Opinion

"People always ask me where I find the time, but you know what, I make the time to teach these students."

The skyrocketing number of Americans dying from opioid overdoses has physicians, public health officials and politicians scrambling for ways to stem the epidemic.

Five steps for physicians to start putting their health first.

Medical Economics recently spoke with Peter Goldbach, MD, chief medical officer with Health Dialog, a provider of population health management services, on the importance of shared decision-making in medical care and improving patient outcomes.

Sometimes when trying to fix one problem, you end up creating many, many more.

Keeping credit card information on file can ensure patients pay their bills and that those payments come through promptly, but it comes with risks.

For 2018, there are changes to the requirements of CPC+. I will focus on the CPC+ electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).

A look at how Medicare is reforming primary care payment.

Within the past decade, over 165,000 mobile health apps have launched, with thousands more on the way.

Choosing the option of completing the Advancing Care Information (ACI) section of Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) offers physicians one clear path through the complex thicket of guidelines that define the program.

The economy is going gangbusters. According to an American Medical Association report, that's due in part to the healthcare industry.

Bob Doherty of the ACP breaks down the major healthcare implications of the government's funding plan.

A new year is upon us, so it is time for the obligatory New Year resolutions. However, since I am terrible at keeping resolutions, here is at least one thing I hope to work on for 2018: I want to grieve better.

Physician burnout takes a huge toll on the bottom line.

Artificial intelligence may improve workflows and reduce tedious tasks contributing to burnout.

Less than 10% of eligible COPD patients were referred to pulmonary rehabilitation programs, according to a new UK study.

Long-thought to be primarily caused by smoking and other exposures, scientists now believe that congenital changes to lung tissues with a genetic link may also be to blame.

We told you the top 10 most in demand metros for physicians, as well as the top 10 metros doctors are getting the biggest pay raises, but what about the worst places for physicians who are looking for a salary bump?

Hispanic and Asian patients have a higher risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer, but direct-antiviral treatment eliminates ethnic disparities.

Those using illicit drugs and co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C are willing to use direct-acting anti-viral agents, says a new study.

Forecasts of future trends go along with a new year as reliably as champagne and the ball drop. Medical Economics spoke with three leading health information technology (HIT) experts to see what HIT trends they expect will matter the most in 2018. Here are the trends they foresee.

There is little argument that the EHR, and especially meaningful use of the EHR, are the main drivers of physician burnout and decreased productivity.

How long they can play the Medicare payment shell game without simply walking away from the table?

With the right preparation, chronic care management can create additional revenue

For practices without the resources to meet the billing requirements for chronic care management, outsourcing can obtain some of code’s clinical and financial benefits.

Understanding the nuances in E/M coding

Securing LTD coverage can be complicated, confusing and expensive. But insurance experts, advisers and physicians who’ve suffered injury or illness all agree: Doctors need it.

Even if physicians aren’t convinced that mobile health (mHealth) apps are worthwhile, many of their patients are.

In the complicated healthcare system in the U.S., one thing remains clear: retaining the clinical talent needed to deliver high-quality patient care is essential.