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Not enough of you are presenting your coronary stent patients with ways to avoid the procedure, according to a new study.

If your practice operates as an S corporation, you'll want to know which misclassifications are especially concerning to the IRS.

Stark II rules play an important part in determining relationships between physicians and hospitals. See what you need to know about them.

No one likes to be audited by the IRS. See why operating your practice as a corporation could lessen the risk.

Inherited IRAs come with their own set of rules. Learn why you should start withdrawiing funds from the account soon after inheritance.

Intentionally or not, your practice doesn't always completely safeguard your patients' privacy. Learn what you can do to better protect that confidentiality in the future.

If your office is filled with performance charts counting prescriptions written, surveys scored, smokers counseled, or flu shots administered, you're working in a practice-by-the-numbers. The only thing the numbers can't measure: A good doctor.

The proposed rule for publicly reporting physicians' financial interactions with drug and medical device manufacturers does not offer you enough protection against misleading or inaccurate information according to the American Medical Association.

Letters address additional tips for maintaining efficiency in your practice, how to get started with selling your practice to an insurance company, and the difference between GPs and FPs.

Does ICD-10 implementation scare you? Calm your fears with these tips.

With expenses increasing and revenues dropping, how can small practices remain viable? If you like caring for patients in a solo or small practice and want to continue doing so, you won't want to miss this advice.

Where should you start when considering whether to join an ACO? How about with these questions?

Researching drugs not yet approved for sale should exempt you from new payment reporting requirements, says the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO).

Hospitals increased their physician hiring in 2011 and are likely to continue doing so for the remainder of 2012.

EHR systems can be outright purchases or paid month-to-month. Find out which way works best for your needs.

A series of high-profile arrests and a legislative crackdown on storefront "pill mills" In Florida led to a dramatic decline in the number of oxycodone pills sold in that state last year.

One doctor offers her professional wishlist for 2012. See what she hopes will happen this year.

Learn what you need to use social media effectively for your practice

Questions include details regarding Medicare coverage of sexually transmitted infections. Find out the answers to your pressing coding questions.

See how HIE and HIT could be strengthening healthcare.

Learning an EHR-system is a process-and one that won't necessarily come quickly. Find out what kind of timeframe your practice will need to get tech savvy.

Find out why these healthcare and dependent care expense accounts are such a sought-after incentive for employees.

Physicians don't always tell patients about their financial relationships with drug and medical device companies or their serious medical errors, a new survey has found.

New technology allows for new relationships with patients. Find out how you can use intergrated EHR/PM systems to improve your practice.

See what you need to meet federal Medicaid incentive guidelines set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Learn how leaving your medical practice before 55 can incur sizeable penalties.

Selling a practice takes a few steps. See what you need to do now to show off what your practice has and attract the best buyer.

You only have so much time to spend with each patient and opportunities confront you at every turn for a single patient to monopolize your time. Discover how using your staff effectively can help solve this problem.