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A public-private care coordination program could pay for participating physicians. Find out whether you qualify.

Our exclusive interview with a physician leader involved in the CMS Shared Savings Program reveals what she hopes to achieve through the program. Could your practice learn from her experience?

Electronic health information exchange is a concern for you--and for lawmakers. A briefing for top U.S. Senate staff members discussed possible solutions.

If a key part of the healthcare reform law is ruled unconstitutional it could change the way you practice, say health law experts. And one group of your patients is especially vulnerable.

CMS awarded more than half a billion dollars to successful e-prescribers and participants in its PQRS program. When you average it out, however, it's not as much as you?d think.

Dozens of physician groups petitioned CMS to change or delay multiple rapidly approaching regulatory deadlines and penalties. Read their list of demands.

The Institute of Medicine says your practice should work with public health organizations in your community. Discover the potential payoffs.

If you're fresh out of residency, the Magnolia State wants you, and it is willing to waive its state income tax to get you there. Get the facts before you pack your bags.

If you're relieved by the ICD-10 delay, you're not alone. Your colleagues are behind-really behind-according to a recent industry survey.

Two major health insurers announced the formation of accountable care organizations with primary care practices last week and it's the practices that benefit.

The U.S. House approved a bill that would repeal a key piece of the healthcare reform law. But what are the chances representatives will get their way once the Senate has its say?

A series of high-profile arrests and a legislative crackdown on storefront "pill mills" In Florida led to a dramatic decline in the number of oxycodone pills sold in that state last year.

In the first full year of healthcare reform, 3.6 million Medicare recipients saved $2.1 billion on prescription drugs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Your patients are likely among the most satisfied patients in the world, but are not more likely to view America's healthcare system among the best globally, according to the results of a consumer survey released on March 13.

If you haven?t yet complied with HIPAA Version 5010 deadline, you have a little more time.

Hiring a new physician for your practice won't be any easier in the near future: this year?s crop of family and general internal medicine residents is just as big as last year.

An academic primary care physician society will study PCP compensation and how it can be improved. Find out who?s leading the effort, and what the group hopes to achieve.

Lawmakers are trying to kill a key piece of healthcare reform legislation that could affect your income drastically, and your professional groups are applauding the move.

Being charged with murder for overprescribing narcotics is more common than you might think. Here are steps attorneys say you can take to avoid criminal charges.

Government test projects aimed at improving outcomes and reducing spendings aren't working.

Why can't America deliver on its reform promise? Identifying and addressing these roadblocks could lead to a financially and socially succesful healthcare program.

New healthcare policies favor Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Discover how to get your practice in shape.

Information integration fosters collaboration, not combativeness. Find out how meaningful use stage 2 will further link doctors and insurers?if they let it.

Would you recommend your job to someone else? Are industry changes pushing you to retirement? If you no longer see medicine as your calling, a new study shows you?re not alone.

The feds closed two fraud investigations as part of a crackdown on healthcare crime. Find out what tipped them off, and see if your colleagues are among the accused.