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How to bill patients who give you the wrong insurance information.

Letters discuss congressional issues, electronic health records, and partnerships versus solo practices.

The ability to control healthcare costs depends on providing the best value of care, according to a guidelines committee of ACP.

Newly trained primary care physicians who are women are being paid significantly lower salaries than their male counterparts, according to a study.

Although 83% of consumers surveyed want a physician to have primary responsibility for their health care, many are confused about the qualifications of healthcare professionals, according to survey results.

CMS is coming under harsh criticism from the AAFP for not doing more to ensure that primary care doctors are appropriately valued and reimbursed.

The changes to the observation codes are highlighted.

Learn how to maneuver with prepayment reviews.

When it comes to managing staff, doctors who have been around for awhile and have learned from experience often wish they knew back then what they know now.

At varying stages in his medical career, the author has learned to acquire information in different ways.

Like in the movie "Ratatouille," the author finds herself desiring some well-seasoned perspective.

An initial encounter with a future patient at a farmer's market prompted fresh perspective for a new physician.

You should be asking patients for amounts due at time of service.

After two years on the job, David Blumenthal, MD, announced his resignation as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, effective in the spring.

The U.S. Senate passed an amendment to the healthcare reform legislation to repeal the requirement for small businesses, including physician practices, to file an IRS form 1099 for each vendor from whom they make purchases of $600 or more.

Find out ways to determine which charities are legitimate.

In the first six months of 2010, the Patient-Centered Medical Home program of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan showed measurable results in improved quality and cost management.

Refrain from making negative comments about another medical professional for several reasons.

After nearly 20 years of practicing medicine, the author has come to expect patients to ask his advice about everything in their lives.

How to handle a large outstanding bill from a deceased patient.

The author came to a realization one day that while he was operating a successful practice, he now had more patients than he could handle.

Most commercial health insurance markets in the United States are dominated by one or two health insurers, according to one analysis.

California insurers denied 26% of all claims submitted in 2009, according to a new report.

It's often said that some of the most valuable meetings at medical conferences take place informally among colleagues in the hallways of the conference centers.

Medicare patients living in areas with a larger supply of physicians were no more satisfied with their care than patients living in regions with a smaller physician supply, according to a study.

Variable annuities have been sold by insurance companies to physicians and others for many years.

The healthcare quality organization that sets the health insurance industry-accepted criteria for practices being recognized as a patient-centered medical home released updated guidelines on January 31.

The author's letter doesn't understate that life in medicine can be difficult.