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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?

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.

It is possible to bill patients up front for the cost of treatment to get around slow third-party payments. But there is a lot to consider before going this route.

If nurse practitioners are going to treat patients outside the office, they should be credentialed independently, so they can bill their services under their own provider numbers.

What is your obligation when confronted with parents who are unwilling to accept medical advice in the best interest of their child because of their religious convictions?

From top-dog Sermo to upstarts like Ozmosis.com and iMedExchange.com, the number of networking sites dedicated to physicians have proliferated recently.

Here are a few tips from the insurer about interacting with patients via e-mail.

Family and internal medicine doctors were in high demand in 2008, but saw only a modest increase in compensation, according to a report by the Delta Companies.

One of Washington state's largest health systems is putting $20 million behind the concept of a patient-centered medical home.

Certain models of the concierge practice method of medicine could be construed as engaging in the insurance business, according to a report issued by the Maryland Insurance Administration.

Coders, software firms, and physicians were granted another two years to prepare and comply with the greatly expanded set of disease diagnostic codes.

The current fee-for-service model used by the U.S. healthcare system is costly and ineffective for physicians and patients, according to two recent reports in influential health-policy journals.

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His own illness leads one doctor to make some changes in the way he treats patients - more than 25 years into practice.

Few of us learned anything about sound financial behavior from classes in high school or college, which leaves us to learn those lessons on our own -- and usually the hard way.

Our fee schedule hasn't changed in a while, and I'm concerned that we're undercharging for some procedures. What can we do to learn whether our fees are at appropriate levels?

Which is more important: Having a chart co-signed promptly by a physician regardless of whether that doctor is listed as the overseeing physician that day, or leaving it open until the overseeing physician can sign it?

When is the right time to refer an account to a collections agency? Generally, is referring accounts to a collections agency worth the time, expense, and effort?

With real estate prices so low, I'm thinking about buying a single-family home as a rental property. Is it true that I can deduct the tax loss from this type of investment against the salary from my practice?