Practice Finance

The answer to getting more affordable care and better results does not lie in paying doctors less. It lies in paying administrators less, and having a lot fewer of them.

Why female physicians make less, and how to fix it. 

Letters from our readers 

Plotting a financial path to practice success

A slideshow on how much physicians earn

A slideshow with a breakdown of median annual premiums

A slideshow about the survey respondents

A slideshow on the financial state of practices

As more physicians become employed, learning how to successfully negotiate an employment contract becomes a crucial skill to learn.

How physicians can strengthen the patient financial experience.

Not only do providers need to engage patients to improve outcomes, but they have to do it in a way that delights patients as well.

Given the increased utilization of telemedicine, federal prosecutors and regulators are beginning to take note.

Health Innovation Alliance has a vision for a healthcare landscape in which technology and data are used to deliver meaningful value, allow for the seamless exchange of healthcare data, and keep consumers at the center of their care.

Report identifies biggest risks for primary care doctors.

How can physicians help their patients?

What physicians can do to collect the payment they deserve while also avoiding compliance risk.

How physicians can adapt to the patient empowerment trend 

A look at both approaches, examining the pros and cons of each, and when, or if, it can make sense to combine the two.

Letters from our readers 

Can an ICD-10-CM body mass index (BMI) code be used as a stand-alone code?

Numerous factors can impact physician career satisfaction, including location. Here are the best-and the worst-states for practicing medicine.

The more understandable and accessible the information, the better.

If the choice of personal medical care offered by small practices is to be preserved, the rules of the game must change.

Clinically integrated networks are an increasingly popular approach to delivering better healthcare at lower costs.

Don’t let the stress of inadequate preparation tarnish the first time your new colleagues see you in action.

There are concerns that could swallow up the direct primary care movement and shunt it from being a potential salvation for our system to a flash in the pan.

Primary care physicians are trapped in a non-sustainable business model.

Risks related to outsourced billing and considerations for mitigating those risks

A small group of independent physicians challenged a powerful hospital organization, and against all odds, won the day.