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Understand whether you can deposit payroll tax withholding monthly for employees using federal tax coupons.

The author regards herself as a pretty nice, approachable, and reasonable person. So she says it never fails to surprise her when she has a difficult and heated exchange with another physician.

Find out whether premiums for long-term care policies are deductible.

Medicare practices that have implemented an electronic health record system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to a survey from the Medical Group Management Association.

Practicing good medicine can be a delicate balancing act that includes clinical skills and knowledge, the application of the skills and knowledge, and often, patient adherence (depending on what's being treated).

To make informed business or investing decisions, it's imperative to have a good feel for where the economy is heading.

A patient-centered approach to medical care holds that the patient holds responsibility for his or her own care.

Determine whether you can deduct the cost of medical equipment upfront.

As a family physician with more than 20 years of experience in inpatient and outpatient medicine, the author sees part of his role as being an advocate for patients within "the system."

The transition from paper to electronic health records may be a challenge, but it is worth the effort, says David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for Health Information Technology, who spoke during the annual conference of the Medical Group Management Association in October.

Learn the appropriate codes that you can use for reporting the monitoring of warfarin dosage for certain patients.

New cases of diabetes will increase from about 8 cases per 1,000 Americans in 2008 to about 15 cases per 1,000 in 2050, according to a new study.

Nearly 7 out of 10 practices are likely to limit the number of new Medicare patients they accept unless Congress halts upcoming Medicare reimbursement cuts set to take place on December 1 and January 1, according to survey results of the MGMA.

The physician committee that advises the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the valuation of physician work needs an outside group to ensure these rates fairly compensate all specialties, according to a letter to CMS from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

A physician ponders a patient's death and what it must be like to become sick and die so far from home, to be offered words of comfort in a language you do not know, and to wonder what might have been done differently.

Learn whether there is a standard formula to calculate how much it costs to see a patient in office.

Letters discuss remembering patients as human beings, recalling positive past experiences, and the misuse of midlevels.

What does it mean to be uninsured in America?

Under increasing pressure from third-party payers and facing the uncertainty of healthcare reform, physicians have been able to find some comfort in stable, or, in some cases, declining medical liability premiums.

Letter addresses how the value of face-to-face contact with patients may be diminished with use of electronic health records.

A growing number of Americans are buying long-term care insurance. Long-term care is a form of protection against the potential of a financial disaster resulting from an injury or from a long, debilitating illness.

Learn how to figure out value of accounts receivable.

The money used to run a practice is called working capital. Having positive working capital means your practice is able to pay off its short-term liabilities, such as payroll, supplies and rent.

Learn from a physician's personal experience as to how to inch toward retirement while still in practice.

Discover how to protect your retirement nest egg while instilling values in the next generation.

Know whether to consider a reverse mortgage if you need income.

Most physicians count on their retirement plan for the bulk of their financial security. Yet few of us understand how our retirement plans really work.

With the year-end approaching, it's a good time to evaluate your financial situation and consider tax-planning opportunities.