Nearly one in 10 internists originally certified between 1990 and 1995, including 17 percent of general internists and 4 percent of internal medicine subspecialists, are no longer working in general internal medicine or one of its subspecialties about a decade after their original certification, according to a survey.
It's no secret that the workload for primary care physicians is increasing and that the current shortage of PCPs is predicted to escalate during the next 10 to 15 years.
Nurses who are interrupted while administering medication appear to have an increased risk of making medication errors, according to a new report.
Choosing primary care over a specialty career costs physicians an estimated $2.7 million in potential lifetime earnings and wealth, according to an analysis.
An estate is liable under a lease.
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require all physicians and hospitals to publicly disclose prices met opposition in the first hearings earlier this month.
The increasing prevalence of electronic health records should help address the issue of illegible medical records in the future. If you write notes by hand, however, you must take the time to ensure that your medical records are legible, accurate, and specific. We share pointers to help you communicate with other healthcare professionals and create a good legal document for evidence should one be needed.
In more than half of elderly patients seen in primary care with a complaint of dizziness, cardiovascular disease is a contributing factor, and adverse drug effect is a contributing factor in about one-fourth of patients, according to research.
Electronic health record systems can help medical practices improve their design and payment structures, according to one doctor?s examination of his five-physician internal medicine practice, published in the April 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Citizen satisfaction with government Web sites, which climbed to an all-time high last year, remained high through the first quarter of 2010, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index?s E-Government Satisfaction Index.
Physician practices are considering an ever-increasing number of software vendors when it comes to choosing an electronic health record, according to a new report from KLAS, a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors.
The health information exchange infrastructure will change dramatically over the next two years, according to the new report from IDC Health Insights.
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.
