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Here are some quotes from physicians after the first few days of the ICD-10 coding transition taken from Medical Economics' ICD-10 Diary project.

A new five-year study indicates that bronchial thermoplasty shows promise in keeping patients with asthma exacerbations out of the hospital.

If interoperability is to become a reality for exchanging patient data nationally, both the government and the private sector have work to do to overcome existing obstacles.

Physicians encounter terrific stress in their professional lives. How well they handle stress has much to do with personal resilience.

How do physicians measure the cost of a financial road not taken or a decision not made? One series of studies offers insight.

Home visit billing considerations, and other reader questions answered

Negotiating with payers is one of the necessary evils that independent physician practices must endure. Melissa Lucarelli, MD offers some advice to healthcare providers about negotiation.

Government mandates and payer demands have physicians more stretched than ever, but there are strategies to help alleviate the burden.

How to avoid coding problems and ensure you earn what you're due

Experts discuss why this trend is coming, and what physicians can do to both protect themselves and meet their patients' needs.

Private practices top the list as the most common covered entities required to take corrective action under HIPAA. Here are ways to protect yourself.

In the not-too-distant future, doctors will have to make an important decision each year-one that will affect their pay.

How will you react when a patient asks to record their visit to your practice?

The Flex-IT 2 Act, recently proposed in Congress, is seen as an example of the resistance toward adopting Meaningful Use standards.

The number of Americans without health insurance shrank from 2013 to 2014, as did the gap in coverage rates between whites and non-whites, according to two new studies.

Fixed income investments may seem like a safe haven for your money, but there are variables that can negatively affect your return.

A new report indicates the successes of early interventions through digital health applications to help manage COPD.

Benzodiazepine use in COPD patients linked to increased exacerbation, according to study out of Canada.

Remote patient monitoring offers the promise of improving patient outcomes. But experts say the technology will not become truly useful until the healthcare industry figures out how to reimburse physicians appropriately, and develops best practices for using remote monitoring to treat patients with chronic conditions.

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model means different things to different people. Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, asks if PCMH is really the new model of medical practice.

Becoming a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) presents both opportunities and challenges for medical practices. If you’re thinking of seeking PCMH recognition or recertification, take heed of the following lessons from practices that have gone through the process.

Physicians and medical practices should anticipate at least three consequences from possible mega-mergers of health insurers.

Physician compensation caps are a relatively new phenomenon but one that is likely to grow as more physicians become employees instead of independent practitioners. Here's what you need to know about them and how they could affect your career.

A 401 (k) is one of the most common retirement plans in the country; yet a lot of confusion exists. Here's what you should know.

One of the hardest topics to discuss with our children is money. Physicians are no different. Here's how you should approach the subject.

Patient-centered medical homes can improve healthcare, but they depend on health IT solutions to make them a success.

Follow these seven steps to ensure financial data reported about you is accurate

Readiness for ICD-10 depends on the type and size of an organization. While the majority of hospitals have trained their staff, less than half of physicians practices have completed their training. Learn about what still needs to be done before the October deadline.

The move to value-based payment models means that physicians will soon, in some form or another, assume more financial risk for the outcomes of their patients. That means physicians need to begin exploring their options now to ensure their practices are ready and protected when they make the leap.

The fight against the pressures facing independent primary care practices can take many forms. For some, it has meant joining forces with other practices to attain the benefits that come with size without sacrificing their day-to-day autonomy. Others are taking a different route-minimizing the bureaucratic obstacles to practicing medicine by adopting direct pay practice models.