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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.

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.

Survey shows British PCPs feel they spend more time looking at computer screens in the exam room than they do with their patients.

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

Practices with 20 or fewer physicians may end up being exempted from the new "Red Flag" rule which requires physicians' practices and other businesses to spot and report identity theft.

IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed

No one educates young physicians on how to tell your own family that someone is dying or how to balance your grief and sadness with your family's request for medical knowledge.

When a U.S. resident is sent abroad for treatment by a managed car company, does a patient have any available recourse if he or she is a victim of negligence?

Technology has improved medical care immensely in the past two centuries, yet the profession struggles with how to use it most effectively.

A non-profit and a research network at Syracuse University have forged a partnership to develop a database for consumer medical care reimbursement.

Although much attention is being paid to software solutions, gadget and tool providers continue to release new equipment options.

Various areas of coding, including PQRI measures, ophthalmology consults, are addressed

The California office of administrative law rejected a proposal that would have expanded the scope of practice of psychologists and potentially all other health care practitioners.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program has announced the funding of 111 projects in 35 states via $34.9 million in grants designed to expand access to health care services and increase educational opportunities in rural areas via telecommunications, computer networks, and other resources.

Physician smartphone adoption rates will experience significant growth over the next few years, according to the latest physician report from Manhattan Research. Currently, 64 percent of U.S. physicians own smartphones, but this rate will increase to 81 percent in 2012, according to the report.

Companies that work with healthcare organizations and handle private patient information are largely unprepared to meet the new data breach-related obligations included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

Google has launched a Web site, www.google.com/flushot, to help people locate the locations nearest to them at which H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines are available.