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The integration of small practices into hospital systems could improve clinical quality and technologic efforts, says Robert I. Field, PhD, MPH, JD, in a conversation with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA.

Making a mistake can be difficult for a physician to handle, but we can learn from them to become better.

Medical Economics readers discuss the need to adapt on the job, AMA guidelines, leaving practice, maintenance of certification, and finding the right electronic health record.

Technology remains the biggest health information management challenge for providers, according to a new report from KLAS, a healthcare research firm.

Lower reimbursements and the struggle to maintain a healthy balance between their work and personal lives are the top challenges facing primary care physicians, according to a recent survey.

athenahealth's $293 million bid to acquire mobile-health pioneer Epocrates signals a new push to develop mobile tools for physicians, the companies report.

Smartphones can serve a purpose in your office, but they very easily can become a distraction. See how you can keep a cap on usage in your office.

Hospitals are buying up practices at a rapid rate. See how this trend could negatively affect salary.

Years in practice, specialty, and practice size were factors when researchers examined the likelihood that a physician would honor a patient's request for a brand-name drug rather than a generic. The investigators suggest two solutions to reduce the practice, which if followed could save costs in the healthcare system.

Contrary to popular belief, a new report reveals that new technologies account for more new healthcare spending than physician salaries.

The United States spends more per capita on healthcare than any other nation, but on average, Americans die sooner and experience higher rates of disease and injury than people in other high-income countries, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.

Stage 3 of the Medicare/Medicaid meaningful use electronic health records (EHRs) should not move forward until challenges associated with stages 1 and 2 have been studied and addressed, according to formal comments submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by the American Medical Association.

Many Americans lost their jobs--and their health insurance--during the past few years of recession, but a new study shows that minorities may have been hit the hardest.

The formation of 106 new accountable care organizations is providing care for 4 million Medicare beneficiaries across the country, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Affordable Care Act provisions are already having a substantial effect on reducing the growth rate of Medicare spending, according to a new report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Has the devastation of Hurricane Sandy led you to think about how your practice could handle a natural disaster? Here are some tips for protecting your practice and you.

Your patients will interact with many of your practice's employees. Discover how you can help your patients identify who they spoke with.

Physicians in a class action suit against Aetna may see a proposed $120 million settlement if it is finalized by a federal district court in New Jersey.

Kenneth J. Thorpe, PhD, tells Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA, about the attempts at health reform, what needs to happen for costs to be controlled, and how you can help contribute to cost savings.

After you meet stage 1 meaningful use requirements, you'll be looking toward stage 2 challenges. Here's what you need to know.

Facility fees are controversial. Discover how they can alter your practice's economics.

A new year means new challenges for your practice. Here are 10 issues that you may have to face.

Medical Economics readers discuss the potential for errors through e-prescribing.

The recent shooting at a Connecticut elementary school has rekindled the debate of gun violence. Could addressing the violence as a public health problem curb it

Making its debut this month, a new physician group is calling for a fundamental transformation of primary care.

Price sensitivity will escalate as consumer costs rise, reports the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.

A practice can move to patient-centered care in five ways, according to the National eHealth Collaborative's recently released Patient Engagement Framework.