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Daily text-message reminders appear to increase patient adherence to recommendations from physicians, at least when it comes to sunscreen use, according to a report in the Archives of Dermatology.

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has announced the first electronic health record products to be certified under its CCHIT Certified 2011 Comprehensive and Preliminary ARRA 2011 programs.

Percent of patients in the emergency department seen by a physician within the recommended triage time is at its lowest point in at least 10 years.

In the wake of Coca-Cola doling out a large-sum grant for a consumer health website operated by the AAFP, controversy has ensued.

Asset protection is addressed

A survey of hospital chief executive officers showed that 95 percent report a shortage of physicians in the U.S.

Identity theft is addressed

The Medical Group Management Association suggests that government officials need to ease requirements for incentives related to meaningful use within medical practices.

Your level of risk in practice is a function of the complexity of care required, your ability to deliver that care, and the success of your treatment regimen.

Tighter government control and expanded regulation are likely to occur in the near future, even if fundamental healthcare reform doesn't materialize.

Get your questions answered on fee discounting.

Know what you're looking for when seeking a personal financial adviser.

In one such free clinic model, called Project Access, physicians donate appointment slots in their offices, allowing them to practice in familiar surroundings without the restrictions of free clinics.

More practices are streamlining billing and collection programs, as a result of the recession.

Going bare, or going without malpractice insurance, can leave you exposed to financial disaster.

The NCQA plans to update its evaluation program of medical practices pertaining to patient-centered medical home demonstration programs.

A discussion of economic hardship to defer loans is addressed

A Massachusetts bill, if passed, would require physicians to accept a new health plan designed for small business employees or they risk losing their medical license.

Get your questions answered on Medicare e-prescribing.

California launched an online resource designed to help consumers decide which preferred provider organization is best for them.

The Medical Group Management Association says many medical groups may not achieve "meaningful use" and will not qualify for the EHR incentives if the criteria are too burdensome.

Collaborative care delivered via telephone benefitted patients with depression after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, according to a study recently published in Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to award $80 million in grants to develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce.

The Connecticut attorney general's office is investigating the loss of health information of 446,000 state residents by managed care company Health Net and the company's six-month notification delay.

Get your questions answered on coding and billing skills, as well as what to consider before taking the job.

IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed

A software lab in Austin, Texas, is submitting to become a EHR certification group.

Congressional Budget Office notes few Americans would enroll in public health insurance option if it were available.