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Medical Economics editorial board member Jeffrey M. Kagan, MD, shares his opinion about the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling.

Medical Economics editorial board member Gregory Hood, MD, shares his opinion about the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act.

Medical Economics editorial board member Mary Ann Bauman, MD, shares her opinion of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act.

Communication in the exam room can get complicated, according to recently published research. Discover why your patients are reluctant to reveal their preferences--and what needs to happen for them to change.

A Department of Veterans Affairs project will expand care delivery at sites across the country using telemedicine in a new way. See how primary care physicians are involved.

A new report from the Medical Group Management Association details primary care income trends. See where you fit in, and learn what the future may hold.

Many third-party payers believe they won't meet the 2014 deadline for ICD-10 compliance, a new study shows. That could be a problem for your practice.

Under a new course of study, internal medicine residents will learn how to help patients cut healthcare costs. Could these tools change the way you practice medicine, too?

Obtaining reimbursement from payers topped the professional concerns that physicians reported in a recent survey. Discover the other worries of survey participants, and see whether you agree.

Physicians and nurse practitioners in Virginia have agreed on how they will work together to provide team-based care.

Family physicians will get a 7% increase in Medicare reimbursements, and internists will see a 5% increase, if a proposed rule is finalized from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The results are in: Healthcare-related laws have improved healthcare for millions of Americans and put cash in doctors' pockets. See the data that back it up.

Considering selling your practice to a hospital? Learn the typical steps to the process and the questions you'll want to ask before signing away your independence.

A study of federally funded Patient-Centered Medical Homes found a direct relationship between quality improvement scores and operating costs. Find out what it could mean to you.

The AMA seeks alternatives to ICD-10, elects physicians like you to its board, and reveals how insurance companies fare on claims payments.

Capitalism offers the most simple solution to the issues challenging our entire healthcare system. Such a system would allow physicians, hospitals, and anyone else to compete for patient business.

The prices healthcare providers charge for the most common screenings vary widely, according to new research.

Cuts are coming. Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula mandates your payments decrease, and there's no guarantee Congress will step in again with a "doc fix." If you take action now, you can avoid an unpleasant shock on New Year's Day 2013.

When you implement an electronic health record system in your practice, you first must sign an end-user license agreement, or EULA. Written to protect vendors, EULAs can vary widely in wording and structure. Here's what you can do to protect your interests.

A Commonwealth Fund study wide disparities in how states have been implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), with Arizona having done the least.

If you haven't filed your 2012 e-prescriptions--or filed for an exemption--help is here. See what tools could save you from big payment cuts.

Getting paid for providing medical services is complicated, and there's often an assumption that doctors have a basic understanding of evaluation and management (E/M) codes. Here are the tools you need to start applying the guidelines with confidence.

Physicians are leading more than half of the first Medicare Shared Savings accountable care organizations (ACOs), which pleases the American Medical Association (AMA).

Young physicians think the outlook for their profession is bleak, according to a recent survey by the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for doctors.

Primary care physicians lead the pack in e-prescribing. You may be shocked to see how many of your colleagues have made the transition in the last 3 years.

You already know patients have conflicting feelings about being told how to live healthier lives. Those same feelings apply to laws aimed at helping people make healthier choices.

As healthcare awaits the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act next month, we look at the four most likely outcomes and how they will affect your practice.

The Magnolia State may take an unusual step to increase it's primary care workforce.

You and other physicians likely will face a bureaucratic "perfect storm" next year: deadlines for ICD-10 transition, e-prescribing, electronic health records, and the Physician Quality Reporting System-along with a reduction in Medicare reimbursement.

With one organization decrying delays and another supporting a different system entirely, time has not quelled the debate. Find out who's saying what.