Practice Finance

Many physicians hire family members as employees in both clinical and non-clinical roles at their practice, but there are serious downsides.

Fend off hackers with a thorough cyberdefense plan

Before joining a virtual group to report quality metrics, make sure to pick the right partners

It could be financially worthwhile to delve more deeply into patients’ cognitive problems.

Three precautions to more effectively protect your practice from potential cyberattacks

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To reduce burnout and increase the joy of medicine, Houston Methodist promoted engagement, team autonomy, and ownership.

A good charge capture system can improve a practice’s bottom line.

A change in RCM technology can improve financial performance with these careful considerations.

Physicians are willing and able to care for the underserved, the needy, and the vulnerable, but are being replaced by lesser trained providers to save money.

It’s not all about compensation for those fresh out of residency. Here’s what they are looking for.

What’s the effect of the growing digital generation on physicians’ practices?

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A new generation of primary care patients, thoroughly digital and used to getting things on its own terms, is on the horizon and promises to bring with it significant changes for practices and clinicians.

This year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference tackled major issues in medicine. Our editorial team was on-site in Las Vegas for this year’s gathering and compiled the following highlights:

Although there’s no cure for osteoarthritis, it’s certainly possible for primary care physicians to not only help their patients manage symptoms, but also improve reimbursement for doing so.

Prescribing a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis not only helps alleviate symptoms, but it may also help physicians trigger performance-based bonuses from certain commercial payers.

Financial discussions with patients don’t have to be uncomfortable for physicians

Prepare now to minimize this year's tax bill.

Getting paid requires accurate documentation and selecting the correct codes. In our Coding Case Studies, we will explore the correct coding for a specific condition based on a hypothetical clinical scenario.

Check out these highlights from the latest edition

Emails luring physicians and staff into installing malware on their computers continues to spread. Here’s how to protect yourself and your patients.

Partnership seeks to better understand the factors affecting how physicians practice medicine

How negative answers affect the documentation

Outside the media spotlight, many primary care practices face the basic challenge of staying afloat financially.

No one likes to fire an employee, but if someone is dragging down the practice, it’s time to make a change

What physicians need to know about different funding sources.

Physicians are riding the digital health wave, investing in startup companies long before they reach the public stock markets as technology and regulation disrupt the healthcare industry.

With quality metrics becoming more common and the quantity of forms and data reporting increasing, experts say physicians need to take steps to keep their paperwork to manageable levels.