October 1, 2014, according to new rules published in the Federal Register.
Think you don't need to read your contracts? Think again.
Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA, discusses with Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, the challenges facing the healthcare system, improving outcomes, and lowering costs.
Medical Economics readers discuss the need to apologize for errors, the fact that sometimes advice can't change reality, and why there may be a better word than reimbursement for payer payments to physicians.
Over the past few weeks, the government red tape has piled up and there's only one thing left to ask. How much more will physicians put up with?
Recently published research may shed light on why you hate your EHR but your staff doesn't.
Despite advances in technology, knowledge, and innovation, the U.S. health system comes up short on basic fundamentals such as quality, outcomes, cost, and equity, according to the Institute of Medicine.
The overwhelming majority of physician practices are concerned about the prospect of transitioning to the ICD-10 coding system, according to a new survey.
