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We have a physician leaving our practice and a new physician who is joining, and we are confused regarding how we should bill for services during this transition.

A colleague told me I can give a certain amount of money, tax-free, to my kids each year. Is that true? Will it lower my taxes?

Our group practice has a 401(k) plan. I plan to defer the maximum $16,500 to the plan from my salary. I also do some medical-legal consulting on the side. Can I also establish a 401(k) plan for that business and fund another $16,500?

A Good Samaritan will be exonerated as long as he acts in good faith.

If lack of effective communication is the ultimate explanation for the breakdown in the doctor/patient/family relationship, how do we deal with this?

Freedom from the stress of private practice is a common reason physicians hit the road as locum tenens.

Today's residents face shorter work schedules, which could be tomorrow's problem.

Generational differences can be a source of conflict, but they can also result in better medicine.

More than 44 percent of Americans rolled over their entire retirement account distributions to another tax-qualified plan in 2006.

The Texas Medical Association is fighting the ability of health plans to revoke a patient's policy-and your payments-after claims have been filed.

A large-scale study that indicated health and operational benefits to hospitals that go paperless is likely applicable to outpatient settings too, according to the study's senior author.

Starting in 2011, there may be $44,000 coming your way over the following five years if you adopt an electronic health record system.

Most health insurance markets are dominated by only one or two health insurers, according to a report issued by the American Medical Association.

Two U.S. senators resubmitted legislation from the last congressional session that would require public disclosure of physicians' financial ties to pharmacy companies and device manufacturers.

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Taking time to talk with a patient may cost you a few minutes of conversation, but could reward you with a lifelong relationship.

The results of a large-scale study that indicated there are health and operational benefits to hospitals that go paperless are likely applicable to outpatient settings, too, says the study's senior author.

Starting in 2011, there could be a total of $44,000 coming your way over the following five years if you choose to adopt an electronic health record system.

The federal government is backing a new pilot website that aims to ease doctors' concerns about security and privacy when sharing health information electronically.

Google's personal health records application beats Microsoft's because it's easier to use, according to participants in an independent study by a user experience research firm.

A recent study of doctors' e-prescribing habits says that the software's accompanying medication safety alerts are so often ignored that the alerts are "more of a nuisance than an asset."

We are a 35-year-old group of six, and one member who has been in the group for 18 years isn't pulling his load in patient production, time, and fees.

We have two cardiologists in our six-person practice, and they both want to cut back on their work schedules.

Is it legal to charge a modest amount to each Medicare patient that is provided 24-hour coverage?

How often should I update my will?

After years of handling my bank accounts perfectly, I made an error that created an overdraft, and I was charged a high fee. Is it worth contacting my bank to see if it will waive the fee?

Our practice is considering a lockbox arrangement. What are the basics?

My professional corporation borrows from a bank, yet the bank requires that I provide a personal financial statement annually. Why is that?

With mortgage rates heading lower, is now a good time to refinance my home?

Patients need to understand their financial responsibilities, even if it means adding another layer of responsibility for your scheduling office.