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Loss of chance of survival laws continue to be in a state of flux. See what's changed and what might change in the future.

Physician organizations expressed relief, but also renewed their calls for action, following last-minute negotiations by lawmakers to stave off 28.5% in Medicare reimbursement cuts.

An electronic health record (EHR) system won't just help you keep accurate, neat patients records. If your practice's Web site has a patient portal, an EHR also will allow your patients to have access to their information.

Deciding your next move is difficult.

An experience with a broken leg in Canada causes a doctor to reflect on the costs of healthcare in the United States.

Are you looking into saving for your children's college education? Here's why you should look into your state's 529 plan.

This month's question focuses on what to do when you receive analyses from your payers. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

Some primary care practices are bringing wellness services directly to the workplace to meet an increasing desire by employers to reduce their healthcare costs. Even if your practice is not focused exclusively on wellness, numerous wellness services allow you to improve patient health and increase your revenues.

Highlighting preventive care could help change healthcare economics.

Nearly half of the primary care physicians polled in a recent study say they plan to participate in an accountable care organization within the next year.

Hiring medical students can help lighten your workload, but liability risks mean that you can only use them in specific scenarios. Discover what tasks you can assign to them.

The holidays are a time when many of your employees may want to take time off. Discover whether you need to compensate them for this time.

There's only one way to deal with a confirmed problem employee. Find out what it is.

A look at Medical Economics' EHR Best Practices Study shows that integration is continuing, but room for improvement still exists.

Implementation isn't the only thing that you need to do to successfully use an electronic health record system. Here's a look at what you need to do to measure productivity.

John A. Graves, PhD, discusses the lessons about healthcare reform that Massachusetts can share as the Affordable Care Act is implemented across the United States.

As a doctor, you will get many offers for financial advice. See what you should know before deciding on an adviser.

In January, 10 of 15 Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions will take effect for 2013. Compiled by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, here's a snapshot of the key provisions of 2013.

Suspicious that an employee is using sick time as vacation time? See why you need to have well-constructed policies in place.

Two physician in our EHR study share key lessons about EHR implementation.

The word inheritance can mean many things to different people. Find out how you can ensure that your inheritance is well-used.

Far fewer students are pursuing general medical studies today than when internal medicine primary care programs were created in the 1970s, but internal medical students in primary care programs are still more likely to enter general internal medicine practices than students in categorical programs, according to a new study published by researchers from the Mayo Clinic.

Despite their perceived status as role models, healthcare workers frequently fail to adopt behavior that's more healthy than the rest of the population, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

About 72% of physicians have adopted electronic health records, up from 48% in 2009.

One-third to one-half of several routine diagnostic tests were repeated on Medicare beneficiaries over a 3-year period, according to a new report.

Internists soon will be able to be certified in the subspecialty of adult congenital heart disease through a new program offered by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The continued rollout of the Affordable Care Act is just one of the challenges on the table for physicians in 2013. Read about four others sure to be on your mind.