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A Medicare bill introduced in July would require physicians to disclose to patients any self-referral of imaging services such as MRIs and CT scans.

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Nothing reveals the seamy underbelly of medicine like an exhibit booth that's run out of freebies.

A few steps toward eco-friendliness could improve your practice - and your world.

CMS has tweaked the rules on coding for its "Welcome to Medicare" program.

The informal consult is held to the same standard of professional expertise and judgment as any other consult.

The physician should determine how to appropriately code sleep and polysomnography studies that are interrupted.

Almost half of physicians report consulting a web-based reference tool during a patient visit, mostly to check drug dosing, interaction, and side effect information.

A billing dispute between a chiropractor and his patient escalated into a lawsuit early this year with the chiropractor accusing the patient of defamation for comments posted about the solo practitioner on an online ratings site.

We have received a letter from an insurance company requesting 25 charts because the company thinks that we may have "overcoded" some patient visits. Do I need legal advice?

Is it ok to include patient records in legal documents?

If I opt out of Medicare, can I charge patients the same reimbursement rate that Medicare allows?

Can I alter the frequency of when to remit money that is withheld from our employees' paychecks for the company 401(k) plan?

My lease recently expired, and I intend to move, but my landlord said that the lease automatically renewed for an additional year. He mentioned an "evergreen provision." What does this mean?

I recently purchased a medical practice by buying stock from the retiring doctor. My accountant told me that I am not able to take a tax deduction for my down payment or subsequent payments to the bank. Why?

My attorney suggested that I consider a "dynasty trust" to pass $2 million on to my heirs. What is a dynasty trust?

The window of opportunity to retroactively bill for services for a physician awaiting credentialing has been reduced from 27 months to 30 days.

To receive payment for arthrocentesis and related procedures, attach a modifier –59 to the successive services.

The rule requiring insurers to process claims with an NPI has created the necessity for providers to have one-no matter their circumstances.

Think twice before you band together with other physicians to harm a competitor.

Insurers are rating the quality of your care. Do you know what they're saying?

You can't stop online ratings, but you can stop fretting about them.

Learn what you need to know to cut down on reimbursement hassles.

Only about 61 percent of Americans nearing traditional retirement age believe they will have enough funds saved by the time they end their career.

In October, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota backed a statewide medical home initiative in which participating doctors will receive free clinical analytics and reporting software to help them serve as the coordinator.

More than half of U.S. internal medicine physicians and rheumatologists who responded to a survey by the British Medical Journal report using a placebo treatment with patients.

The Wisconsin Medical Society has prohibited its members from accepting gifts from any provider of products that they prescribe to their patients.

Nearly 90 percent of medical professionals believe patients are less likely to sue after a mistake if they receive an apology and explanation for the error.