To achieve meaningful use of health information technology, physician practices must increase the use of quality measurement as part of their electronic health records systems, according to a paper recently released by the American College of Physicians.
Understand whether giving patients incentives for referrals is OK.
The federal government is increasing its efforts to detect overpayments in the Medicare program. We detail the steps to take now, before a notice arrives, and points to consider should your practice receive a request for a recovery audit contractor audit.
A hospital has offered to buy your practice. There's a conflict among the physicians in your group. Your practice is considering purchasing a new computer system. These are a few of the many examples the American Academy of Family Physicians cites that may require professional legal advice.
If individuals convert their Roth IRAs in 2010 and opt to recognize the income in 2010, then they may wish to be careful to pay 110 percent of their 2009 tax liability over the course of 2010 through withholding or estimated payments.
Learn how long to keepreceipt books and credit card slips.
Medical societies representing internists, family physicians, and pediatricians signed The Council of Medical Specialty Societies code for disclosing financial ties to pharmaceutical, device and other companies.
It is possible for Congress to pass legislation taking away an anticipated benefit such as income-tax-free treatment of Roth IRAs.
Skill, personal interest, and economics are the main factors in evaluating adding any service.
Since the meaningful use criteria came out, many providers of healthcare have been crying out, "Not so fast!"
Understand how to process coding for someone with an abnormal Pap smear who needs a repeat test
Greater consumption of added sugars in foods is associated with cardiovascular risk factors including lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and higher triglyceride levels, according to new research.
Community Care Physicians, a multi-specialty group in Albany, N.Y., recognizes the value of integrating primary care with technology.
Combined adverse effects of negative health behaviors may lead to major increases in mortality, according to Norwegian research.
Determine optimum overhead percentage of gross income.
If risk of lawsuits is significant and if you have a large balance, you may be better off leaving your money in a 401(K) plan as long as it covers employees.
Using routine data for cardiovascular risk stratification before inviting high-risk individuals to be screened may be just as effective, and less costly, in preventing cardiovascular disease as the United Kingdom's government's recommended national strategy to screen everyone aged 40 to 74 for cardiovascular risk, according to a new study.
In type 2 diabetes patients who have inadequate glycemic control on metformin therapy, liraglutide injections are well tolerated and are more effective than oral sitagliptin in reducing HbA1c, according to research.
One of the major conclusions in the healthcare reform law, according to medical societies, are programs to reduce medical malpractice claims and lower liability coverage costs for physicians.
After more than a year of hearings and deliberations, a review panel unanimously concluded that no changes are warranted to the Infectious Diseases Society of America's 2006 Lyme disease treatment guidelines.
Average hourly compensation would drop by 11.4 percent for primary care specialties if physicians were compensated at only Medicare-level reimbursements, according to a new study.
Blue Shield of California will post which physicians scored highly on evidence-based performance measures under a program announced in April.
Americans remain concerned about privacy of medical records, according to results of a study released in California.
Know proper procedures for becoming a certified coder.
Physician practices large and small are being herded into the panacea of the electronic health record. However, why do we tolerate a physician "texting" when he or she is examining a patient?
Physicians have concerns about whether providing patients with direct access to imaging tests could lead to patient anxiety and unrealistic demands on physician time, according to a published study.
Do you tweet? Do your patients? Social networking via Twitter and other means could be a way to disseminate correct information and improve behavior related to the use of antibiotics, but it also might lead to confusion or the sharing of inaccurate information, contend the authors of research recently published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new online tool that highlights and compares national, regional, state, and local community data on the use of preventive services among adults aged 50 to 64 years in an effort to help healthcare professionals and others increase knowledge and use of preventive care services.
Regional health information organizations must provide leadership and financial incentives if more comprehensive, community-wide use of health information exchange is to occur, according to research recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Physicians who practice at facilities at which electronic health record systems are used have a high prevalence of computer-associated upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms, according to research recently published in Archives of Internal Medicine.