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.
Americans remain concerned about the privacy of their medical records, according to the results of a new study released by the California HealthCare Foundation.
Patients want it, you can bill for it, but you can't store it. It's your time.
Medicare is now telling doctors to update their electronic funds transfer information.
You should review your portfolio balance once a year.
Medical school taught me little about drug and alcohol addiction and treatment, and residency taught me even less.
Consider certain variables when deciding whether to prepare your own taxes or to have it done.
Know how to bill for glucose monitoring, penicllin shots and new patients
Massachusetts, the only state that requires its citizens to hold health insurance, held hearings in March about lower health insurance costs.
An IRS rule limits how much highly compensated employees contribute to qualified retirement plans relative to non-highly compensated employees.
In diagnosis cases, you don't have to be right, but you do have to be reasonable.
In order to successfully promote your practice, your marketing message must be crystal-clear.
In postmenopausal women, a low-fat diet has little effect on cardiovascular risk factors and no overall effect on coronary heart diseae and stroke.
In tough economic times, with fewer people seeking medical care because they've lost insurance coverage or they're hoarding spare cash, attracting new patients and keeping established patients takes on increasing importance.
Non-compete clauses are enforceable in most jurisdictions.
Disability companies are competing for your business again.
Fear of inflation is one of the leading topics among clients currently.